GRAHAM
BONNET BAND
"Live in Tokyo 2017" (Frontiers
Music SRL; 2019)
Reviewed by Snidermann
I have a unique experience in reviewing music
that I will share with you now: My editor, R. Scott Bolton, gave me some music
to review and one of them was the Graham Bonnet Band's "Live in Tokyo 2017." I
had never heard of the band--never heard a cut, nothing, nada, zip. So I start
to listen to the album and what I hear is a loud, late 80s early 90s rock'n'roll
sound.
But this was the first I've ever heard of the
band, this live recording. So here I am, with zero experience with this band,
and I have got to write about what I think. So here goes: "Live in Tokyo 2017"
features some high quality music: well-rounded, well thought-out and with a nice
hard edge. This shit has a backbone, plenty of charisma, fire and whatever other
word you want to use to describe really good music with a ton of presence. This
shit is alive and very fun to listen to.
Everyone knows that a live recording is a
showcase of the best any band has to offer. Since I did not know any of the
band's music, I had to listen very closely to make an evaluation based on that
live sound alone. And I intentionally didn't research this CD before I listened
because I wanted to go in fresh. As of this writing, I do not know very much
about this band at all but one thing I can say is that they really kick ass
live. "Live in Tokyo 2017" has everything a great live CD needs: solid music, a
lively performance and a great soul. If a band has soul, it has everything it
needs.
Editor's note: I love the fact that
Snidermann went into this recording without realizing that Graham Bonnet was who
he is. It gave this review a fresh perspective it might not have otherwise had.
And, for the record, congratulations to Graham on his induction to the Heavy
Metal Hall of Fame.
For more information, check out
https://www.facebook.com/grahambonnetmusic.
Rating Guide:
A classic. This record will kick your ass.
Killer. Not a classic but it will rock your world.
So-so. You've heard better.
Pretty bad. Might make a nice coaster.
Self explanatory. Just the sight of the cover makes you wanna hurl.
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