CD Review: Roget - Pain

Roget has a great sound and this new album "Pain" truly shows it. The title track is a mid-tempo jam with great guitar and drums. Another favorite of mine is "Fly Away". It is such a relaxing song that I can imagine driving down the road with this cranked on a nice Spring day. Roget gives me a Beatles vibe with his music. Which is a great thing to me because I am a huge Beatles fan. He is not a copy of The Beatles, but has a similar style but Roget is unique for sure. I love how his voice is layered on certain parts of the songs.
Another song called "Believe In Your Life" has a "bad ass" sound to it. You for sure need to listen to "Killing Me". See his voice is recorded with what sounds like some type of vocal effect on it which really makes it sound cool. The songs on this album are all good songs. Some stick out more than others but it is an album you could listen to from start to finish and not skip a thing.
The music and lyrics are somewhat easy listening but can get a little rougher at times. The song "Walking Back To Georgia" is an amazing song. Lyrics and music excel here. If you want to see for yourself visit Roget at http://www.reverbnation.com/roget

9 out of 10 stars

You can listen for Roget at www.hardcoremix.com
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New Music: Free Kennedy - American Dream

Free Kennedy blends Country and Rock together so well that both listeners in either genre will have no problem checking them out. They are versatile enough to be played on a full blown Country station as well as a full blown Rock station.

Made up of Jim Morley, Karen Mcnamara, Joe Karns and Eric Olson. These guys sound extremely well polished and sound just as good if not better than anything out today!

The current single on at www.hardcoremix.com is called "American Dream". This Mid-uptempo song compares a wonderful woman to the American dream. The lyrics are great and the guitar and drums are perfect. The engineer of this track really did a good job mixing this record. The drums sound excellent and you nod your head the whole way through.
I cannot tell you how refreshing it is to hear a great sounding Country group come out these days. Good music will always shine!

Check out Free Kennedy at www.freekennedy.com
Even their website looks awesome.

Band Review: Seven Story Fall

Seven Story Fall is made up of 4 members who all play a wonderful role in creating something that most bands are missing today. They sound extremely well polished and everything comes together nicely.
On the song "Nightmares" it reminds me of a mid-tempo song I would hear at a summertime party just chilling with my friends on a late summer night. They sound as good if not better than anything else out there today!

The guitar on the song "Beautiful Eyes" is flawless. I like this song because the vocals are recorded in a way that sounds like it is unplugged.
Their album is coming out soon and don't take my word for it but check them out and judge for yourself!

http://www.myspace.com/sevenstoryfall

CD Review: Phil Vassar - Traveling Circus

This CD has been delayed for so long!
So, after such a long wait, how does "Traveling Circus" fare? Frankly, it's high up on par with Vassar's pristine standards; not that it's perfect but it's still better than the average country CD out there. This time round, Vassar has a more hands on approach to this project whereby he produced all the tracks here himself. Further, he has relied on his road band rather than the paid by the hour session artist creating a more live feel to it. The killer tracks here are the ballads: the best being the ultra sweet "She's on the Way." A choke to the heart, "She's on the Way" has two dads conversing about the challenges of fatherhood. The emotions are so raw and so immediate while the song's melody is memorable: combinations that make this a big hit to come. Another winner is the melancholic piano driven ballad "A Year From Now"--an ode to the transcendence of time that will heal our deepest pains. "John Wayne" is perhaps one of the most tender love songs Vassar where the protagonist swears by forever love and commitment looking to American's iconic actor for inspiration. "Everywhere I Go," the current single, starts off well soft and tender before being seduced into the current trend where bombastic drums and screeching electric guitars ruined what could have been a heartfelt broken hearted love song.

6 out of 10 stars

CD Review: Bon Jovi - The Circle

Bon Jovi is back! I wasn't sure what to expect from this album when I bought it. The album starts with a highly energetic "We weren't meant to follow" and has some really good tracks that follow. I have listened to it a few times now and it feel like they have gone back to their roots with this album after flirting with the Country scene with "Lost Highway". Their sound is still truly unique and I believe it always will be. I think this CD is true to the Bon Jovi vision and incorporates current themes into their music. I must say this, I would classify this more as an "Easy Listening" album than a Rock album.
I guess in their old age they need to tone it down a bit. Still a decent buy!

6 out of 10 stars

Music Review: Green Mountain Rebels

The Green Mountain Rebels are a real Americana/Blues/Country-Punk band from Eau Claire, Wisconsin. Their sound is raw and gritty and worth a listen!
The song "If It Don't Shine" has a great upbeat tempo and the vocals are fantastic with a gritty sound to them. The guitar sounds great and reminds me of a modern day 70's tune that you cannot ignore.

Some of the songs really show their Country side such as on "Shot glass On The Dashboard". This song has a raw and gritty Country vibe to it.

There is something about the way the songs are mixed that has me hooked. There must be some kind of effect on their guitars that sound outstanding!

Either way be sure to take a listen to them.

www.myspace.com/gmrebels