The new Bonrud CD “Save Tomorrow” received 9 out of 10 stars from Kronos Mortus Metal E-Zine!!!
Brief Summary: This is for fans of classic AOR / Hard Rock. A really strong album – the second one under the Bonrud moniker – with highly enjoyable, diverse songs (from guitar fueled uptempo rockers to power ballads), brilliant musical performances and perfectly balanced mix. Definitely a band to watch out for over the next couple of years.
First of all, I would like to congratulate you on the “Save Tomorrow” album. The previous one was pretty good too, but “Save Tomorrow” has definitely been one of the greatest surprises of last year in melodic rock for me. Why did so much time pass between the two records? What kept you so busy? In which bands and projects were you so actively involved?
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Stephen Kasenda at Metal Music Archives reviewed the new Bonrud CD “Save Tomorrow” and gave it 4 stars out of 5!
It’s been too long since BONRUD’s last self-titled album which was released in 2004, so when ‘Save Tomorrow’ sees the light of the day after 8 years of waiting, this album was met with some euphoric cheering from the AOR community. Backed with a gigantic production, this album was filled with lots of diversities, ranging from the fast-paced furious rhythm to the slow and delicate ballad.
Alun Chambers at Chambers of Rock reviewed the new Bonrud “Save Tomorrow” CD and gave it 4.5 stars out of 5!
‘Save Tomorrow’ is the second album from the Bonrud band, released through Escape Music led by the incredibly talented Paul Bonrud, who’s guitar playing and songwriting / arranging, production work, etc, etc all go hand in hand to create some masterful work. The first self-titled album was released in 2004 through the Frontiers label and gained much praise, even if it did draw many comparisons to AOR greats Journey, from the artwork of that album through to the music.
Does anybody not say that this is my best work when they present their new album? What is it that makes this better than your previous albums?
Paul: I’m sure most people do usually say that their new CD is their best work and most probably believe that. I certainly believe the new Bonrud “Save Tomorrow” CD is my best work! Art is very subjective and ultimately it will be up to the fans and journalists to decide for themselves. All of the reviews I have seen thus far have been extremely favorable. I strongly feel that the song writing, performances, production, and artwork are all major steps forward. More time and effort was certainly focused in all of those areas.
Keith Olsen produced the new Bonrud “Save Tomorrow” CD with me and it was very carefully produced whereas the self-titled Bonrud CD Frontiers and Marquee Avalon released a few years ago was essentially a bunch of home-made demos I recorded myself that Keith mixed for me. I’m still very proud of the self-titled Bonrud CD and I know a lot of people really enjoyed that CD but my hope is that all of those fans will enjoy the new Bonrud CD even more. A lot of blood, sweat, tears, and love went into the “Save Tomorrow” CD, that’s for sure! It’s truly the best CD I could make…
“I’m not one for looking back and reminiscing but I can’t help to still liking the soundtracks to movies like St Elmo’s Fire and Top Gun. Soundtracks filled with pseudo hardrock , or AOR if you like. There’s something to the music in these movies that makes me feel good. Don’t know what it is about the music that puts me in that mode but I gotta admit that I like the feeling. Bonrud’s album “Save Tomorrow” does that to me too…”
It has been a few years since I actually enjoyed a rock album that combines both hard rock and melodic rock music of such a high quality. Bonrud may have been absent for 8 years but they are back with a vengeance, more powerful and more determined than ever. Paul Bonrud, guitarist, songwriter & producer tells The Rockpit what has happened all these years and what the future holds for the band.
“I was surprised in the best way of all, by the track that was featured onto the double CD compiled by Andrew McNiece for his MelodicRock.com N°9. So I was quite ecstatic while putting this album into my CD player. With fun & sexy cover-art, “Save Tomorrow” by BONRUD is the sophomore effort by this straight out of the 80s melodic Hard Rock band, created by guitar player Paul Bonrud helped by talented high pitched vocalist Rick Forsgren. The team surely took its time to provide the best work possible as “Save Tomorrow” is indeed only the first release for this project in eight years…”
This album was produced by none other than Keith Olsen, who’s illustrious career has taken in working on albums by rock luminaries such as Whitesnake, the Scorpions and Ozzy, and if you’re a fan of those first two bands, then this album is definitely worth investigating…
