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1989 album for the German heavy metal/hard rock goddess. 13 tracks. Vertigo.
In the 1980s, Warlock was among Germany's most exciting heavy metal bands -- which is saying a lot when you consider that Germany also produced Accept and the Scorpions. Lyrically, Warlock fell into the fantasy metal category; if you're a fan of headbangers like Black Sabbath, Iron Maiden, Queensryche, Candlemass, and Ronnie James Dio, you owe it to yourself to have some Warlock albums in your collection. But when former Warlock vocalist Doro Pesch launched her solo career with 1989's Force Majeure, fantasy metal was not a high priority for the German singer. This album found the rough-voiced Doro taking more of a pop-metal approach; references to the supernatural aren't prevalent, and Force Majeure is closer to Crimes of Passion-era Pat Benatar than Warlock (although Warlock's Tommy Henriksen is employed on bass and co-wrote five of the tunes). It's also an album that Doro can be proud of; even though Force Majeure isn't quite in a class with Warlock's best releases, it is definitely a strong pop-metal/hard rock outing. Doro, who co-wrote most of the material with producer Joey Balin, is focused and assured throughout the album -- she is as passionate on driving rockers like "Angels With Dirty Faces" (which was also the title of a superb Dead End Kids movie of 1938 that starred James Cagney and Humphrey Bogart), "Under the Gun," and "Hellraiser" as she is on the haunting ballad "River of Tears." Equally strong is Doro's inspired cover of Procol Harum's "A Whiter Shade of Pale," which isn't the only 1960s rock classic she embraced -- her second solo album, Doro, contains a cover of the Electric Prunes' "I Had Too Much to Dream." While Doro is generally decent, Force Majeure is more than decent -- it is excellent. In fact, Force Majeure is arguably her strongest and most essential solo album. ~ Alex Henderson
Personnel: Doro Pesch (vocals); Jon Devin (guitar); Tommy Henriksen (bass); Bobby Rondinelli (drums).
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The end of World War II and the swing era in 1945 was not the death of big-band jazz, but it did mark the beginning of a time in which big bands would be the exception instead of the rule in the jazz world. Of course, becoming a rarity isn't the same as becoming extinct -- and in the early 2000s, jazz-oriented big bands can still be found if one knew where to look. Recorded in 2005, Hindustan finds David Berger leading a big band 60 years after the swing era ended. Berger, who calls his orchestra the Sultans of Swing, doesn't play any instruments on this 61-minute CD -- his role is strictly that of a bandleader/arranger/composer -- and the word "swing" is applicable as a verb more than as a style of jazz. In other words, Berger & the Sultans do swing -- no doubt about that -- but they aren't playing ...
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This month for our artist of the month spotlight we take a look at Needle Park, a band created by Craig Bradford (Joey C. Jones and The Glory Hounds) and Adam Hamilton (L.A. Guns, Joey C. Jones and The Glory Hounds, C.C. DeVille, Joe 90). Needle Park is a one off album project between Craig and Adam where they set out to recreate the guitar driven power-pop hard rockin sound of yesteryear. Not only did they accomplish that mission, the music came out not as a retro-rockin revival but more as a modern interpretation of the vibe that ruled rock radio in the 70’s. Craig BradfordCraig Bradford is best known as the man who replaced CC Deville in the band Joey C. Jones and The Glory Hounds. Craig gave the group a different energy than CC that made them more rooted in power-pop hard rock than glam. Unfortunately, even though the band caught national attention with a radio hit that was penned by Cheap Trick, the band disbanded and the members went off to pursue other music projects. But Craig and Adam recently got back together to recreate some of Joey C. Jones and The Glory Hounds vibe with the Needle Park project. Adam took some timeout from his duties as LA Guns bassist to enter the studio with Craig to produce Needle Park’s debut album “C'mon Get Real”. As soon as word leaked out about the project, several other musicians wanted to get in on the fun. Two notable musicians were asked to participate in the recordings. Buckcherry’s Yogi and Enuff Z’nuff frontman Donnie Vie joined Craig and Adam in the studio to record the two songs that would end up as bonus tracks on the CD. I first heard of Needle Park from Craig himself when I was introduced to him at the Rocknworld.com 4th Anniversary party at the Cat House in Hollywood. Without hearing a note, I was really impressed with Craig’s attitude and musical vision. Unlike other musicians who have had to suffer through the 90’s trying to make a name for themselves under the backdrop of pop, rap-rock and hip-hop ruling the airwaves, Craig hasn’t grown jaded or cynical about the business at all. He is one of those guys that just wants to make music he loves, he doesn’t care about trends, genres or being the “biggest thing”. Adam is a perfect match for Craig, I’d first met Adam backstage at his second gig with LA Guns a few months back and have had the opportunity to talk with him several times since then and he like Craig share the same passion for music. Adam HamiltonPlus they are both really down to earth guys that you know you’d have a ball hangin out with on a Saturday night. No pretentiousness with these guys, they put their egos in the backseat and concentrate on the music not the associated bullshit that goes along with being a career musician or rock star. So I knew I wanted to do a feature on Needle Park even before I heard the songs. Well, I have since heard the CD and was impressed enough to give Needle Park ...
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