Icy Skies Finally George

• 1 Icy Skies 05:05
• 2 Beautiful 05:38
• 3 Old Friend 05:55
• 4 When the Angels Cry 05:39
• 5 Message 05:41
• 6 I Adore You 08:31
• 7 When Dreams Don'T Die 06:12
• 8 Long Way Home 07:13
• 9 Father & Son 00:40
• Total Runtime 50:34

Info for Icy Skies

Finally George is a project by Hamburg-based multi-instrumentalist, composer and session musician Georg Hahn. After several years in the industry, he decided to set up his own project in 2015, which resulted in the first album "Life Is A Killer" in 2018. Showered with praise, comparisons with Steven Wilson or Pink Floyd were always present. These are not necessarily the worst references, but they also set the bar high for a new album.

But Hahn can absolutely live up to the claim, his claim, and has once again released an album that "poaches" in exactly these realms. But "Icy Skies" is not to be understood as a copy or something like that, but much more as a bow to the genius of the musicians. This time, too, he has brought in support, but has also contributed bass, violin, guitar, keyboards and percussion in addition to the vocals. The most important guest is probably Todd Sucherman, who otherwise does his work for Styx and was already part of Finally George's debut. Sucherman himself talks down his contribution: "George's material is harmonically and rhythmically very rich, a dream for every drummer," he says, "Every song is like its own little film. To paraphrase my drummer colleague Dave Mattacks, with music this good, your job is really just not to break it." George, of course, denies this and puts it into perspective: "Todd doesn't just play the tracks in, like you might do as a session musician. He gives an incredible amount of input, suggests things and puts thought into them. Icy Skies wouldn't be what it is without him." With a great sense of harmony and melody, the songs are a little quieter and more deliberate this time around, but no less exciting because of it. Even if the first listening impression may convey otherwise at first, one should not lose sight of the album and treat it to several run-throughs. With every new spin, new impressions open up, the songs develop into real little masterpieces.

Finally George, vocals, violin, bass, guitar, keyboards, percussion
Todd Sucherman (Styx), drums, percussion
Matthias Pogoda, piano (4,7,8)
Detlef Bösche, Hammond (1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
John Engehausen, guitar solo (3, 8)
Martin Scheffler, blues guitar solo (5)
Ingolf Burkhardt, flugelhorn (4, 7)
Anja Bublitz, vocals (2, 3, 5, 6, 8)
Anne de Wolff, strings (1)

Finally George
Mitte der 60er Jahre in Hamburg geboren. Mit 6 die Geige gespielt, mit 15 einen Fender Precision Bass bekommen und die Geige an den Nagel gehängt. Dann in einer Schülerband Bass gespielt. Mit 16 Praktikant in einem bekannten Hamburger Tonstudio. Aus der Schülerband wurde die in Hamburg und Norddeutschland bekannte Band Cakewalk. Auftritte in fast allen Hamburger Clubs. 1994 mit einem eigenen Tonstudio in die Selbständigkeit. Es folgen etliche Jahre als Sounddesigner & Werbekomponist. 2015 die Eingebung, mach deine eigene Musik! 2018 erscheint das Debutalbum ”Life is a Killer” und bekam tolle Kritiken, nicht nur in Deutschland! 2021 erscheint das Nachfolgealbum ”Icy Skies”.

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