Impressions

KHALIL TURK & FRIENDS / Turkish Delight III (2025)

投稿日: 2025/12/02

英国の老舗メロハー系レーベルEscape Musicの創業者であるKhalil Turkが「自身が理想とするメロハー」を追求〜具現化するプロジェクトKHALIL TURK & FRIENDSの第三弾。
Khalilのプロデュースの下に「錚々たる」という形容では表しきれないほどの豪華メンバーが集結。この作品のために書かれたオリジナルの楽曲は、オーセンティックなメロディアス・ハード・ロックを軸足に、クラシック・ロック、プログ・ハード、メロディック・メタルなどの周辺分野に歩み寄りながら、参加メンバーそれぞれが自らの得意分野で旨味を発揮しまくるツボを押さえた良曲揃い。
この手のオールスター物の中では近年稀に見る出色の出来と思える好盤となった。

参加ミュージシャン一覧は以下。（その後に各曲それぞれに振り分けたトラックリストも記載。←調べるのメチャ面倒臭かった！w）

Featuring musicians:
Steve Walsh (KANSAS, STREET)
Glenn Hughes (DEEP PURPLE)
Robin McAuley (MSG, BLACK SWAN)
James LaBrie (DREAM THEATER, MULLMUZZLER, WINTER ROSE)
Steve Overland (FM, SHADOWMAN, GROUNDBREAKER)
Harry Hess (HAREM SCAREM, FIRST SIGNAL)
Kent Hilli (GIANT, PERFECT PLAN)
Dino Jelusick (JELUSICK, WHITESNAKE, MICHAEL ROMEO)
Ralf Sheepers (PRIMAL FEARS, GAMMA RAY, TYRAN' PACE)
Jerome Mazza (PINNACLE POINT, ANGELICA, STEVE WALSH)
Craig Brooks (TOUCH)
Dan Reed (DAN REED NETWORK)
Mark Boals (RING OF FIRE, SEVEN THE HARDWAY, SHINING BLACK, ROYAL HUNT, IRON MASK, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN, BILLIONAIRES BOYS CLUB)
Andrew Freeman (LAST IN LINE, ELECTRIC TEMPLE, SNOW, LYNCH MOB)
Mick Devine (SEVEN, THE ROADS)
Mick Box (URIAH HEEP)
Kee Marcello (EUROPE, EASY ACTION)
Marty Friedman (MEGADETH, CACOPHONY, HAWAII, CACOPHONY)
Howard Leese (HEART, BAD COMPANY)
Mike Slamer (STREETS, SEVENTH KEY, STEVE WALSH, CITY BOY)
Doug Aldrich (BURNING RAIN, THE DEAD DAISIES, LION, DIO, BAD MOON RISING, HURRICANE, REVOLUTION SAINTS, WHITESNAKE)
Mitch Perry (MSG, MIWA, HEAVEN)
Ivan Keller (JELUSICK, EXER)
Jimmy Westerlund (ONE DESIRE, GIANT, KENT HILLI)
Laurence Archer (GRAND SLAM, STAMPEDE, UFO)
Fredrik Folkare (DEAD KOSMONAUT, FIRESPAWN, HELLBUTCHER, UNLEASHED, INCARDINE, SCUDIERO, SOXITY, FIRECRACKER, ECLIPSE, NECROPHOBIC)
Peter Hallgren (SORCERER)
Robby Boebel (RAY OF LIGHT, FRONTLINE, PHANTOM 5, EVIDENCE ONE)
Vinny Appice (LAST IN LINE, HEAVEN & HELL, WWIII, BLACK SABBATH, DIO, AXIS)
Ian Paice (DEEP PURPLE)
Josh Devine (ONE DIRECTION, LEVARA, SIGN OF THE WOLF)
Johan Kullberg (HAMMERFALL, HOUSE OF LORDS, SIGN OF THE WOLF, STARCHASER, WOLF, ANIMAL, CHRIS LANEY, LION'S SHARE, SCUDIERO, SECTION A, SILENT KNIGHT, TALK OF THE TOWN, THERION, ZAN CLAN)
Chuck Wright (DEMONS DOWN, IMPELLITTERI, QUIET RIOT, ALICE COOPER, BAD MOON RISING, GIUFFRIA, HOUSE OF LORDS, BLACKTHORNE)
Steve Mann (LIONHEART, MICHAEL SCHENKER GROUP, OUSEY/MANN, TYTAN, ANDY SCOTT'S SWEET, ELOY, LIAR)
Chris Childs (THUNDER, LONERIDER, TYKETTO, SHADOWMAN)
Nick Foley (ATACK)
Jeff Pilson (FOREINGER, BLACK SWAN, LYNCH MOB, DOKKEN, DIO)
Billy Sheehan (MR.BIG, THE FLOOD, WINERY DOG, SONS OF APOLLO, NIACIN, SKILLS, DAVID LEE ROTH, OCTAVISION )
Adam Wakeman (BLACK SABBATH, OZZY OSBOURNE, SNAKECHARMER, HEADSPACE, STRAWBS)
David Ragsdale (KANSAS, NATIVE WINDOW)
Wayne Banks (HOLY MOTHER, MESSIAH'S KISS, PERSIAN RISK, 20 SUMMERS LEFT, HEARTLAND, RISING FIVE, GODSEND, SABBAT, SOLDIERFIELD, BRAZEN ABBOT)
Takeaki Itoh (PINNACLE POINT, SPIRITRIAL),
Robert Sall (WORK OF ART, W.E.T, OVERLAND)
Mark Mangold (AMERICAN TEARS, DRIVE SHE SAID, HOUSE OF LORDS, KEYS, TOUCH, FLESH & BLOOD, MYSTIC HEALER, THE SIGN, VALHALLA)
Matteo Filippini
Barend Courbois (MSG, BISS, TANK, VENGEANCE, HAMMERHEAD, WHITE SPIRIT, BARRACUDA, GARLAND, MONROE, PERFECT STRANGERS)
Bodo Schopf (MSG, DREAMCATCHER, PENDULUM OF FORTUNE, ELOY, HARTMANN, ANDY SCOTT'S SWEET)
Rocky Newton (MSG, LIONHEART, GRAND SLAM, AIRRACE, WILDFIRE)
Gregg Fox (RENAISSANCE ROCK ORCHESTRA)
Michael T.Ross (HARDLINE, MISSING PERSONS, XYZ, LITA FORD, RAMOS, SHORTINO)
Kjell Haraldsson (GLENN HUGHES)
Alessandro Mori (LIONVILLE, ISSA, AXE, PARIS, BAILEY, VIANA, MOONSTONE PROJECT)
Nik Mazzucconi (EDGE OF FOREVE, ARCHON ANGEL, SHINING BLACK, JOHNNY GIOELI, LABYRINTH, JORN, SUNSTORM, MOONSTONE PROJECT)

Track Listing:
A Moment of Truth
Songwriter: Fredrik Folkare, Peter Hallgren
Vo: James Labrie
Gt: Fredrik Folkare
Gt: Peter Hallgren
Key: Adam Wakeman
Ba: Takeaki Itoh
Ds: Johan Kullberg
Out of the Dark
Songwriter: Peter Hallgren, Fredrik Folkare
Vo: Harry Hess
Gt: Peter Hallgren
Gt,Ba,Key: Fredrik Folkare
Key: Nick Foley
Ds: Johan Kullberg
City of Lights
Songwriter: Enrico Sarzi Madidini, Matteo Filippini
Vo: Steve Walsh
Vo: Jerome Mazza
Gt: Robert Sall
Gt: Matteo Filippini
Key: Steve Mann
vln: David Ragsdale
Ba: Nik Mazzucconi
Ds: Alessandro Mori
The Voice Inside
Songwriter: Tommy Denander, Steve Overland
Vo: Steve Overland
Gt: Kee Marcello
Gt: Fredrik Folkare
Gt,Key: Tommy Denander
Key: Mark Mangold
Ba: Wayne Banks
Ds: Josh Devine
In the Shadows of the Night
Songwriter: Fredrik Folkare, Peter Hallgren
Vo: Dan Reed
Gt: Fredrik Folkare
Gt: Peter Hallgren
Key: Steve Mann
Ba: Barend Courbois
Ds: Josh Devine
Bag of Your Bones
Songwriter: Kent Hilli, Michael Palace
Vo: Dino Jelusić
Gt: IVAN KELLER
Gt: Jimmy Westurland
Gt,Key: Fredrik Folkare
Key: Steve Mann
Ba: Barend Courbois
Ds: Johan Kullberg
Chasing the Dream
Songwriter: Steve Mann, Steve Overland
Vo: Robin McAuley
Gt: Howard Leese
Gt,Key: Steve Mann
Ba: Jeff Pilson
Ds: Bodo Schopf
History
Songwriter: Rich Ayala, Tommy Denander
Vo: Jerome Mazza
Gt: Mick Box
Ba,Vo: Mark Boals
Key: Gregg Fox
Key: Kjell Haraldsson
Ba: Takeaki Itoh
Ds: Johan Kullberg
I am the Night
Songwriter: Bruce Mee, Fredrik Folkare
Vo: Andrew Freeman
Gt: Doug Aldrich
Gt: Fredrik Folkare
Key: Mark Mangold
Ba: Chuck Wright
Ds: Vinny Appice
Rose in Hell
Songwriter: Bruce Mee, Fredrik Folkare
Vo: Glenn Hughes
Gt: Mike Slamer
Key: Adam Wakeman
Ba: Chris Childs
Ds: Ian Paice
Closer to Heaven
Songwriter: Kent Hilli, Michael Palace
Vo: Kent Hilli
Gt: Laurence Archer
Gt: Fredrik Folkare
Key: Steve Mann
Ba: Rocky Newton
Ds: Josh Devine
The Nero Decree
Songwriter: Bruce Mee, Fredrik Folkare, Jonas Tyskhagen
Vo: Ralf Scheepers
Gt: Marty Friedman
Gt: Fredrik Folkare
Key: Steve Mann
Ba: Barend Courbois
Ds: Bodo Schopf
Turn Your Head Around
Songwriter: Mick Devine, Robby Boebel
Vo: Mick Devine
Gt: Robby Boebel
Key: Steve Mann
Ba: Billy Sheehan
Ds: Johan Kullberg