Artist description Aor Swedish Band.One of the best aor bands in Europe formed by Fredrik Bergh.

Music Style AOR , Melodicrock

Musical Influences Journey

Similar Artists Sahara,Hugo,AOR,Journey

Artist History Fredrik Bergh,keyboardist,vocalist formed Street Talk at the end of 1994. Fredrik have also worked as a songwriter for other artists through the publishing company Warner / Chappell in Sweden. Göran Edman is the man behind the microphone (one of Swedens finest vocalist ever).

Group Members Fredrik Bergh,Goran Edman,Hugo,Bjorn Lodmark,Chris Johansson,Sven Larsson.

Instruments keyboards,guitars,bass,drums.

Albums Collaboration,Transition,Restoration

Press Reviews REVIEW BY NIGEL WILSON AT MOOD SWINGS Sometimes you'd be forgiven for thinking that the Scandinavians were taking over the world of Melodic Rock. Street Talk are yet another Swedish act. With 3 lead vocalists (Kristian Andrèn, Daniel Jonsson and Göran Edman (ex-Yngwie Malmsteen) the title seems appropriate. Street Talk play AOR meets Westcoast. So if you like comparisons, then Journey/Bad English meets Toto sum up a good proportion of the material. When I saw the word "Westcoast", I though this might be a bit wimpy for me. However, guitar player, Andreas Lidberg, adds enough of an edge to the material to keep me happy. I thought that using the 3 singers would make the album sound disjointed, but it all gels together surprisingly well. I guess singers were a problem, because we've got not 1 but 2 instrumentals on the album. The album features a strong set of songs, which, in days long gone, I'd have described as radio friendly. All the vocalists put in good performances and I can't single out one as the best. Surprisingly, my highlights are the slower numbers - If You Say It's Over (both versions), Standing In the Rain & Could You Be The Only One. It's a good album, but it is short (especially when we get two versions of the same song (even though I like both versions) & the guitarist is good, but 2 instrumentals is pushing it). Rating: 7/8 out of 10 REVIEW BY ANDREW J. McNEICE AT MELODICROCK.COM Street Talk are natives of Sweden, and the good folk at USG records Germany, have had the good though to sign these fellers to a contract. And so they should, because Street Talk have made a fine record here. While the guys have come up with ten pure in style original AOR tracks, they have left their AOR influences shine through, with plenty of Journeyesque riffs and solos. Infact, the guitar playing of Fredrik Bergh is a highlight through out. If it isn't some great riffs, it is some fine Neal Schon soloing. The vocals are somewhat shared, with Kristian Andren on three, Goran Edman on four and daniel Jonsson on one track. Throw in a couple of instrumentals, and it equals a smooth ride for AOR fans. The changing of vocalists does not effect the flow of the album, as they sound remarkabley similar. The songs are of the classic AOR vein. Big harmonies and choruses, with a mix of guitar and keyboards. The flavour is distinctly European, with the Swedish melodic rock flare highlighted throughout. The production, while not of big budget standards, is considerably better than many of the independant or minor label releases we see. For an album of 10 smooth AOR ballads, both up tempo and slower, in the European flavour, I recommend you investigate Street Talk. Total Score 80%, Production 80%, Songs 80%, Vibe 85%, Attitude 85% REVIEW BY BEATRIZ MARINIELLO AT MELODICPLANET Awesome!This is the long awaited follow up to their 1997 debut album: Collaboration.Street Talk Transition its pure AOR,with great guitar playing by Sven Larsson,the sweet vocals of Göran Edman (voice very similar to Dennis De Young) and the magnificent lyrics,music and production of keyboardist and leader of Street Talk: Fredrik Bergh. The sound and the musicianship is professional throughout. The cd starts up with ¨Someday I will get Over You¨an excellent aor song with sweet harmonies and very good lyrics. All the songs are so well done!!So is the case of Ye Gods and Little Fishes (song composed by Fred and Goran) another beautiful track with a spectacular chorus,such as ¨Everything I do is just for you¨.Energizer Bunny¨ is a very funny song which also contains a catchy chorus.You also have songs like ¨Let me be the one¨,¨Dont give up on this love¨or ¨When you lose the one you love¨ which are some incredible ballads.While you are listening to this album you feel like living in an AOR land.Im so proud of you Fred!!Beautiful lyrics,great production and fabulous songs,make this one of the best albums of the year.This is Street Talk doing their stuff in a very efficient way.Two words spring to mind to describe this cd:Unique and Special.Do yourself a favor and get Transition.Street Talk is one of the BEST AOR bands in the world!!!! REVIEW BY PäR WINBERG AT MILDWESTERN SKIES What about Street Talk then? If you adore swedish AOR in the vein of Bad Habit and Alien (when they where good) this is sure a real check up. For my personal taste I don't really get a hard on of swedish standard AOR. It's very rare. I will not be rude to the guys in Street Talk at all cause they're doing this type of AOR really good, and when Göran Edman is behind the microphone they're on the top of swedish bands. Gosh, what a great voice Göran have. So if you adore scandi-AOR buy this one tomorrow, and I can imagine that they really get high gradings out in Europe in all kinda mags, cause they're much more keen on Scandi AOR than I am. Review by Stefan Edstrom at Authority On Rock Here's a new young Swedish band (read Fredrik Bergh & Andreas Lidberg) that possesses a lot of talent. In fact, hope I'm not putting too much pressure on them, but they should be one of the bands that will carry the torch of the more sophisticated side of the Adult Oriented Rock into the next century. Hearing this album it's obvious that the heroes for Fredrik and Andreas are Journey, something they can't deny. The album starts off in its rockiest mood with "Walk Away From Love", sung by Kristian Andrén. He's one of three vocalists on this record (hence the title!), and even if he isn't the sharpest pencil in the box he's quite okay. Like in the beautiful and harmony-filled "Brand New Start". The cleverest idea however, was the brilliant move to hire former Yngwie Malmsteen vocalist Göran Edman. Here he sings on three brilliant mid-tempo rocking ballad-sounding songs. "If You Say It's Over" is destined to become a favourite on all radio stations that still plays this kind of music. Mr. Edman sings a bit different here than he usually does on all the hardrock-albums he's guesting. Not as hi-pitched, more controlled and soul-filled. In my opinion he's never been better! An extra plus to Fredrik and Andreas for a really great production and the fact that they have written practically everything on their own. I hope they can keep their fire burning so that they can create more songs/albums of this calibre in the future. Rating: 4 out of 5 VARIOUS PLAYLISTS/POLL RESULTS Gary Marshall (Hard Roxx Magazine, Uk) The Best Albums Of 1997 : 1. Dream Theater - Falling Into Infinity 2. Queensryche - Hear In The Now Frontier 3. Steve Lukather - Luke 4. John Wetton - Arkangel 5. Jon Bon Jovi - Destination Any Where 6. Marillion - This Strange Engine 7. Nelson - Imaginator 8. Saga - Pleasure And Pain 9. Harem Scarem - Karma Cleansing 10. Street Talk - Collaboration Masao Fujiki (Burrn! Magazine, Japan) The Best Albums Of 1997 : 1. Royal Hunt - Paradox 2. Fair Warning - Go! 3. Yngwie Malmsteen - Facing The Animal 4. Nocturnal Rites - Tales Of Mystery And Imagination 5. Terra Nova - Break Away 6. Street Talk - Collaboration 7. Clockwise - Nostalgia 8. Artension - Phoenix Rising 9. Heartland - Bridge Of Fools 10. Pretty Maids - Spooked The Best Tunes Of 1997 : 1. Yngwie Malmsteen - Another Time 2. Nocturnal Rites - Eye Of The Demon 3. Clockwise - Angel Eyes 4. Sahara - Until You Know Me 5. Street Talk - If You Say It`S Over 6. Hammerfall - Glory To The Brave 7. Dream Theater - Peruvian Skies 8. Heartland - Castles In The Sand 9. Riot - 15 Rivers 10. Pokerface - Scars The Best Vocalist Of 1997 : Göran Edman/Street Talk Gabor Kleinbloesem (Strutter Magazine, Holland) The Best Albums Of 1997 : 1. Stone Soup - Spooge 2. Norway - Night Dreams 3. Frontline - Heroes 4. Fair Warning - Go! 5. Big Mouth - Hands Of Time 6. Newman - Newman 7. Loud And Clear - Loud And Clear 8. Street Talk - Collaboration 9. Faith Nation - Faith Nation 10. Dakota - The Last Standing Man The Best Tunes Of 1997 : 1. Fake I.D. - Above And Beyond The Call Of Love 2. Street Talk - If You Say It`S Over 3. Norway - Surrender 4. Stone Soup - Hard Fall 5. Faith Nation - When God Came Down 6. Fair Warning - Without You 7. Frontline - Get To You 8. Velocity - More Than Tonight 9. Big Mouth - Borderline 10. Sure Conviction - Are You There Top 5 Vocalists Of 1997 : 1. Gene Miller /Fake I.D. 2. Göran Edman/Street Talk 3. Stephan Kaemmerer/Frontline 4. Patrick Klein/Stone Soup 5. Chris Gilbertson/Faith Nation Dick Van Der Eng (Rock Report Magazine, Belgium) The Best Albums Of 1997 : 1. Axe - Twenty Years From Home 2. Icebreaker - Eleco 3. Big Mouth - Hands Of Time 4. Don Wolf - Making Changes 5. Alliance - Alliance 6. Hugo - Hugo 7. Street Talk - Collaboration 8. Royal Hunt - Paradox 9. The Distance - The Distance 10. Harlan Cage - Double Medication Tuesday Aor Maniacs Zine, Italy The Best Albums Of 1997 : 1. Hanson - Middle Of Nowhere 2. Street Talk - Collaboration 3. Dakota - The Last Standing Man 4. John Sykes - Loveland 5. Harem Scarem - Believe 6. Hugo - Hugo 7. Mark Spiro - Devotion 8. Think Out Loud - Shelf Life 9. Midnight Sun - Another World 10. Frontline - Heroes Stefan Edström (Raised On Radio Magazine, Sweden) The Best Albums Of 1997 : 1. Danger Danger - Four The Hard Way 2. Banging Rush - Holiday I Neden 3. Mark Spiro - Devotion 4. Ransom - Trouble In Paradise 5. Fake I.D. - Dreaming Ezekiel 6. Street Talk - Collaboration 7. Stone Soup - Spooge 8. Harem Scarem - Karma Cleansing 9. Sahara Snow - Sahara Snow 10. Think Out Loud - Shelf Life Larry Schörling(Raised On Radio Magazine, Sweden) The Best Albums Of 1997 : 1. Jars Of Clay - Much Afraid 2. Dakota - The Last Standing Man 3. The Distance - The Distance 4. Broken Voices - Broken Voices 5. Ransom - Trouble In Paradise 6. Danger Danger - Four The Hard Way 7. Street Talk - Collaboration 8. Sahara Snow - Sahara Snow 9. Heartland - Bridge Of Fools 10. Velocity - Impact Dietmar Pfister (Heavy,Oder Was Mag, Germany) Playlist February 1998 : 1. Street Talk - Collaboration 2. Gotthard - Defrosted 3. Think Out Loud - Shelf Life 4. Motherlode - Fingerpaint 5. Ozzy Osbourne - The Ozzman Cometh Andreas Höhn (Hard Line Magazine, Germany) Playlist December 1997 : 1. Street Talk - Collaboration 2. Winter Rose - Winter Rose 3. Mike Tramp - Capricorn 4. Rhapsody - Legendary Tales 5. Danger Danger - Four The Hard Way Michel Verhaeghe (Rock Report Magazine, Belgium) Playlist February 1998 : 1. Bryan Adams - Unplugged 2. Dave Baldwin - Time 3. The Distance - The Distance 4. Drama - Scene From A Distance 5. Mark Spiro - Devotion 6. Sandy Stewart - Cat Dancer 7. Street Talk - Collaboration 8. Michael Thompson - The World According To …M.T. 9. Tycoon - Tycoon/Turn On The Lights 10. Velocity - Impact Matthew Honey (Hard Roxx Magazine, Uk) Playlist December 1997 : 1. Ac/Dc - Bonfire Box Set 2. Dakota - The Last Standing Man 3. Locomotive Breath - Train Of Events 4. Street Talk - Collaboration 5. Bonfire - Rebel Soul

Location Bollnas, Bollnas - Sweden

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