Diamonds In The Rough
Axel Rudi Pell’s 18th studio album Sign of the Times [review] was released in 2020. Pell considered putting out new material this year, but he decided to hold off. His thoughts on the matter were, why put out a new album when you can’t tour on it? It has been 14 years since ARP released their first covers album Diamonds Unlocked. Pell felt that 2021 was the right time to revisit that venture with a sequel, Diamonds Unlocked II [review]. I had the chance to speak with guitarist Axel Rudi Pell shortly after the album’s release.
Highlights Include
Discussion of his new covers album Diamonds Unlocked II- Breaking down some of the unique aspects and selections of the tracklist
- Discussion of last year’s Sign of the Times studio album
- Why touring the U.S. probably isn’t going to happen for ARP
- Memories of working with Charlie Huhn on his first solo album Wild Obsession
- How ARP was able to recruit his longtime vocalist Johnny Gioeli
- Are their any 35th anniversary plans?
- … and much, much more!
Axel Rudi Pell is
Johnny Gioeli – Vocals
Axel Rudi Pell – Guitars
Ferdy Doernberg – Keyboards
Volker Krawczak – Bass
Bobby Rondinelli – Drums
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