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Artist: D'Ercole |
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You know you're usually on to a winner when Phil Vincent is involved in the making of any CD. D'Ercole therefore have come up with the type of album that has possibilities to get a lot of attention from most rock radio stations, if only they can veer away from choosing the usual run of the mill playlists they seem to choose. The album, based around the life of a wannabe rock star is opened by the pacey thumper 'Silent Pain', setting in motion a rollercoaster ride of hard edged groovers and the odd sombre slowburners. 'Dying Breed' pounds out the hooks in a growling manner, tamed only by its keyboards during the chorus, but when they stop, hold on to your speakers! It's those keyboards that are used to good effect on 'Nothing Left To Lose', where Vincent once again shows that he is one of the better vocalists out there at the moment. Surely his time is due soon? The Step-start manner of 'So Far Down' in its fit of bursts on guitar and drums, is all held together by a throbbing bass beat that is the lifetime of the song, in the same vein as Queen's 'Another One Bites The Dust'. Both used to its full effect to form a great song, so if I were you Mr Williams Arnold, I'd be proud of my input here! If it wasn't for the fact Vincent doing the vocals on 'Find Your Way', you'd be mistaken for this song being on a Whitesnake album, the whole set-up sound so familiar to the bands usual makeup. You even get a "oh yeah" thrown in for good measure. The cheek of it! The best of those slowburners is the electro / rock 'Face In The Crown', a pulsating fusion of synth and guitar that works really well together, though the gritty riffs keep the song just on the right side of what is wanted on a rock album. Any further across towards the electro side and we're talking Moby, and you don't really want that now, do you? Although slightly slower in tempo to the rockier tracks here, 'In Your Time Of Need' still has some kick to it, that slower part that is the chorus doesn't seem to fit in properly. Its as if it has slid through from another track by accident when it sung. Thankfully that mentioned kick overrides it and takes the song on a journey of overblown solos and harmonies, just as it should be. As 'Critics Choice' is currently being played on most European rock stations, don't be too surprised if 'Rock Scar' ends up doing quite well on foreign shores, though it has to be said, its such a shame that the British radio stations aren't picking up on it ...yet. C'mon you lot in Blighty, how about those playlists then? Review by: Bob Baldwin |
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Tracklisting: 1.
Silent Pain |
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