Lisbon - Angra

As ever, the frequency of more commercially viable ballads in Angra's works makes songs like this the obvious choice for a single, but because the band's softer side has been so well developed there's never a sense that these are sell-out power ballads of the sort that dominated rock in the eighties. 'Lisbon' is a pleasant song that makes full use of the live orchestra drafted in for the 'Fireworks' album, but like the rest of the album it is a little lacking in the originality and excitement of earlier (and later) works. There's very effective use of harpsichord and violin behind André Matos' usual falsetto singing, and only a brief keyboard solo in the ...  Read the complete review