![]() ![]() Instead what Walker lovingly pieced together here are honest songs that hit their mark through simple, yet interesting arrangements and by virtue of being well written and crafted songs. And really that could describe the overall emotion on an album that really thrives through not be pushy, flashy or false. Walker also revisits his past with a stripped back version of the hit song he wrote for Alias, "Waiting For Love" taking an already wonderful song and raising it to less forceful heights. In fact you could argue that Def Leppard have spent the past couple of decades striving to sound as vibrant and vital as this. Think laid back Melodic Rock meets Americana and you won't be far away from the relaxed, yet focused approach the likes of "What About You", "More Than I" and the positively jaunty "Streetlights Burning" thrive on. Thankfully Straight Jacket Vacation is no exception, being an easy going, yet thoroughly engaging set of songs that keep things simple without ever being too straight forward. On the insistence of Brett's wife, AOR Heaven went ahead with the release, providing the fans of this unsung hero one last opportunity to be captivated by a songwriter capable of being downbeat in an upbeat fashion, while offering lyrics and melodies to tug at the heartstrings and live long in the memory. However a mere 24 hours later the tragic news was released that Walker had died, turning those shouts of joy, to tears of sadness. With links to Survivor, Alias, Jeff Paris, Carl Dixon, Jonathan Cain and Russ Ballard, for those in the melodic rock know, the announcement on the 7th of July this year that singer and songwriter Brett Walker was to release a new solo album was reason to celebrate. ![]()
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