The New Album, "Lost & Found" has been released!!

Pictured on back cover: Andy Stevens (drums), Gene Fields (guitar), Timo Elliston (keyboards www.timoelliston.com), Turk Henry (bass), Tony Marsh (lead guitar)

STRUTTER'ZINE (The Netherlands) REVIEW:

HOBBIT 'LOST AND FOUND' (USA IMPORT)

Gabor Kleinbloesem

editor of Strutter'zine

We reviewed 4 HOBBIT CDs in the past and mainly these concerned AOR/Pomprock
orientated releases, but with their new album 'Lost and found' they go in a
slightly different direction, aiming for a pure 80s US Melodic
Hardrocksound, including 80s DOKKEN guitar riffs and some BOSTON material as
well (listen to the BOSTON "Don't look back" soundalike "Sadie"). 10 songs
are included and the difference with other HOBBIT CDs is the less prominent
keyboards and a much harder guitarsound, ending up sounding also like
TRIUMPH, RAIL, very early EUROPE, a bit 80s RIOT ("Burnin") and Q5 ("Tie the
noose", although the high pitched vocals are not of that high level), yet at
times also with a poppier mood, such as in "Sadie" (sax) and "Rocky was a
spaceman" (hello STYX' "Too much time on my hands"). All together this makes
'Lost and found' a rather interesting release, with some really great tunes,
such as the Melodic Rocker "Ticket to the other side" (strong chorus), "Easy
to say" (best song, PICK OF DESTINY is reached here, very AORish with a
SURVIVOR touch, also reminding a lot of HEAD EAST), "Too much to say"
(strong pure 80s chorus a la RAIL) and the midtempo "Competition" (early
EUROPE meets TRIUMPH). Surprising release and a recommended release,
originally recorded 25 years ago, now sounding crystal clear and available
through: www.Hobbitband.com

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