Thursday, September 19, 2019

9/20/2019 Releases of Personal Note

Like the last two weeks, this one figures to be a big one on Spotify.  This one may also lead to some MP3 purchases down the line for more convenient access.

Michael Schenker Fest-Revelation: Last year, influential hard rock and heavy metal guitarist Michael Schenker made an album featuring all the singers he had worked with in his solo career; Gary Barden, Graham Bonnet, Robin McAuley and Doogie White.  This year, they return for a second album and Ronnie Romero, a singer from Spain famous for being the new singer for Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow and The Ferrymen, sings a song as well.

Samantha Fish-Kill or Be Kind: A woman blues rocker, this album has had some nice singles and has been one of several reasons I've delved more into Blues music this year.  Of course, finding out through Spotify that lots of my favorite hard rock musicians crossed over into blues also helped.

Slash-Living the Dream Tour: Slash is one of my all-time favorite guitarists and this album showcases a live show with Myles Kennedy from earlier in the year.  This will only feature one Guns N Roses song, "Nightrain," but will showcase some of my favorites from Slash's solo career, like "World on Fire" and "Dr. Alibi," as well as songs from last year's album I may have missed on Spotify or in general.

Kobra and the Lotus-Evolution: I first heard of this band in 2014 when I saw them open for Def Leppard and KISS.  They are an intense, woman-sung metal band from Calgary and the vocals of their lead singer, Kobra Paige, are a highlight.  Songs I've enjoyed from them in the past include "High Priestess," "I Am I Am," "Triggerpulse" and their cover of "The Chain" by Fleetwood Mac.  I'm really looking forward to hearing them again.

Lee Aaron-Power, Soul, Rock N Roll: A live album from another Canadian woman metal singer.  She also crosses over into blues a bit by covering Deep Purple's "Mistreated."  When I heard that on Spotify, I knew to keep an eye out for her and shortly after, this live album was announced.  I am looking forward to discovering other songs by her (and also seeing if the song called "Rock Candy" is a cover of the Montrose song).

Joel Paterson-Let it Be Guitar: An instrumental guitar album that covers The Beatles.  I love The Beatles and I'm usually a fan of Beatles covers, having heard them from a variety of artists.  From the track listing, this might be in the same area as Chet Atkins' Beatles cover album, released while The Beatles were popular, which was a solid guitar album with nice harmonica playing.  I haven't run into many bad Beatles covers, so this should be good.

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