Having lain dormant since 1992 (when their last album, Demons Dawn, was issued), mainstream rockers House of Lords decided to reunite over a decade later, and released 2004's The Power and the Myth.
Only one small problem -- their best-known member (and a co-founding one at that), Gregg Giuffria, was nowhere to be found.
Still, the album did manage to contain three original members (guitarist Lanny Cordola, bassist Chuck Wright, and drummer Ken Mary), with a very accomplished keyboardist, ex-Dream Theater's Derek Sherinian, replacing Giuffria.
Perhaps by chance (or perhaps not), Sherinian's former band immediately comes to mind during the album-opening "Today." Elsewhere, tracks such as "All Is Gone," "The Man Who I Am," and "Mind Trip" all come from the same melodic/mainstream '80s rock mold -- with a progressive edge at times.
Fans of slightly sophisticated yet tuneful '80s hard rock are obviously the target audience of The Power and the Myth.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | TodayS. Martin, C. Ross, Domen Vajevec | House of Lords | Play | 04:46 | 10 MB | 26 MB |
| 2 | All Is GoneLanny Cordola, Chuck Wright | House of Lords | Play | 03:59 | 9 MB | 22 MB |
| 3 | Am I The Only OneLanny Cordola, Chuck Wright | House of Lords | Play | 03:31 | 8 MB | 18 MB |
| 4 | Living In SilenceLanny Cordola, Chuck Wright | House of Lords | Play | 05:07 | 11 MB | 29 MB |
| 5 | Bitter Sweet EuphoriaLanny Cordola, Chuck Wright | House of Lords | Play | 03:59 | 9 MB | 24 MB |
| 6 | Mind TripLanny Cordola, Chuck Wright | House of Lords | Play | 05:10 | 11 MB | 30 MB |
| 7 | Child of RageLanny Cordola, Chuck Wright | House of Lords | Play | 05:53 | 13 MB | 35 MB |
| 8 | Power And The Myth | House Of Lords | Play | 03:25 | 7 MB | 20 MB |
| 9 | Rapture | House Of Lords | Play | 03:23 | 7 MB | 20 MB |
| 10 | Man Who I Am | House Of Lords | Play | 04:37 | 10 MB | 27 MB |
| 43 mins | 100 MB | |||||
| 43 mins | 257 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Robin Beck | Vocals (Background) |
| 2 | Lanny Cordola | Composer, Group Member, Guitar |
| 3 | Gary Griffin | Accordion, Engineer |
| 4 | Fabrizio V. Zee Grossi | Digital Editing, Engineer, Mixing |
| 5 | House of Lords | Primary Artist, Producer |
| 6 | Albert Law | Engineer |
| 7 | S. Martin | Composer |
| 8 | Ken Mary | Drums, Group Member |
| 9 | Ricky Phillips | Engineer, Keyboards |
| 10 | Pat Regan | Engineer |
| 11 | C. Ross | Composer |
| 12 | Derek Sherinian | Guest Artist, Keyboards |
| 13 | Luigi Stefanini | Mastering |
| 14 | Sandra Stevens | Vocals (Background) |
| 15 | Pat Torpey | Arranger |
| 16 | Domen Vajevec | Composer |
| 17 | Chuck Wright | Arranger, Bass, Composer, Design, Group Member, Illustrations |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |