Metal Caravans

TRACKLIST :

01. Reach Up 04:43
02. I've Been Waiting 04:27
03. Only Yesterday 03:38
04. Crying Out For Love 04:16
05. Living On The Edge 04:10
06. Tearing At My Heart 03:47
07. Remembering You 05:06
08. Look To The Sky 04:21
09. Don't You Know 04:09
10. Stand Alone 05:02

Line Up:

Rob Rock – Lead Vocals
Joshua Perahia – Guitars
Greg Shultz – Keyboards
Emil Lech – Bass
Tim Gehrt - Drums

Guitarist Joshua Perahia quit his studies in pre-med at UCLA in the late seventies in order to pursue a full time career in music.  Joining forces with his brother Leon, he formed the first incarnation of Joshua and in 1982 released the bands full length debut The Hand is Quick Than The Eye on Enigma Records.  As Joshua was about to get a deal on Gold Mountain/A&M Records in 1983, Perahia became a Christian, and upon advising the band about his new faith, all its members either quit or were let go.  Perahia subsequently created a new version of Joshua that included future Shout members Ken Tamplin, Loren Robinson and Jo Galletta.  With vocalist Jeff Fenholt rounding out its line up, the band recorded its 1986 release Surrender on Polydor Records.  Joshua got its break during the Surrender tour of Europe when Perahia set up a meeting with hit producer Dieter Dierks.  Dierks arranged for Joshua to spend time in his own studio, and after recording nine songs in only one week, he put together a contract which led to the band signing to RCA six months later.  Before Joshua could begin recording, however, the band had to wait two years for the Scorpions to get out of the studio.  During this period all the members from the Surrender era left which forced Perahia to form the line up that went on to record its 1988 RCA debut Intense Defense.    

Joshua plays eighties influenced commercial metal characterized by melodic based songwriting backed by the bands polished vocal harmonies and first-rate musicianship.  Perahia is a wonderful talent, combining elements of speed and melody with his neo-classical influenced style of playing.  After the band returned from Europe following the Surrender tour, Rob Rock (Project Driver) was hired to fill the lead vocalist position.  The renowned Rock, who has also worked with the likes of Impellitteri and Warrior in addition to recording three solo albums, brings out the best in the bands sound with his powerful and smooth sounding vocal delivery.  The tight drumming of Tim Gehrt joins with Emil Lech's steady bass lines to comprise a rock solid rhythm section.  Keyboardist Greg Schultz accents the bands sound without overriding the instrumentation.