Westcoast AOR with Pop leanings is the trademark of the debut album of Fab Box. The Italian duo has a knack to create highly melodic songs, showcasing a winning combination composed of super catchy hooklines, vocal harmonies with guitar riffs and solos, all based on a foundation of acoustic guitars. The outcome is a striking rock album, rooted in the sound of The Eagles, the Little River Band and Orleans, that will appeal to fans of Richard Marx, John Waite, Rick Price, King Of Hearts, Mark Spiro, as well as to devotees of Bryan Adams, Glass Tiger, BB Mak and Toto. Fabrizio Ugolini and Massimo Bozzi are the name givers of the duo FAB BOX. The two Italians are musical partners since ten years, during this time they primarily (co-)wrote songs for other artists. In the Rock genre the co-operations with former Toto-vocalist Joseph Williams on the Vertigo 2-project and Tyketto shouter Danny Vaughn on his first From The Inside album deserve a special mention. Over the course of the years these fine songwriters built a considerable catalogue of songs, from which they chose the best ones for their recording debut. The result with it's fresh and relaxed sounds turns the Italian Adriatic Coast, where both reside, into a branch of the American Westcoast during the heyday of US Westcoast Rock. The songwriter duo shares the lead vocals and also a lot of the instruments were recorded in their home studio. The lead guitars were handled by local luminaries like Paolo Pedretti, Tonino Landini, Andrea Leonardi and Paolo Gennari. The licks and solos of these skilled craftsmen grace every album track and so they add splendidly to make the album an all around enjoyable Rock record. Furthermore recording credits go to drummer Elyan Fernova, Los Angeles based Fabrizio V.zee Grossi (Robin Beck, Glenn Hughes, Ambition) on bass, who is an old companion of Fabrizio, as well as Marco Bozzi and Melissa Ugolini on background vocals. Most of the songs are kept in midtempo and I promise you, that you will join every chorus, when you hear it for the second time, at the latest. These guys really know how to write a great hook line for a song. The first impressive proof of this is Tell Her I'm Alright, a rocker, easily fitting on a John Waite album, with verses accompanied by acoustic guitars, while the ear candy chorus is under laid with a powerful guitar riff. Nobody Tonight hits the same mark and will win you over with an amazing guitar solo, courtesy of Paolo Pedretti. Inside slows down the tempo a bit without abandoning the catchyness and a guitar solo. The poppy intro to The Key merges into a rocking rhythm guitar groove which leads to a chorus part full of harmony vocals, before the last section of the song is dominated by the licks of guitar player Andrea Leonardi. The following ballad A Matter Of Time and another mid tempo song, called Let Me Try, bring us to one of the albums highlights, Together. This track was co-written by Joseph Williams for the second Vertigo album and it shows some signature trademarks of Williams-era Toto. A very strong composition is the ballad I Still Believe, with it's traces of Richard Marx and a very soulful guitar solo by Tonino Landini. We return to mid tempo mode with Reason Of The Heart and Call My Name, a very radio friendly song in the vein of the Rick Price debut, this time the guitar leads are shared by Paolo Pedretti and Paolo Gennari. Gentle and enriched by piano stylings You Are The One is a track with a silky melody, that every hit song writer would love to have in his portfolio. The hit factor is also reflected in Always. Together with Fabrizio and Massimo, Tyketto's Danny Vaughn is the co-writer of this song and it can also be found on the debut of Danny's solo project From The Inside. For this first single of the Fab Box album a sophisticated promotion video was shot, based on a concept by Fabrizio. The rocking shuffle groove of Yesterday closes a terrific album, which will make you forget some of your everyday worries with it's catchiness and lightheartedness, and that wi
