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Personal opinions aside...for what it is musically...this is a very cool album. One for the car for a few weeks yet...
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My copy is on the way.
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Had a couple of listens now and have to say I'm enjoying it a lot. Lots of energy and very different to BCC. Well worth a listen
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Had a couple of listens now and have to say I'm enjoying it a lot. Lots of energy and very different to BCC. Well worth a listen
Big G! I shoulda used that for my forum name!
I have read a lot of very positive reviews and accolades about this cd .I hope it lives up to the hype.
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I heard it yesterday & really enjoyed it. Hope this band goes on tour.
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I've only had one spin through the CD so far, but it's very, very good. As usual for Glenn, the songs are great. Glenn knows how to write even if he reaches into the cliche lyric box from time to time. It also has it's unrestrained Glenn vocal moments. I know that's not everyone's cup of tea here, but I like his style, and it's not like he goes over the top all of the time. As I've said before, Glenn is a total freak of nature to have that kind of power and vocal range through this long career. It's simply amazing to me. Only last vocal note: the vocal harmonies are terrific on several songs. I need to read the liner notes to see who it is. Sounds too high to be Jason.
Andrew Watt, the guitarist, has totally exceeded my expectations. I was afraid this was going to be artsy/quirky/funky and it is not. More like BCC pushed a bit harder. Andrew's guitar tone is more overdriven than I expected. I always wished Joe had dirtied up his tone a bit for BCC to set it apart from his blues stuff. But this is more than that. Since I'm a hard rock guy at heart, it certainly works for me and perhaps a lot of others here as well.
I totally recommend this for the rock folks here or anyone who has followed Glenn. This is not BCC 2.0. It's more like the next Glenn thing. Just get past the over the top Glenn vocals on track one and you will be rewarded.
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Track 5: All Falls Down is f*cking brilliant. Glenn steps way back for a backing vocalist harmony and lets her sing way "up front". I've listened to it at least 25 times today.
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Track 5: All Falls Down is f*cking brilliant. Glenn steps way back for a backing vocalist harmony and lets her sing way "up front". I've listened to it at least 25 times today.
Great chorus!
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Good album. First listen through, hmm so so, but second, third and fourth I'm really enjoying it. It's my kind of music. And like him or not you got to admit Glenn Hughes has an amazing vocal range - and I wasn't even going to say for a man of his age. And he writes a damn good tune though the lyrics can sometimes leave me bemused. It's difficult to say whether this incarnation has got legs (second album, tour etc etc) but if you like your rock 70s-ish then this is one to have in the CD rack.
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Guitar sound is pretty cool. The composition is pretty average. Doesn't have enough substance for me.
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I have done the first listen and am liking it.I know we shouldn't compare it to BCC, but I was comparing it in my own mind to Afterglow because that cd was very Glenn.I think Afterglow got me more first listen.I am not saying because of Joe,just the songwriting on it.
I do think I am going to really like California Breed.It is a notch more rock. I would like to see Andrew Watt get to stretch out a bit more.Jasons drumming is out of this world as usual.I want to listen to it some more before I say how good I think it is.
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Thanks for the comments Gary - I am going to get the album this week.
Is it worth changing the Topic title to California Breed?
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Thanks for the comments Gary - I am going to get the album this week.
Is it worth changing the Topic title to California Breed?
Changed topic although I saw another thread listed a California Breed that came in later after this thread
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Jane H. wrote:
well Joe tweeted that he liked it so much he bought a shirt. i guess he went to the show! i wish i coulda sent him some bux to pick me up a shirt too. i will have to keep searching for one online
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Nice picture and happy to see that all the melodrama of last year seems to be a thing of the past.
From what I read, their first show seemed to have gone down very well. I`ll go check it myself this Saturday at The Gramercy...Really like the album, it`s got crunch. Anybody else wil be there ?
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I have been riding high with the disk since it got here. All Falls Down is the best of the best elements of Glenn as an artist. Jason backed up all of his BCC performances, very, well here. Andrew sounds like he stepped into what he has been hearing in his head, from what you can tell from the videos of his recent past.
I think Cobb did well on the production too. Overall more diversity than I expected, which was a nice surprise.
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I try to tab the song "All falls down", but I've never tabbed a song before so its a little hard. Can anyone tell me witch tuning it's in?
By the way i dig the new album!
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Will be supporting Slash on the UK tour in November / December.
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Will be supporting Slash on the UK tour in November / December.
No disrespect to Slash but I would take California Breed over any of his solo works.
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