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Interview with Manu Esteve HARDREAMS HARDREAMS “Calling Everywhere”
& “The Road Goes On...” Both CDs
by Brian Rademacher available on Perris Records worldwide

pretty ballad too. Victor, our bassist, is a very hard-working
Brian: I was checking out the man with a strong discilpline, absolutely
three new songs on Calling indispensable!. Sergi
Everywhere. “Pain” is excel- (keyboardist) was the last to join the band,
lent; I think the fans that haven’t a very nice and talented guy. With him the
heard that track will really enjoy circle is closed. Sergio is a great drummer
it. Kinda reminds me a great who beats very strong ! A marvellous guy
vintage classic melodic rocker too, he´s like a brother for me. All of us
maybe in the vein of early Bon are very involved with the band and, after
Jovi. Why did you decide to pick almost ten years together, we´re truly very
that track? good friends.
Manu: It´s a great song. The Brian: What does the band do after a live
sound drives more in a pomp- show?
symphonic vein than the rest Manu: We usually spend the time drinking
The bonus “demo beers and
version” was more talking to the
than eight minutes people who
long! come to our
Brian: The last shows. It´s a
two tracks are live hard work, you
tracks and both know, but some-
songs will pump one has to do it!
you up. How did Brian: What
you go about pick- genre right now
ing what tracks to is popular in
add to the CD? Spain?
Manu: Well, we Manu: Span-
wanted to finish ish pop music,
the album with two flamenco, “Op-
really hard-rocker eración triunfo”
songs so we chose music,.....That´s
these ones. The why I never lis-
“Two shots” chorus ten to the radio!
is very catchy and Brian: Manu
“ Si tú te vas “ is a cover from a RockNation would like to thank you for tak-
classic spanish rock band called ing time out to talk with us, would you like
SANGRE AZUL The lyrics are to say anything to fans around the world?
in spanish. Manu: Thanks Brian!! It´s been very nice.
Brian: Tell me a little about the To the people I would say : If you like the
other members of the band and Hard Rock & A.O.R music and if you think
what they mean to you? that not everything is lost...then give us
Manu: Ok. David is a silent a chance. We´re Calling Everywhere to
man, but he transforms himself YOU!!
Brian: Hello Manu, congratulations on the our fans. when he plays guitar! A very fine guitarist.
release of “Calling Everywhere”. Brian: The band started in 2000 and had
Manu: Hello Brian! We are feeling very the chance to play with some fairly famed
excited with the re-issue of our first album names such as Firehouse, Jim Peterik of
“Calling Everywhere” with Perris records Survivor and many others. When you play
and we’d like to thank you for bringing us with bands such those guys do you learn
the opportunity to talk about it. anything from these seasoned veterans?
Brian: This was originally released in 2004 Manu: Sure! There are a lot of things we
on Vinnie Records but with this can learn from artists as them. I still
re-issue you added three new tracks Pain remember the night we shared stage with
(demo version), Si tu te vas (Live) and Two Pride Of Lions and the passion and humility
Shots (Live). Tell me why you would want Mr.Peterik showed in each and every sec-
to re-issue this instead of just releasing a ond of his set as well. He even invited us to
brand new CD with all new tracks? play “The Eye Of The Tiger” together!
Manu: Well, a few days after the release Firehouse, Bob Catley... fantastic guys too.
of the album, our label, Vinny records, Brian: There really haven’t been many
broke down. That obviously ended with any melodic rock bands from Spain that made
possibility of promotion and distribution. it in the U.S. why do feel there hasn’t been
That’s why there are more?
so few copies of the Manu: There haven’t
first edition out there! been many spanish
Also, with the release melodic rock bands
of “The Road Goes singing in english in
On..” last year, we the past. I think it’s
won a lot of new fans been a matter of
around the world, so quality too, but
we think that now it’s fortunately things are
time for us to bring changing nowadays.
them that “hidden” Brian: How does it feel
album. like getting some press
Brian: Are you in a US magazine such
working on new as RockNation?
material now? Manu: It’s incredible!
Manu: Yeah! We just For a spanish band
started composing like us it’s a great op-
new songs. After two portunity as you can
years, we are looking imagine; it´s stimulat-
forward to record a ing and we´ll always
new album with all be grateful to you!
new stuff! Brian: You released The Road Brian: Since this is the US release of Call-
Goes On…in 2008 that had some pretty ing Everywhere what song do you feel are
good reviews the three tracks that are on the strong points, I really like Million Miles
the new Calling Everywhere were they left Away myself. I think that’s a great song that
over tracks from the CD or are these brand has good balance of melodic sounds mixed
new live tracks? with and rock.
Manu: “Two Shots” and “Si tú te vas” were Manu: “Million miles away” is a good song
taken from the live recordings at Ripollet with a very poppy vibe, one of my favor-
Rock in august-2006, “Pain” is the demo ites. Another strong point for me is “Wings
version from the original song which is on fire”, which is the opening song in our
included in the “Calling Everywhere” album shows and “I don´t know why”, a very
too. We just wanted to offer a little gift to hardrocker tune. “A place for our love” is a