The opening track "Wild Road" gets us started with a pretty good straight-forward guitar riff which only speeds up as the song goes on and the crystal clear vocals of Barbara come in and helps to make it a pretty solid opening number. The next two songs "Wet Day" and "Sixteen" keep the momentum going strong before giving way to "Doberman" which is one of the main highlights on this collection of songs. Other moments of significance are: "Rules", the great ballad "Prayer", "Song For A Friend" and "Living In My Head". The best two are saved for last with the riff heavy tune "Johnny" and the 8-minute masterpiece "The Dog From The Sky". There is a lot to like about Todio, but I suppose one of the main points of interest are the diversified vocals of Barbara, she seems to employ a few different techniques that really gives her voice and the music, depth character. "Sixteen" is a pretty good introduction to Todio and one that I think fans will find quite impressive. Fans that enjoy music with good instrumentation with the emphasis on melodic rock songs and vocals should check this band out. Todio are definitely a band that is worth the time. I've already listened to this CDs a few times and I have liked it better with each listen, it really grows on you. Hopefully it won't be another 17 years before I hear this band again.

Rating : 75/100

Tracklist :

1. Wild Road
2. Wet Day
3. Sixteen
4. Doberman
5. Rules
6. Prayer
7. Song For A Friend
8. Get Off
9. Song 2
10. Living In My Head
11. Johnny
12. The Dog From The Sky

Line Up :

• Barbara - vocals
• Max - bass & vocals
• Andriy Poltavets - Drums
• Dampyr21 - Keyboards & Vocals
• F.F. - Guitars

Links :

Todio Official Site

Todio Official MySpace

Please share this article if you found interesting

Just leave a comment, if you like!!!