1987 (Naser Mestarihi album)

December 2013 1987 studio Naser Mestarihi File:1987 (Naser Mestarihi album).jpg 17 June 2013 - 2 August 2013 - 17 February 2014 November 2011–October 2012 Dubai, UAE Heavy metal, hard rock 41:48 English Interscope Digital Distribution, Music Box International Naser Mestarihi Naser Mestarihi EP 2010 1987 studio Exodus Highway 1987 Rolling Stone 3 5http://www.rollingstoneme.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=3042 Rolling Stone - Self-released Albums: 1987 Review link 2013-06-10 https://web.archive.org/web/20160304092027/http://www.rollingstoneme.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=3042 2016-03-04 dead Fact (Bahrain) Favourable 1987 is the full-length debut of Doha/Dubai based Heavy metal/Hard rock singer-songwriter Naser Mestarihi. The album was released on June 17, 2013.https://rollingstoneme.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2901 Ross, Matt. "Naser Mestarihi's Party of One." "Rolling Stone (Middle East)" May 2013 2013-06-10 https://archive.today/20130624202021/https://rollingstoneme.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2901 2013-06-24 dead Production All the lyrics and music on the album were composed by Naser, who was also in charge of musical arrangements as well as all the performances minus the drums. The drum tracks were recorded by Travis Marc in London, England and mixed in Dubai. Naser has described the album as a difficult and daunting project which delayed the release on several occasions due to the difficulty of working with his engineer. He has stated that the album contains some political elements in the lyrical content.http://www.qatar-tribune.com/data/20130425/content.asp?section=chillout1_1 Flores, Llwellyn. "Doha's rock pioneer." Qatar Tribune April 2013 2013-06-10 https://web.archive.org/web/20131023064809/http://www.qatar-tribune.com/data/20130425/content.asp?section=chillout1_1 2013-10-23 dead Release The album's launch party took place in Dubai at The Music Room with supporting acts Nikotin and Kicksound on May 3 2013. The official release took place on June 17, 2013, with a worldwide online release on iTunes, August 2 in record stores Qatar and February 17, 2014, in the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain.http://thepeninsulaqatar.com/news/qatar/248818/qatari-rock-star-releases-album The Peninsula. "Qatari rock star releases album." "The Peninsula Qatar" August 2013 2014-02-18 https://web.archive.org/web/20140222010010/http://thepeninsulaqatar.com/news/qatar/248818/qatari-rock-star-releases-album 2014-02-22 dead The first single "Exodus Highway" was made available for free download on SoundCloud ahead of the release.Ezz, Moe. News: NASER MESTARIHI TO RELEASE NEW ALBUM "1987" "Metality" May 2013Tusing, David. "Soundbites: Qatari rocker wants to break the mould." "Gulf News" March, 2014 Reception The album has received favourable reviews from the regional press. Rolling Stone magazine's Helen McDonald rating it three out of five stars.http://www.rollingstoneme.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=3042 McDonald, Helen. "1987" Review "Rolling Stone (Middle East)" June 2013 2013-06-10 https://web.archive.org/web/20160304092027/http://www.rollingstoneme.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=3042 2016-03-04 dead McDonald described the album as a "fun, if one-paced record, with genuinely impressive moments." McDonald also praises Naser's commitment "wailing & shredding histrionically." In a separate review on the first single "Exodus Highway" McDonald praises Naser's "undoubted instrumental ability and his impressive vocal chops (unleashing some eye-watering higher-register wails)."McDonald, Helen. "Songs Reviews: Exodus Highway" "Rolling Stone (Middle East)" May 2013 The National (Abu Dhabi), one of the United Arab Emirates' leading newspapers, also gave the album a positive review with entertainment writer Saeed Saeed stating that the album is "a throwback to the era’s melodic hard rock and hair metal: tracks such as 'Blazing Temple' recall the driving riffs of Mötley Crüe while Mestarihi’s full-throated wail in 'Exodus Highway' echoes the vocal acrobatics of Iron Maiden’s Bruce Dickinson."http://www.thenational.ae/arts-culture/rock-and-a-hard-place-naser-mestarihi-is-a-music-pioneer Saeed, Saeed. "Rock and a Hard Place: Naser Mestarihi is a music pioneer." "The National" November 2013 2014-02-18 2014-02-22 https://web.archive.org/web/20140222015439/http://www.thenational.ae/arts-culture/rock-and-a-hard-place-naser-mestarihi-is-a-music-pioneer dead Fact Magazine (Bahrain) also gave the album a positive review describing "Exodus Highway" as "Hair-raising," highlighting Mestarihi's guitar playing "his guitar technique is insanely good!" and his singing, calling his falsettos "sick". Songs like "Wovoka," "The Road Home," and "Emerald" were pointed out as standout tracks, comparing the album's overall sound to bands like Aerosmith and AC/DC."On the Record..." "Reviews" "Fact Bahrain" April 2014 Track listing Naser Mestarihi Naser Mestarihi 40:13 Intro 0:33 Blazing Temple 5:57 Exodus Highway 4:16 1987 5:42 Phoenix 6:28 The Road Home 4:49 Wovoka 5:54 Emerald 8:04 Personnel Naser Mestarihi - lead & backing vocals, lead guitars, rhythm guitars, twelve-string guitars & bass guitar. Travis Marc - Percussions Production Naser Mestarihi - Producer. Dylan Ellis - engineer Additional Personnel Sarah Mestarihi - Artwork. References Category:2013 albums Category:Naser Mestarihi albums