Band : O.T.R.
Album Title : Mamonama
Label : Lion Music
Distributor :  Bertus
Release Date : 03/03/2009
Review : CD

Mamonama isn't a bad album by any stretch of the imagination - it's just isn't very interesting. In fact, if it weren't for the presence of legendary vocalist John Lawton (Lucifer’s Friend, ex-Uriah Heep) , Mamonama is the kind of record you might play once and then forget about, never bothering to pull it out and even give it a second listen.

The ten songs are various incarnations of melodic hard poppy rock, ranging from the fairly lively (the funky “Face to face”, my fave Purple-esque “Ghetto” and “Mamonama”) to the typical rock'n'roll ballad (“Shine” and “Hello”) to the somewhere in-between. None of the ten tracks stands out particularly, however, although it must also be noted that none are unlistenable, either. It's just that even the lively ones are just a bit dull. Fans of Lawton will probably think more of it than the casual listener.

68/100

Cosmicmasseur.