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Believe album Product Description
With her mind-blowing mix of heavy metal guitar prowess and bluesy, soulful vocals, Orianthi will draw some justifiably well-earned comparisons to such giants of rock guitar as Jimi Hendrix and, her own idol, Carlos Santana. On her 2009 sophomore album, BELIEVE, her style hews closer to the finger-frenetic pyrotechnics of such '70s and '80s icons as Eddie Van Halen and Steve Vai. Throw in her ability to sell a lyric and carry a strong melodic vocal phrase while also throwing down some devastating slabs of heavy metal riffage, and she starts to look a lot like the fantasy love child of Prince and Lita Ford. What's even more delicious is how, at face value, BELIEVE fits nicely next to studio-crafted--albeit stylistically successful--albums by Disney teen rock acts like Ashley Tisdale, Demi Lovato, and Miley Cyrus, the difference being that while those pretend-rock teen divas get backed by studio musicians, Orianthi is the backing musician. She is the real deal and BELIEVE soars on her mighty metal talents. Before this album, Orianthi was best known as the guitar virtuoso picked to perform with Michael Jackson on his farewell tour before he passed in 2009, and after listening to BELIEVE, it's clear that Orianthi was not only well deserving of that accolade but that her abilities far outdistanced a role as a backing musician. ...See Full Description
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| Definitely one for your collection. Liked the whole cd from my first listen & there's not too many that I can say that about. If this cd gets enough airplay I'm sure It could make it to N.o 1 in the charts. By John (Townsville QLD AUS)  |
| Orianthi - next Carlos Santana She plays a guitar like magic....... great cd By Lori (Folsom, ca)  |
| I Like Metal Music When I Was 17 I Listen To Metal Music Because It's My Favorite Rock Band By Angel (Richmond,VA) |
| Beautifully showcases her tallents Absolutely incredible. From the pop friendly opening track "According to You" to the rockin instrumental "Highly Strung" (co-written & played with Steve Vai), this CD has something for just about everyone. "Suffocated", "Bad News", "What's it Gonna Be", and "Think Like a Man" could easily fit squarely within most modern rock radio rotations, while "According to You" and the title track "Believe" could very easily be Number 1 pop hits and "Drive Away", "Untogether" and "Feels Like Home" could fit in with Carrie Underwood's & Taylor Swift's style of Country Music. Though I would have liked to have heard another instrumental in the vein of the Carlos Santana inspired "Lights of Manos" from her self produced "Violet Journey's" CD. If there is any fault with this CD, I would say it's her voice, she has a good voice, but it doesn't fully mesh with all of the songs IMO, but is still one of the best CD's I've listened to in several years. By S.Murray (Lakeland, FL) |
| Party cd for the summer This Gal can play,but doesn't over do the guitar wizardy although you get the feeling she could go into full Joe Satriani mode at anytime. By Baz (Melbourne Australia) |
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Believe songs Product Details
| Label | Geffen |
| Orig Year | 2009 |
| CD Universe Part number | 8008035 |
| Catalog number | 001350202 |
| Discs | 1 |
| Release Date | Oct 26, 2009 |
| Studio/Live | Studio |
| Mono/Stereo | Stereo |
| Producer | Howard Benson |
| Engineer | Hatsukazu Inagaki; Mike Plotnikoff; Tal Herzberg |
| Recording Time | 40 minutes |
| Personnel | Josh Freese - drums Howard Benson - keyboards, programming Phil X. - guitar Michito S+ínchez - percussion Orianthi - guitar John Freese
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