Sahara – Observation (2002)

Peter Howarth began his career as a guitarist. While he was on a tour, he played with a school chum of him from Blackpool, came in contact with Gordon Marshall (now playing drums for ‘The Moody Blues’) thought it was a great time to form their own band with Peter singing the lead vocals. They stayed in London and formed “Sahara”. The album “Observation” produced by Nigel Gray (The Police/Siouxsie and the Banshees), was remixed by Jim Ebden and released in 1986 on the Vogue Record label.

Good production, many harmony tunes, lots of keys with some catchy choruses compose this album. Highlights here is the opening “The Question Was” a power pop song with an 80s feeling, nice key overall and a catchy chorus. The rockin’ “Sound Of The World” with great guitar line and harmony backing vocals, the keyboard driven “Nail In My Heart” with a catchy powerful chorus and “Castles In The Sky” with a harmony rhythm and great chorus, are some of the standouts songs of the record.

01 – The Question Was.
02 – Babylon.
03 – Shake Off Your Shackless.
04 – Sound Of The World.
05 – Observation.
06 – Castles In The Sky.
07 – Say Hello To The Day.
08 – Don’t Tell Me Lies.
09 – Nail In My Heart.
10 – Friend In Need.

Band Members
Gordon Marshall – Drums
Geraint Roberts – Bass
Jeff Connors – Guitar
Peter Howarth – Vocals

Additional Musicians
Paul Moessi,Andy Spiller – Keyboards, B. VOx Connors, Howarth/Roberts – Backing vocals

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