The record label intervened during the recording of 1985's Twitch to help steer him back onto the charts but it didn't help: the album stiffed upon its release. The album nevertheless managed to earn Gold certification in 1994. "Monkey on Your Back," the album's lead single, went to 12 on Billboard's Mainstream Rock chart, but "Always Be Mine" couldn't get past 107. On his 1983 sequel Subject…Aldo Nova, the guitarist ratcheted up the synthesizers and tied together the songs with a vague concept, conceits that made the album feel vaguely New Wave. Nova had a difficult time capitalizing on this success. The album's second single, the power ballad "Fooling Yourself," reached 65 on the Hot 100, but Aldo Nova had legs, earning its first platinum certification in 1989 and a second in 1994. This helped "Fantasy" reach the Billboard Top 40, climbing to number 23 while making it all the way to three on their Mainstream Rock chart. "Fantasy" hit at precisely the right moment, burning up the AOR rock charts but also receiving heavy play on MTV. Portrait allowed Nova to produce his own 1982 debut, which resulted in the album sounding unlike most other hard rock on the radio at that time. Eventually, he landed a publishing deal, which led to a 1982 contract with Portrait Records. While he cut his teeth in local clubs, he also played George Harrison in a production of Beatlemania, spending his extra hours working as a studio engineer. Nova learned guitar when he was 15 years old, inspired equally by Jimi Hendrix and jazz. This success allowed Nova to be picky with his projects, but he eventually returned to his own recording career in 2018 with the release of 2.0. Nova found his greatest commercial success as a songwriter and producer for Celine Dion, earning a Grammy for her 1996 album Falling Into You. During the '80s and '90s, he worked with fellow hard rockers Lita Ford and Jon Bon Jovi – he contributed heavily to the latter's 1990 solo debut Blaze of Glory – as mainstream rock began to adapt his innovations. His eponymous debut album from 1982 is said to have provided a blueprint for the hard rock of the '80s. Nova initially gained fame with his self-titled debut album Aldo Nova in 1982 which climbed to US Billboard's number 8 position, and its accompanying single, "Fantasy", which climbed to number 23 on the US Billboard Hot 100. Blood on the Bricks should have been better.Aldo Nova (born Aldo Caporuscio in Montreal on 13 November 1956) is a Canadian guitarist, keyboardist, vocalist, songwriter, and producer. At nearly six and a half minutes, Nova is able to stretch out with some wild guitar riffing and a light-speed organ solo. The album's highlight is "Bright Lights" and it speaks volumes that this is the only song Nova wrote by himself. The bombast is kept to a minimum on "Touch of Madness," and sonically it could have fit on one of Nova's first three albums.
"Young Love" (co-written by Bon Jovi, Nova, and song doctor Jim Vallance) and "This Ain't Love" are redeemed by Nova's guitar runs - especially the tones. A spunky, swaying beat, a nice chorus hook, and a bluesy guitar solo make "Medicine Man" one of the best cuts. "Blood on the Bricks" has a relentless, catchy groove but the lyrics starkly examine a gang fight.
Nova plays the guitars and virtually all the keyboards and is assisted by the likes of respected bass guitarist Randy Jackson and drummer Kenny Aronoff. When Nova produced himself, the songs had rumbling power, but there was a smoothness to them. Unfortunately, the album is generally overproduced and noisy and most of the choruses are shout-along affairs. Blood on the Bricks was also issued on Bon Jovi's vanity label, Jambco, part of Mercury. Bon Jovi and Nova co-produced the album and co-wrote eight of the ten songs. Nova helped lay the foundation for the superbly crafted pop-metal sound that Bon Jovi rode to superstardom. It's a bit ironic that Nova, whose splendid self-titled 1982 debut album and single "Fantasy" were hits, had to return with the help of Jon Bon Jovi. His self-imposed exile occurred after his unhappiness with 1985's Twitch. After a six-year absence, pop-metal pioneer Aldo Nova released Blood on the Bricks in 1991.
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