MISSISSIPPI LIVE & THE DIRTY DIRTY - Way Down Here

MISSISSIPPI LIVE & THE DIRTY DIRTY - Way Down Here

Written by Branimir Lokner

Friday, 23 December 2011

MISSISSIPPI LIVE & THE DIRTY DIRTY

" Way Down Here "

( Self - released ) 2010.

CD - CANADA

Roots music/alt country/rock/rhythm & blues

Connely Farr aka Mississippi Live is a person who stand behind his following band The Dirty Dirty, consisting of his friends, and singer/songwriter with respectable forthcoming carrear. " Way Down Here" is his second album, released during the previous 2010 year, where we can find 11 thrilling, more than interesting and convinceble tracks. As a author and performer Connely communicate with roots tradition, alt country tendencies, rock and rhythm and blues variants, and many things in between as well. He also recapitulate the best elements from Neil Young and Crazy Horse legacies, earliest Bruce Springsteen or John Mellencamp works. His songs are different among them, judging by present atmosphere, and performing methods, but complete album materials posses one evident connective lines. His signiture reaches a 70's period as same as newer tendencies, and " Way Down Here" as a album hide many unconventional and interesting moments. Brilliant work and fine realization. Absolutelly recomandable...

Rating : 9 / 10

C / o : www.mississippilive.net

NEW LIBERTY - The Uninvited

NEW LIBERTY - The Uninvited

Written by Branimir Lokner

Friday, 23 December 2011

NEW LIBERTY

" The Uninvited "

( Self - released ) 2011.

CD

Rock/hard rock - USA

New Liberty are newer act, coming out from Philadelphia, PA, now locate in Califirnia. They are quartet, and " The Uninvited" is their actuelle album from July this 2011 year. A band has introduced themselves as a melody driven guitar rock act, pretty influental by the 80's movement, and less 70's period as well. Their self-financial album are consists of 11 mainly equalizing tracks, performed in the vain of rock and hard rock approach. Americans knows to remind on some well-known names from the past era, and I have found some similiarities with the earliest Deff Leppard style. A band " look" as a coherent team, and all of present songs posses strong melodicity, distant playings, relevant production, and generally accceptable and positive view as well. Nothing spectacular new, but with positive approach and attitude too.

Recomdable tracks are : opening one - " The Sever ", and " Hollywood ( x-rated ) "...

Rating : 7 / 10

C / o : www.newlibertyrocks.com

RANDOM EYES - Light Up

RANDOM EYES - Light Up

Written by Branimir Lokner

Sunday, 11 December 2011

RANDOM EYES

" Light Up "

( Random Productions ) 2011.

CD - FINLAND

Melodic/symphonic metal

A carrear od Finnish act Random Eyes, started out in 2001. During the years, and also after several line-up changes, a band has released with actuelle one a 3 full-lengths and 1 Demo. They have also received some international attemtion and recognitions. " Light Up" is their actuelle product from this 2011 year, and this is a CD with 10 tracks in, duration a little more than 35 minutes. A Finnish fellows are on therithory of so call sophisticate variant of melodic / symphonic metal tendencies, with some other additionals as a classic heavy and less power metal includings as well. A distant and certain vocalization, clear and coherent playings, and strong melodic details, characterize complete present materials.

A well-done arrangments and certain production also confirms that members from band did a good job. Random Eyes as a group, didn' t have a problems with so call manniristical " author views ", and thay have offered enough originality. " Light Up " is listenable and recomandable product.

Rating : 8 / 10

C / o : www.randomeyes.net

ACCORDO DEI CONTRARI - Kublai

ACCORDO DEI CONTRARI - Kublai

Written by Branimir Lokner

Friday, 9 December 2011

ACCORDO DEI CONTRARI

" Kublai "

( Self - released ) 2011.

CD - ITALY

Fusion/jazz-rock/progressive

Italian act Accordo Dei Contrari are consists of well experienced and trained musicians. They are quartet, and discographically debuted with " Kinesis" album from 2007 year. After four years of discographical inactivities, a group has offered a new product, a 6 track CD, entitled " Kublai". Musically, Italians are on the field of older school variants of fusion and jazz rock tendencies, fullfield with progressive includings as well. A period of late 60's and first part of the 70's is more than inspirative era for band members, but its offering also include many other performing variants and elements, as Arabian ethno variations, free jazzy views,and various progressive traces as well. Often keybord and guitar dialogues characterize its songs structures, but it's also clear that arrangments of present tracks are more than enjouable, and reaches a highest standards. " Kublai" is fine and inspirative product, worth listeners attention...

Rating : 8 / 10

C / o : www.accordodeicontrari.com

MIKE GRAY - Middle Distance

MIKE GRAY - Middle Distance

Written by Branimir Lokner

Sunday, 27 November 2011

MIKE GRAY

" Middle Distance "

( Self - released ) 2011.

CD - USA

Blues/roots music

Hailing from the Bootheel of Missouri, guitarist, vocalist and composer, Mike Gray having made music for two decades. He is musician with respectable experience behind, but also a relatively newer name on blues / roots fields. Discographically he debuted with " Middle Distance" album, from this 2011 year, and this is a CD ( also available in digital form ) , with 13 tracks in. Most of the things, Mike did with own " hands" and forces, and he has introduced himself as a blues performer, with strong country, and roots elements presents in his views as well. We can also find some boogie traces, some up tempo honky-tonk variants, but mentioned reckognizable style is present on materials form album. A similiar " psyhology", circulate around complete album materials, and Mike also treats arrangments in simple but clear way. Production isn' t modern, but in the other hand posses supportive and connective details , generally for Mike's sound. Finally, " Middle Distance" is a good discographical start for forthcoming Mike's carrear....

Rating : 7 / 10

www.mikegrayonline.com

HORNS of HATTIN - De Veritate

HORNS of HATTIN - De Veritate

Written by Branimir Lokner

Sunday, 27 November 2011

HORNS of HATTIN

" De Veritate "

( Self - released ) 2011.

CD - AUSTRIA

Black/death/dark metal

Out of Austria comes a band Horns of Hattin, formed back in 2007 year, They have discographicaly started with " Demo" ( 2008 ), and during the this 2011 year, also with realization of full-length, entitled " De Veritate". Horns of Hattin are group whose interesting fields touches epic themes, ancient mysteries, and periods occupied by the the events of the Crusaders. They also explores eternal themes, as a relations between humans and religion.. Musically, their performing options are equally orientire to symphonic black metal tendencies, as same as to death and dark metal variations, and classic heavy includings as well. Some elements of 90's black metal movement are present in its music, but Austrians also has accepted enough modern views in its approach. " De Veritate" as a album are consists of 9 tracks/ themes, and this is also some sort of conceptual saga. " De Veritate" as a album isn' t so easy for acceptable, but Austrian fellows did a lotta' efforts that all things comes to a right place. A productional work is well-done, as same as the other technical details...

Rating : 7 / 10

C / o : www.myspace.com/hornsofhattin

DAVE HOGAN - Fun Box

DAVE HOGAN - Fun Box

Written by Branimir Lokner

Wednesday, 23 November 2011

DAVE HOGAN

" Fun Box "

( Self - released ) 2011.

CD - USA

Americana/alt. country/rock

A Bridgeport, Connecticut based songwriter, guitarist and vocalist, Dave Hogan is a veteran of three critically-acclaimed groups, as a : Red One, The Great Upsetters, and The Rafter Bats. He is a longest period in a saddle, and his carrear deserve respectations. He was colaborated and cooperate with numerous collegues and musicians, and began his solo career in 2006 year. " Fun Box" is his actuelle product, and this is a full-length Digi CD with 10 tracks in. Dave's musical styles ranges from americana and alt.country tendencies, to 70's rock and acoustic includings, and some additional elements in between, as well. His vocal interpretation posses a fresh energy, some very personal enthusiastic view, and what is also important to say, all of 10 present songs are listenable and acceptable for tasty and also " avarage" listener's ear. In some aspects his works reminds me on late James Taylor approach, but Dave as a songwriter has showed enough own " tricks" and repeatable melodies /details. " Fun Box" as a album satisfies in every aspects, and also is recomandable for old scholl and 70's music followers.

Rating : 8 / 10

C / o : www.davehoganmusic.com