I knew you would see my comment (co-Moderator) ... .... glad you shared it!

They say you learn something everyday. Now I learnt something about Def Leppard. "Into the rainbow" sounds intriguing. I'll have to have a look for it.

I came across a 1992 interview with Nick and Greg, and since we're discussing a bit of history here, I thought it might be of general interest.
http://www.solidairrecords.com/AMR_interviews/alchemy.html

Now that I have Stewart's blessing, I'll be posting some historical notes on Def Leppard shortly.
Bob

Nice link, Bob.... i will have to read the whole thing tonite (while not at work!)

As far as Def Leapord, you might want to begin a new thread for that one! But watch out for Kat!

ok... how about no Motorhead, aka the world's loudest band?

Well...Lemmy Kilmister knows a guy whose cousin was in a movie with Kevin Bacon. The Director's sister-in-law has a copy of Blue Chip. Does that count??
Bob

Hey Bob,

Well, i let curiosity get the best of me and i picked up this CD at the local Barnes and Noble this weekend for like 12 bucks.

You know, it is a catchy CD... the similarity to early AA is pretty wild! Almost eerie! There are a few cuts that werent my favorite, but for the most part, it is a very listenable (is that a word?).

For AA fans, this is a nice pickup, if for nothing else but for the pure nostalgia, the tribute, and genuine sound of early AA....

There's a Double CD in HMV that I've seen of original 'smooth jazz' tracks over half of which are performed by Kymaera, can't remember the title but it's orangey in colour and was in the compilation section...might be worth a listen...

Following the comments of others her in this board, I bought the CD as well and I must say that some of the early AA tunes (like "Hearts in Chains", "Little Bercheres", "Dream of Fair Woman", "Into the Rainbow") are very good. Their own compositions (which they say have been written in the spirit of Aocustic Alchemy) stay a little behind.

What bothers me is the poor quality of the cover. I don't know who wrote the liner notes, but within just a few lines they manage to give Simon James three different names: Simon James, Simon Webb (!) and Simon Ward. Also the fact that they are trying to attract AA fans with this album is a bit too obvious from the text.

Instead of extensive bios of the band members it would have been better to list the musicians for each track. Therefore we can only guess on which tracks Greg Carmichael is playing, which is a pity.

Apart from that it is very enjoyable music, Simon James is an excellent nylon string player and fans of the early AA will love this record.

Mathias

The 2001 release includes liner notes written by Simon James in September, 2000 (probably why his name is spelled correctly throughout). Mr. C does a solo on the opening track "Rosina" and co-wrote "Desert Rose" with Simon (not clear if he also plays on it).
http://entertainment.circuitcity.com/Music/Album.aspx?prodid=STRJ1015.2&si=ccity-prod&store=Music

Bob