Search - Paul Sabu :: Heartbreak

Californian born Paul Sabu has written, recorded, & performed with, such luminaries as Lee Aaron, DavidBowie,Alice Cooper, Elvira, Little America, Little Caesar, Madonna, Malice, Robbie Neville, Silent Rage, TatooRodeo, The Motels, The Nelsons, TeriTims, Shania Twain, John Waite and Wasp (notice how I've ranked 'em alphabetically, to refrain from categorization by so-called -and subjective- importance) can be counted. He also has a lot of movie and TV series soundtrack credits, among which are Accused, American Drive-In, Assault Of The Killer Bimbos, Baywatch, Beverly Hill 90210, Diving In, Ghost Town, Goulies II, Hard Rock Zombies, Meatballs 4, Million Dollar Mystery, Sex And The City, To Die For, Trick Or Treat, Twin Sitters, Vice Versa, and many more. His own musical vehicles were Sabu and Only Child, bands with which he recorded albums that were described as big sounding, with lots of depth, fat keyboards, blistering guitars, and vocals combined with a great chorus. No small wonder that he was the darling of several Melodic Rock magazines, who dubbed him L.A. Session King and AOR hero! His albums are still much sought-after items among AOR lovers, and his reputation as an AOR hero still holds today. For example, in Kerrang's poll of November 14th, 2005...Paul Sabu holds 2 of the greatest AOR albums of all times! Which brings us back to Heartbreak, recorded in 1985. Up until then, Paul had always relied on outside engineers and mixers to bring out the best of his music, but they had never given him the sound he really wanted. So, with the afterthought of, 'I'm sure I can't do any worse', he starts the additional job of recording and mixing engineer, while continuing production. On the album, Paul plays all guitars, and does all lead vocals, as well as some backing vocals. He's helped out by keyboard player Dan Ellis, bass player Rick Bozzo, and drummer Charles J. Esposito. A fact not mentioned in the biography we got, is that one Brad Buxer, (Michael Jackson), also did additional synthesizer programming/playing And I can tell you this, because I happen to have the European vinyl version (released in '86 through Danish Mega Records). This release deserves a top rating!