WHITE WIDDOW returned with album number four titled “Silhouette“ carrying on where their last album left off: lots of catchy and hook-filled AOR tunes. In fact, this band follows their path without any compromise to trends, and this path is surely paved by pure ’80s keyboard-driven AOR in the vein of White Sister, Giuffria, Journey and Survivor, to name few.
“Silhouette” was released via AOR Heaven Records, now sold out. As extra, we added the great bonus track for the Japanese CD edition, a wonderful cover version of W.A.S.P. classic ‘Wild Child”.
With a very talented singer as Jules Millis, bro Xavier Millis delivering an arsenal of keys / synths and of course, with an amazing guitarist such as Enzo Almanzi, the one thing that you expect from White Widdow is pure AOR / melodic rock stuff that grabs you at once.
And “Silhouette“ does that in spades…
“Stranded’ and ‘Smile For The Camera’ are instant, fluffy punches of classic AOR. They really nail that classic mid-80s sound and that can be their undoing at times as ‘Wild At Heart’ sounds over familiar. Mind you on ‘Living For The Night’ it sounds like Dave Bickler-fronted Survivor, classy stuff.
‘Surrender My Heart’ is yet another highlight from the new record, a more straight forward rocker with a bouncy tempo and another killer chorus line.
‘Last Chance For Love’ includes ‘that kind’ of pumping verses, while in ‘Waited’ we are dealing with a very good and with more edge rocker. “Silhouette” closes with a fantastic track; the ‘heavier’ ‘Sleeping With The Enemy’ is probably one of the best songs here.
White Widdow is one of our favorite bands – we simply love the unadulterated Eighties sound of these guys. It’s pure AOR Melodic Rock bliss from other era, when rock music was about having fun.
“Silhouette” follows this formula, perhaps a little more ‘rocking’ than the previous efforts but equally catchy. You can’t go wrong with White Widdow.
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED
01 – Stranded
02 – Surrender My Heart
03 – Living for the Night
04 – Last Chance for Love
05 – Wild at Heart
06 – Damage Is Done
07 – Game of Love
08 – Smile for the Camera
09 – Waited
10 – Sleeping with the Enemy
BONUS TRACK FOR JAPAN:
11 – Wild Child [W.A.S.P. cover]
Jules Millis (vocals)
Xavier Millis (keyboards, vocals)
Enzo Almanzi (guitar)
Ben Webster (bass)
Noel Tenny (drums)