Track Listing

1. Battersea
2. Can't Look Away
3. Make Me A Believer
4. Crossroads Moment
5. Bittersweet
6. Behind The Music
7. Lost
8. Love The World Away
9. She's Nothing To Me
10. As Is
11. Till The Morning Comes
12. That's Why I Sing
13. Friends We Never Met
14. When Rock Was King
15. Alive

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #59274 in Music
• Released on: 2008-03-11
• Number of discs: 1
• Dimensions: .22 pounds

Customer Reviews

Great melodic rock is alive and well....
What a truly wonderful job Jimi has done on his new album Crossroads Moment.... Reunited with his life long friend Jim Peterek, ("the master" of well crafted intelligent melodic rock!) he has come up with an album which he certainly has the right to be very proud of.... If you love great melodic rock, this album will make you feel really happy. Listening to Jimi's vocals, and delivery of Jim Peterek's amazing melodies, makes you wish that the album didn't have to end.... What a great time during the 70's, and 80's, when melodic rock was king, it helped to make the world a happier place, and these two tremendously gifted musicians were a big part of it.... Well crafted melodic rock is timeless, and Jim Peterek has never lost faith in his gift, (which he used with so well with the also amazing Toby Hitchcock, in Pride of Lions), but in working again with Jimi Jamison, has elevated his song writing, and production skills, to an even higher level, probably as they are very comfortable working together again.... Jimi Jamison and Jim Peterek are unique, together they are greater than the sum of the two halves, and I only hope they will continue their wonderful association in the future.... How about a fantastic new band to really set the melodic rock world on fire, JAMISON,PETEREK,DEYOUNG(Dennis).... They all live in Chicago,and are friends, so how about it?.... Thanks Jimi,and Jim. for a great gift at the start of 2009.... I do hope that anyone reading this, manages to hear the album, and finds it as rewarding, and enjoyable as I do.... The term "song writer", has been cheapened by so many deluded idiots, that I feel we need a new term to describe the wonderful talent of Mr.Peterek, for when put together with Mr.Jamison, can really show what real "song writing" can achieve.... Melodic rock is still alive, don't let it die!!.

Aor album of the year by far !
Survivor's Jimi Jamison is back and teamed up with Jim Peterik, so essentially this is a new Survivor album (forget "Reach" in 2006 without Jim Peterik). Like Pride Of Lions, this is absolute top notch aor. No one comes close to Peterik's writing abilities and Jamison puts in his best performance for 20 years. Shame the mass media will ignore it because they're stupid...

Update Oct 2009 - yep, was definately album of 2008 and nothing in 2009 has yet come close. Everyone should buy it !

PURE CLASS
This is Jimi's first recording since his swan song as lead singer with Survivor on their 2006 release "Reach". Even upon first listen it is apparent that something almost indefinable has changed since that record. The music is more melodic and rocking than ever before harkening back to those magic days of "Vital Signs", "When Seconds Count" and "Too Hot To Sleep". Perhaps the magic ingredient here is the addition of Jamison's former Survivor bandmate Jim Peterik, who is back in the role as co-producer and songwriter. To that blend, add a Jamison more determined than ever to regain his rightful place in the echelons of great rock lead singers.

"I feel I have something to prove with this record. It is my chance to say that I am back with a vengeance ready to rock harder than ever. I think my new passion can be heard on every cut. Singing those great Peterik melodies and lyrics felt like coming home", says Jimi.

"Crossroads Moments" was recorded between February and July of '08 at Jim Peterik's World Stage Studios near Chicago. Behind the board is longtime Peterik collaborator Larry Millas (Pride of Lions, World Stage, Ides of March) in the capacity of co-producer and engineer. "My main goal with this record was to keep it focused to what the fans want the most - that means strong beats, inspiring lyrics and soaring melodies. I feel Jimi really hit his stride vocally as well", said Jim Peterik.

Although Peterik wrote every song on this collection, he channelled everything through Jamison's life philosophy and experience. "Sometimes Peterik and I", explains Jamison "would just get together for a beer and I'd spill out what's going on in my life. Next thing you know he would play me a song directly inspired by that conversation. "Crossroads Moment" comes to mind as well as "Can't Look Away". Jim has that knack of setting my life to music".

Variety is the touchstone here. From hard rockers in the "Feels Like Love", "First Night" style you will find sonic gems such as "Battersea" (where guitar ace Tommy Denander takes his star turn), "She's Nothing To Me" and "Love the World Away" or the powerful "Make Me A Believer" with Night Ranger drummer Kelly Keagy appearing as special guest. You will also hear mid-tempo treats such as "Bittersweet" (a duet with Starship singer Mickey Thomas) and "Till the Morning Comes". In the power ballad department Jimi Jamison helped write the book. Taking off from Survivor classics such as "Everlasting" and "In Good Faith" are such future classics like "Lost" and his ode to self acceptance "As Is". "When Jim first played me this one my eyes welled up with tears. I couldn't help it. It just moved me", says Jamison.

The recording band is largely Peterik alumni: Ed Breckenfeld on drums, Klem Hayes and Bill Syniar on bass, Jim Peterik, Mike Aquino and Joel Hoekstra on guitar and Christian Cullen, Jeff Lanz and Jim Peterik on keyboards. Background vocals are handled by Thom Griffin (Trillion, Ambition) and Jim Peterik.

As a grand finale, they have created "When Rock Was King", a playful looking back at the rocking 80s when we all had "big dreams, big hair, big visions". Joining Jimi on this loving tribute are some of his greatest contemporaries: Don Barnes of .38 Special, Dave Bickler, Survivor's original lead singer, Joe Lynn Turner of Rainbow, Mickey Thomas of Starship, Mike Reno of Loverboy and Jim Peterik. A video is in the works and will be included on the cd.

"Crossroads Moment" is about a man standing at the juncture of future and past: a man looking back at yesterday with bands such as Target, Cobra and Survivor, and taking all he had learned and bringing it into a brilliant future. All the good will he has built up through his career of recording and tireless touring is soon to payoff like a jackpot of success with his fan base and the countless musicians that call him friend. Jimi had come full circle. Jimi has come back home.