Brazen Abbot – Live And Learn ; Rock 1995.

Brazen Abbot is a Finnish rock band. Originally a studio project of Bulgarian guitarist, producer and song writer Nikolo Kotzev, who is a Finnish resident, the band has since made several live performances.[1][2]

One of the defining aspects of Brazen Abbot is the employment of multiple singers; every album features three or four singers, with Göran Edman and Joe Lynn Turner having appeared on most Brazen Abbot albums. Nikolo Kotzev originally intended to use only one singer; original singer Göran Edman could only commit to recording two songs for the first album due to contractual obligations. Glenn Hughes was then supposed to record the remaining songs; however contractual obligations hindered him from recording more than three songs, at which point Kotzev brought in Thomas Vikström to record the remaining songs. Kotzev was so pleased with the result that he decided to keep using multiple singers for future albums. When performing live, however, Joe Lynn Turner is typically the only singer.[2]

Several of the band members have also appeared on Nikolo Kotzev's ambitious rock opera Nostradamus (2001); Brazen Abbot was on hiatus during the time Kotzev was working on the rock opera (1998–2001).

Former members include Mic Michaeli, John Levén and Ian Haugland, all members of the famous rock band Europe.[1]

1 Extraordinary Child
Lyrics By – Göran Edman
5:20
2 No Way Out Of Nowhere
Lyrics By – Nikolo Kotzev
4:01
3 Live And Learn
Lyrics By – Glenn Hughes
6:00
4 Russian Roulette
Lyrics By – Thomas Vikström
4:36
5 Clean Up Man
Lyrics By – Glenn Hughes
4:36
6 When November Reigns
Lyrics By – Thomas Vikström
4:48
7 Miracle
Lyrics By – Glenn Hughes
5:03
8 Big Time Blues
Lyrics By – Nikolo Kotzev
3:58
9 Feeling Like A Rolling Stone
Lyrics By – Göran Edman
4:19
10 Children Of Today
Lyrics By – Thomas Vikström
3:47
11 Shadows Of The Moon
Lyrics By – Nikolo Kotzev
6:12
Made By – Dream Sound Studio – DRS-036
Arranged By, Recorded By, Engineer, Mixed By – Nikolo Kotzev
Bass – Svante Henryson
Drums – Ian Haugland
Guitar [Guitars], Keyboards, Piano [Pianos], Violin, Percussion – Nikolo Kotzev
Music By – Nikolo Kotzev
Organ – Mic Michaeli
Producer – Nikolo Kotzev
Vocals – Glenn Hughes, Göran Edman, Thomas Vikström