The opening track 'World On Fire' produced one of the greatest sounds I have ever heard coming from Slash's signature Les Paul. The sound was so raw and distinct it set the tone for the rest of the album. But not all the praise should be directed in Slash's direction as the vocals from Myles Kennedy were superb. The way Myles manipulates a song and interjects lyrics with such meaning and definition is prodigious.
Through out the album there are so many stand out tracks but for me my top three are: 'World On Fire', '30 Years To Life', and 'The Dissident'. The track '30 Years To Life' is very hard hitting, it actually makes you listen to what is being said. Myles Kennedy has a incredible gift for putting lyrics together to add substance and meaning to a song. 'The Dissident' is also a stand out track for me as Slash is putting a modern twist on his music ever so slightly, but he of course is still keeping it Rock N Roll!
I for one am extremely looking forward to see Slash featuring Myles Kennedy and The Conspirators again on their UK tour in December. (Don't miss it!)
'STRUT!' That is all I have to say after listening to Lenny Kravitz's new album. The king of funk rock is back after four years of working on movies and his acting career. Kravitz has always been one of my favorite music artists, the way he incorporates Soul and R&B into either a rock or hard rock track is fresh. He is very original and unique and his new album 'Strut' shows what Lenny Kravitz is all about.
The album took him two weeks to write, while on the set of his latest movie. He then went to record it in his private studio in the Bahamas. (I know wouldn't we all love to have our own private music studio in the Bahamas!) Kravitz is now gearing up for his world tour. His only UK date is at Wembley Arena 6th of December, which luckily I am going to! Watching him perform 'Strut', 'American Woman' and of course 'Are you gonna go my way' is going to be electric! It is going to be one hell of a Rock N Roll show!
Finally I thought I would talk about a new Rock band 'Royal Blood'. I first heard of them on Planet Rock (Every rock listeners favourite radio station). They are a British two piece band from Brighton who formed in 2013. Their sound is a mix of modern garage rock and blues rock. Who knew a rock band could make it big without an electric guitar! That's right only a bass guitar and drum kit between them.
Mike Kerr and Ben Thatcher will be two musicians to look out for in the near future. But if you're interested in checking these guys out take a listen to ...
'Figure it out'
'Come on over'
'Little Monster'
Lissy. C
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