I'll give you that his last two solo albums, Peace Sign and 24 Hours, had more noodling than I prefer. However, the four previous: Go Faster, Into The Black, Get Up and Change, are virtually shred free, no overplaying, just great everything across the board. Anyone who doesn't expect shredding or overplaying from all three members on the Winery Dogs should just move along.
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Well, Richie has been the King of my music world for the past 15 years. He is without a doubt the total package: great songs, great voice and great player. Those who only know him for shredding are really missing the boat.
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Out May 1 in Japan under the moniker The Winery Dogs.
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Starting with the Right Turn EP several years ago, the new album continues in that vibe. Personally I love what he is doing.
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The Hey Hello project is great. Mutation stuff, not so much.
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I'm a HUGE Sass fan. Her best work, as most others mentioned, is Rats, followed by Racine. The S.U.N. project is fantastic as well. Her late '90's stuff, Present & Hot Gossip, was more poppy...like she was going after that Lilith Fair crowd. Didn't work and she confused the fanbase she had built with her rock albums. The following two albums, Get What You Give and From Dusk Til Dawn are more
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Hmmm' I am a fanboy and am having a hard time with the new disc. Two misses in a row for me, Peace Sign was lackluster as well. But of course lackluster RK is better than 99% of everything else out there.
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First CD was good, but longwinded. No need for a pop rock band to have 6 songs over 5 minutes long. They need an editor to tighten things up.
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Sounds like BCC 1 leftovers to me.
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I just gave it a listen from beginning to end. I prefer it over dead silence, but it is definitely background music. Revelations was head and shoulders above this.
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Reminds me of Tribe, and that's not a good thing.
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http://www.facebook.com/pages/SUN-Something-Unto-Nothing/177605938956922 Fans of Rats rejoice, Sass finally found her balls again. No Stevie Salas, but Tichy rocks it. Pretty straight forward stuff, but nice to hear Sass giving her pop/adult contemporary phase a break.
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I always chuckle at the lack of songs/songwriting cracks. All subjective, my friend. I'm sure everyones definition of what constitutes a good song differs. I listen, I like, I singalong and want to listen again. Some of the songs on some recent 100% reviews are as exciting to me as watching paint dry. How about this? I really dig the noise Gary & Co. made for this release.
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Nice to see a few others dig the disc as well. For those that didn't, at least most of you gave a disclaimer that you're not big Extreme fans to start. I do agree, reviews are what they are and one should decide for oneself. However, misleading people is another a story. I just think Andrew went a tad overboard with the experiemental comments, or maybe I define experiemental differently. This i
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Rock voice. Check. Guitar driven. Check. Driving rhythm section. Check. Hmmm...
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As a long time visitor of the site, I appreciate all of Andrew's hard work and commitment to the scene. As a long time visitor of the site, I also know it is not Extreme (or Extreme related) friendly. Never has been, never will be. Which is fine, as most "reviews" of their works have been courteous at least, though the 52% given to the first Mourning Widows is certainly an eye roller. S
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As with everything, one mans trash is another mans treasure. Gary's vocals have always worked very well for me, and I hear a bit of Daltrey in them, especially more evident from Punchline era on. I like the rawness he has discovered post III Sides. For what it's worth, my trash bin is likely sacrilegious 'round here, with the likes of Glenn "subtly is not in my dictionary" Hughes and
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Can't wait for it, loved the demos from a few years back. Gary's vocals are polarizing, no doubt, especially for those who maintain that smooth and clean is better. Hurtsmile sounds like raw rock n roll, and reminds me of Waiting For The Punchline, ya know, the Extreme album that has aged the best for not sounding like a certain era. Can't wait to see the inevitable Boston gig(s).
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I'm a full fledged Kotzen nutswinger since '93, does no wrong to these ears...well, nearly no wrong. Anyway, I got bit with the Kotzen bug after hearing him on the legendary Stevie Salas album, The Electric Pow Wow. He sings a cover of an obscure R&B tune "I Don't Want To Be With Nobody But You" by Dorothy Moore. Killed the vocal and I NEEDED to hear more of that voice. Luckily fo
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I read that if you play these new ones on a Blu-Ray player, a hologram of Jon appears that proceeds to shake you down for any loose change you may have on your person.
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It would be more interesting to have Andrew revisit his 95% and higher albums that are 5 or more years old to see if they still rank. IMO, it's a bit hasty to rank an album that high when it really has not "stood the test of time." Again, just my .02 cents.
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Extreme - Pornograffitti & III Sides To Every Story Stevie Salas - Back From The Living & Alter Native Richie Kotzen - Something To Say & What Is... Reef - Glow & Rides Dan Reed Network - Slam & The Heat
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I quite like the album. I listen to it as an album of DRN ballads and slower tunes. Closer is no doubt one of the best songs of the year. This is not far off from the Sharp Turn EP, btw.
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It's funny how Joe Perry releases two solo albums in the past three years, and there's no talk of him leaving the band. Steven gets new management, seperate from the band, starts babbling about all things Steven and suddenly he's left the band. Great publicity for the Toxic Twins anyway you slice it. Steven should just do his solo album, get some pop shit out of his system then he can come back
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One of the best albums of the year. Fogerty just gets better with age, and this is about as easy a listen as there is.
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Very catchy to these ears...can't wait for the disc...all pre-ordered from CD Japan.
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Richie has slowly built his following overseas. It's not like he decided all of a sudden to do extensive tours in Europe and South America. He had semi-regularly played Japan because most of his CD's were released there, and he has a fairly loyal fanbase there, I'm sure his Mr Big tenure didn't hurt either. As for South America, FANS wanted him to play there and basically set up his first "
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Yeah, that will REALLY make him decide to tour stateside. Well thought out plan you've got there.
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Thanks for the recommendations guys, it will give me a starting point.
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I know there are some Keith Urban fans here. Can you guys or gals help me make a playlist of his more "rockin" stuff? Slightly interested in his stuff, but I'm too damn lazy to sort through it myself.
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