Cornerstone - Once Upon Our Yesterdays (2003) [Japanese Ed.]

Cornerstone - Once Upon Our Yesterdays (2003) [Japanese Ed.]
FLAC: IMAGE+CUE+LOG | 400.73 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps | 145.82 MB | SCANS | Time: 50:51
Genre: Hard Rock, Progressive Heavy Metal | Label: Yamaha Music | Cat.#: YCCY-00012

Three albums into a collaboration between ex-Rainbow singer Dougie White and former Royal Hunt bassist and keyboard player Steen Mogensen, Cornerstone continues laying the strong musical foundation it established on 2000's Arrival and 2002's Human Stain. Once Upon Our Yesterdays, the band's third and most mature album, is bookended with perhaps the album's finest two tracks.

Guitarist Kasper Damgaard's solos are intelligent, and his restraint benefits these songs, while White's dusty voice provides a solid contrast to the aggressive rhythm section of Mogensen and drummer Allan Sorensen. Cornerstone remains a refreshing band that arguably rivals (and, I daresay, expands upon) the best versions of Deep Purple and Rainbow -- bands to which Cornerstone so gallantly aspires.

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Track Listing:

1. Welcome to Forever (6:24)
2. When the Hammer Falls (4:29)
3. Passion to Warfare (4:46)
4. Hour of Doom (4:18)
5. Man Without Reason (3:34)
6. 21st Century Man (3:28)
7. Once Upon Our Yeterdays (6:00)
8. End of the World (4:06)
9. Some Have Dreams (5:26)
10. Scream (6:03)
11. Walk With Me (Bonus track for Japan only) (2:17)

Produced by Steen Mogensen