Saga Steel Umbrellas - 2015 Edition

2015, STEEL UMBRELLAS is best known for featuring a more popish side of Saga. The album was originally composed as a soundtrack for a TV series called COBRA. Mixed by Mike Ging (Michael Jackson, Toto, Nazareth) in L.A., STEEL UMBRELLAS takes you straight back to a more popish 80's sound. While the opener ,,Why Not" is a great rock tune in all Saga's tradition, some very nice flowing ballads such as ,,I Walk With You" or ,,Say Goodbye To Hollywood" are featured here; ,,Steamroller" comes along with quite a funky attitude and ,,Shake That Tree" got a real groove on. Overall, STEEL UMBRELLAS definitely features a softer Saga than its preceders but doesn't neglect the signature Saga sound. For this re-release, the album was completely remastered (2015). The tracklist is completed by two additional bonus tracks (never released before), newly recorded during their European Touring 2015 at Fabrik, Hamburg.