Song:More Than Words Can Say
Album:Monster Ballads Volume 2
Everyone knows what a power ballad is. That's how hard rock bands get radio play and reach the top of the Billboard Hot 100. More Than Words Can Say was a top five hit in 1990 and the only significant hit for Alias. They only recorded one album and split up. But the song is still huge today especially at weddings. But it's frequently mistakenly credited to other bands. Alias was led by singer Freddy Curci and guitarist Steve DeMarchi. They're from Toronto and led the group Sheriff who had a number one hit in 1989 with When I'm With You. But Sheriff had split up in 1985. Curci was unable to reform Sheriff. So he signed a deal with Capitol Records to form a new band and called it Alias. Guitarist Roger Fisher, bassist Steve Fossen and drummer Michael Derosier were all from Seattle and were founding members of Heart. Fisher dated Nancy Wilson. Curci and DeMarchi wrote all the songs on the 1990 debut album Alias. It was produced by Rick Neigher who is best known for his work with Tonio K and The Go-Gos. More Than Words Can Say reached #2 on the Billboard Hot 100 and music licenser BMI gave Curci the Million-Airs Award for a million radio plays. That's five years of continuous airplay. Things went south while Alias was touring in support of REO Speedwagon. Fisher, Fossen and Derosier all quit the band. Curci hired new musicians and recorded a second album. But Capitol refused to release it. Curci has recently released it himself. You can get All That Words Can Say on this various artists power ballad CD from Razor & Tie. Freddy Curci recorded a solo album in 1994. But he's mostly been a songwriter for hire and several of his songs appeared in the Lifetime TV series Army Wives. Steve DeMarchi joined The Cranberries in 1996 and continues to work with lead singer Dolores O'Riordan. Here's the video for All That Words Can Say by Alias.
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