Band:
Olivier Del Valle - vocals
Patrice Louis - guitars
Nicolas Fixy - bass
Benjamin Bergerolle - drums
Thierry Dagnicourt - keyboards

Additional Musicians:
Renuad Hantson - duet (6) and background vocals (3)
Gianni Pontillo - background vocals (5)
Ben Venet - background vocals (1,2 & 5)
Bruno Levesque - background vocals (1,2 & 5)
Jens Walkenhorst - background vocals (1,2 & 5)
Ben Sotto - background vocals (9)
Joel "JoeHell" Jusmet - background vocals (7 & 8)

Review:
Some men don't like the French on principle. Apparently it has something to do with Salma Hayek getting it together with a Frenchman and ruining their somewhat deluded fantasies (see Shannon's previous review on Sleaze Roxx). But if French band Shannon is anything to go by, I can see the appeal of a French connection.
  Angel In Disguise is Shannon's latest effort following on the heels of their 2006 EP World Of Desire which I liked. Things start off with a hiss and a roar, with a great opening for this release in the song "Do You Know". Sometimes there is a lot to be said for a first song getting you hooked and this tune does it, so I know I'm probably going to like this disc straight away.
  "No Better Times" is full of keyboard driven fun, but don't let the word keyboards put you off - this is one of the best tracks here, full of crunchy guitars and Del Valle's delicious voice really shines in a 'dirt in the gravel' type of way. Without going through analyzing every song, "Hang On", with a fantastic Del Valle screech beginning and ending the tune, deserves a worthy mention.
  As a rule I can do without ballads and the Journey-like "On And On" is no exception to that rule. With this one I would probably hit the skip button, but fortunately (for me anyway) there is only one number in this vein. I could also give "Road Of Desire" a miss, but with 13 tracks you would be hard pushed to like every single one, and not liking two out of 13 ain't bad. While some songs sound a bit similar to one another, that isn't a bad thing when they are all so good, and overall most are pretty much rockers.
  Shannon has been around for a while now and it shows in the tightness of the band - a professional and polished feel with great production, layered vocals and an outstanding riff-driven guitarist in Patrice Louis. Even the dreaded keyboards mix in perfectly.
  If you like pure melodic hard rock, along the lines of Gotthard or Dokken, check out Shannon.
  www.shannon-rock.com - www.myspace.com/shannonbandrock - www.musicbuymail.eu

Reviewed by Tania for Sleaze Roxx, April 2008.

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