시나위(Sinawe) (South Korea) - Four (1990) (★★★★★)

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Style:

Hard Rock, Heavy Metal

Label :

Oasis

# :

ORC-1134

Made In :

South Korea

Release Date :

1990

Reissue Date :

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Tracklist :

1. 1990 (Instrumental) (0:44) (Music:신대철)
2. Set My Fire (5:08) (Lyrics:신대철 Music:신대철)
3. Farewell To Love (4:18) (Lyrics:김종서 Music:신대철 김종서)
4. 겨울비 / Winter Rain (5:19) (Lyrics:김종서 Music:신대철)
5. In Your Brown Eyes (3:52) (Lyrics:김종서 Music:신대철 김종서)
6. 내 마음속의 여행 (4:09) (Lyrics:김종서 Music:신대철 김종서)
7. Play That Wild Rock 'N' Roll (4:53) (Lyrics:김종서 Music:신대철 김종서)
8. Metalizer (4:21) (Lyrics:김종서 Music:신대철 김종서)
9. Bolero (Instrumental) (1:03) (Music:라벨)
10. 황무지 (3:48) (Lyrics:신대철 Music:신대철)

Lineup :

신대철 - Electric & Acoustic Guitar, Keyboard, Backing Vocals
김종서 - Lead Vocals & Backing Vocals
서태지(Real name: 정현철) - Bass Guitar & Backing Vocals
오경환 - Drums

Review :

This is the last album from the South Korea legendary HR/HM band 시나위 (Sinawe) from its HR/HM era. This album saw 김종서 came back to the band after the 2.5nd album. Bassist 서태지 skipped school to live with the band last HR/HM era, later became one of the most famous rocker in South Korea Rock history. The boss of the band and the son of Korea father of rock guitarist 신중현, guitarist 신대철(Shin Dae Chul) made this album as one of the most important release in South Korea HR/HM history!

1990 is an short guitar instrumental, slow speed with some whammy bar guitar playing. Set My Fire is a HR/HM masterpiece, killer riff , solo and melody. Farewell To Love is one of the best and most famous track from this album, lyrics was written in english, melodic melody and guitar playing, very nice singing too. 겨울비 is another best and most famous track from this album, it's a ballad, with emotional singing and guitar playing, a masterpiece. In Your Brown Eyes and 내 마음속의 여행 are very nice HR/HM songs, 신대철 shows how he could play on this two tracks. Play That Wild Rock 'N' Roll is a slower track, with great groove, 신대철 crazy solo on this song along with 김종서 scream to the end of the song. Metalizer is a fast track with heavy guitar playing, 신대철 guitar playing is unbelieveable! Bolero is an very short guitar instrumental. The last song 황무지 is a 겨울비 like ballad, with similar arrangement, a very nice song to close the album.

Overall, this is a album that must have for any Korean Rock music lover, and it is wroth to check out in the big HR/HM world.