Joe Lynn Turner AOR project offers second release (debut in ’06), with Denis Ward (Pink Cream 69) on bass and reprising production credits, while Gunter Werno (Vanden Plas/ex-Kamelot keyboardist) plies his trade. The ‘Walk On’ finale was co-written with Desmond Child, back in the Eighties and appeared on Australian singer Jimmy Barnes ’87 “Freight Train Heart” album. Even by the commercial standards Turner set in Rainbow, this is mild, not for most BW&BK listeners. Sort of like an early 80s MTV time machine, with tunes closer to Toto/Survivor/Night Ranger. It makes Bon Jovi look like Manowar, by comparison! Heavy on the synths, ‘I Found Love’ is one of the few lively moments. ‘Gutters Of Gold’ is another. With multiple backing voices, the acoustic guitar/piano ‘Say You Will’ could be an Eagles outtake, circa “The Long Run”. Sort of the generic music Hollywood was notorious for including in movies about rock, too pedestrian and safe.

Reviewed By: Rich Catino
Rating: 8/10

Reviewing Sunstorm for a website like Metal Asylum is questionable, but since Joe Lynn Turner, Dennis Ward, and Gunter Werno are involved readers should know what these guys are up to. 

Sunstorm’s music is not hard rock (Motely Crue, Whitesnake, Dokken, older Def Leppard,etc) by hard rock and definitely not headbanger standards, and the Storm don’t make the cut off Bon Jovi of old (from the self titled debut up through “New Jersey”) use to.  But I have to disagree with Mr. Gromen’s review. For what it is, “House of Dreams” is darn good more keyboard, less guitar, driven melodic rock (think Foreigner and Survivor). Some of these melodies, as good as they are, even borderline being soft rock. But you know what…who cares. The title track is one of the catchiest AOR arrangements and melodies I have heard in years. That melody soars like a freakin eagle.  ‘The Spirit Inside’, ‘Walk On’ and ‘Don’t Give Up’ could have been in a 80s movie. 

Just good rock music as light as it may be at times.