ORANGE – Album Download

I recall when this album came out on Sept 29 2017 after much anticipation all summer leading up to it’s release. MonaLisa Twins finally released the album, and all their fans who placed early orders weeks in advance, received the Orange album download link via email, while our CDs and Vinyls were sent in the mail weeks earlier to arrive on our door steps for the Sept 29th release date. What incredible coordination and planning as many received them just in time! At 23 minutes past the stroke of midnight UK time Sept 29th 2017 the download links were sent out via email to all their fans. That’s when my email arrived (4:23PM Sept 28th Pacific Standard Time in Canada). They were exciting times indeed!

After listening to the album all day, I wrote the following first impressions the very next day on Facebook:
“Mona and Lisa’s singing on their “The Best Years of our Lives” video(Steve Harley and Cockney Rebel cover) just blew me away when I first heard it. So much depth and feeling in their singing that just touches your soul. The singing in Orange has that magic in abundance, that is another reason I love this album.”

“Count on Me”, and “Still a Friend of Mine” were the two tracks that immediately grabbed and shook me the most the first time around when I heard the album. The beautiful singing, lyrics and especially the melody of these two beautiful ballads just touches and soothes the soul!

Then there is “Sweet Lorraine”, such a wonderful tune, that every time you hear it, you can’t help but tap your feet and sway your head a little. If they told me it was a lost track that Paul McCartney and John Lennon wrote, I would believe them without a doubt, but no, it is a MonaLisa Twins original as all the tracks on Orange are. MonaLisa Twins brilliant song writing talent just shine here.

“Close to You”, is the love song of the album that is hard not to love with it’s delightful guitar lead in, catchy tune, and touching lyrics. “Club 27” is the hard rock and roll song of the album which is one of the best hard rock tunes I’ve heard in a long time. Just love the Hendricks/Santana kind of guitar riffs throughout, and the singing is spectacular.

“Once Upon a Time”, and “Waiting for the Waiter” are two delightful blues songs, with legendary songwriter and singer “John Sebastian” from the Loving Spoonfuls, doing the honors on the blues harp. MonaLisa Twins are admired by great musical talents like John Sebastian and Steve Harley and many others.

Orange has a positive outlook on the future that is echoed throughout the album with 11 remarkable songs that capture the spirit of the finest pop/rock songs of the 60’s in a modern refreshing and unique style and sound of the MonaLisa Twins. It brings to light some of the issues facing the world and mysteries of life in such tracks as “It’s Alright”, “Waiting for the Waiter”, “In it for Love”, and “That’s Life”. I just can’t help but feel better when I listen to “No More Worries Company”. Sometimes just listening to this album does what that song says. Melts your worries away and brightens your day.

Orange is one of the best album’s I own in the company of albums from bands like the Beatles, Beach Boys, Rolling Stones, Pink Floyd, Supertramp etc.. After immersing themselves in the great legendary songs of the 60’s by bands like the Beatles, since they were like 13 years old , and doing covers of these great classic songs, I think a lot of that genius rubbed off on the MonaLisa Twins as evidenced by their own remarkable song writing and production in Orange. Orange is one of the finest albums I’ve come across in a long time and is one I will treasure for many years to come.