Jimi Jamison – Eye Of The Tiger (2014) EP

In 2014, Jamison decided to cut his own version of the iconic song and, to be quite honest, it is vocally very similar to Bickler’s take on the trrack, although I have long preferred Jamison’s slightly gruffer vocals to those of Bickler, and the same holds true here.

Musically, there was a good deal of re-arrangement of the track by Babbitt and Cleveland, who are both members of the Whitney Wolanin Band (yeah, I don’t know who that is, either…). It is still very identifiable as “Eye Of The Tiger”, but the music was updated a bit to keep the song from sounding as dated as you might anticipate, and to give it new life. In my opinion, this was done successfully, as Jamison’s vocals are strong and the music is very nicely done, with a great guitar solo from Cleveland. The regular Anniversary Mix is nearly 45 seconds longer than the edit and features an extended guitar solo, while the “Sing Along” version is little more than a karaoke track that serves no purpose for me…

01. Eye Of The Tiger (Rocky III Anniversary Mix)
02. Eye Of The Tiger (Rocky III Anniversary Edit)
03. Eye Of The Tiger (“Sing Along” Instrumental Mix)