Atlantic - Power Atlantic

Atlantic was the brainchild of guitarist and songwriter Simon Harrison. Following a successful ghost-writing career and his band Stranger, Simon wanted to make an album in his favoured AOR/Melodic Rock genre. Heavily influenced by bands like Whitesnake, Journey, Bad English, FM, Heartland and Dare, he set about writing the songs that became the first album entitled Power.

Power was first released as a CD back in 1994 on Music For Nations and subsequently re-released in 2008 on Escape Music. Atlantic raised many eyebrows with this release, which can be ranked alongside bands such as Heartland, Dare and Shy (Tony Mills also guests on the album!).

Band members include Simon Harrison on guitar and keyboards and the great Phil Bates (Trickster/Quill) on lead vocals, guitars and keyboards. The album had so much potential at the time it is a shame that it did not receive the recognition it richly deserved. The band came back with a killer brand new album in 2024 titled Another World, also on Escape Music.

A true British classic!