Jesse's Powertrip - Not So Innocent | ||
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Label: MTM Music Producers: Jesse Bradman, Phil Bright Year: 1999 UK Distribution: Cargo Records Total Playing Time: 52:52 m:s Review date: 8 April 1999 |
| Web site: MTM Music
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| Rating: 6 | ||
| Verdict: Even the all-star guest guitarist line-up can't help this one. | ||
| I'm not sure how Bob Gilles & David Sikes feel about it, but this lot have changed their name from The Innocent to Jesse's Powertrip. Such was the impact of the 1997 Escape released 'The Innocent' album that I'd actually forgotten that I reviewed it. Escape didn't like me saying anything negative about their releases and they eventually stopped submitting review material. Luckily, they didn't threaten me with legal action! While I'm on the subject, Z Records also pulled the plug on review submissions, also because of a couple of so-so reviews. I hope MTM aren't that small minded. So have the band improved this time round? The band is still going for the same market with their arena style rock as purveyed by the Damn Yankees, Nightranger etc. To help out in the guitar department they've enlisted Frank Hannon (ex Telsa), Richie Kotzen (ex-Poison) and Mike Varney (of Shrapnel & Magna Carta Records). I'll have to admit this one has been completely overshadowed by the other MTM releases this month and I haven't played it that much. Maybe that says more about the album than I could ever put into words in a review. When listening to it, it does have it's moments, but nothing really makes the lasting impression necessary to make you want to come back to it again and again. On opening track, 'Let It Roll', Jesse sounds like Neil Young. Now I happen to like Neil Young's voice on this own material, but not on melodic hard rock. Elsewhere the impression isn't quite as strong, but the vocals do tend to sound strained throughout. Mid-tempo rocker 'Lonely Girl', 'Hole In Your Heart', the slow blues tinged 'Sister Mercy', 'Leaving Home' and the catchy 'Desire' might make you want to listen again, if you didn't have to wade through the mundane surrounding tracks. With previous outfits like Nightranger, Aldo Nova & Bad English under their belts, these guys should be able to do better. | ||
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