{"id":29813,"date":"2026-03-03T13:56:23","date_gmt":"2026-03-03T13:56:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/skylight.gr\/?p=29813"},"modified":"2026-03-03T13:56:26","modified_gmt":"2026-03-03T13:56:26","slug":"rise-always","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/skylight.gr\/index.php\/2026\/03\/03\/rise-always\/","title":{"rendered":"Rise &#8211; Always"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;Always&#8221; begins with a modern\u00a0rock sound, formed by a polished, modern mix and mastering that gives the song a fresh, radio-ready brightness. From the first note, melodic guitars mix with soft synth sounds, producing an original mid-1980s atmosphere, as if it were a rediscovered hidden gem from that time. Around 1:15, the synths acquire importance, adding a vibrant, arena-ready layer characteristic of bands like Loverboy. This nostalgic touch does not feel out of date; instead, it integrates smoothly with the modern production, emphasising the track&#8217;s AOR identity. A short but wonderful guitar solo adds another dimension of character, enhancing the mood without overpowering the vocal melody. Fans of classic 1980s arena rock, particularly Van Halen, David Lee Roth&#8217;s solo work, or The Hooters&#8217; melodic perspectives, would most likely find &#8220;Always&#8221; to be a great piece of modern AOR with a nostalgic heartbeat. Overall, &#8220;Always&#8221; \u00a0bridges decades by combining old melodic rock characteristics with modern production, making it instantly classic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-soundcloud wp-block-embed-soundcloud\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"ALWAYS by RISE\" width=\"640\" height=\"400\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?visual=true&#038;url=https%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F2275475759&#038;show_artwork=true&#038;maxheight=960&#038;maxwidth=640\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/risemusic1986\">https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/risemusic1986<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Always&#8221; begins with a modern\u00a0rock sound, formed by a polished, modern mix and mastering that&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":29100,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[14,5],"tags":[128,546,4839],"class_list":["post-29813","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-pop-rock-reviews","category-reviews","tag-aor","tag-melodic-rock","tag-rise"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/skylight.gr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29813","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/skylight.gr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/skylight.gr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/skylight.gr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/skylight.gr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=29813"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/skylight.gr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29813\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":29814,"href":"https:\/\/skylight.gr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29813\/revisions\/29814"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/skylight.gr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/29100"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/skylight.gr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=29813"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/skylight.gr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=29813"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/skylight.gr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=29813"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}