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Siren,band met zangeres Kristy Massey die ook op de CD"s van Tami Show zong.

1989"s All is Forgiven was the debut album by the band Siren (briefly known as Red Siren). While the Kansas-esque cover artwork might suggest a progressive rock album, Siren"s sound definitely falls into the mainstream pop/rock style of the late 80"s. I hear a lot of similarities to artists like Private Life, Robin Beck, and 80"s era Heart, and singer Kristen Massey"s vocals sound like a cross between Stevie Nicks and Belinda Carlisle. 

While I don"t necessarily agree that this album is worth a 5-star rating, it"s still a very solid pop/rock album. When it"s good (see One Good Lover, Stand Up, and Rock-a-Bye), it"s very good. Unfortunately some of the more laid back songs like How Dare a Woman and the title track tend to kill the momentum a bit and give the album a sense of unevenness. And while the musicianship is very tight, you can"t help but wish they had come up with some better guitar hooks to really grab people"s attention. It was the 80"s after all. 

I do agree that this album was sadly overlooked. Given some of the similar artists that made it big in that era, Siren definitely deserved more success, and would have had just that if the record company had done something - anything - to promote the band. Instead the band"s legacy lies with those who were either with them from the start or people like me who ran across the disc in a cutout bin and decided to take a chance