Vick Le Car's Blue Moon - s/t | ||
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Album Cover: ![[Image]](../../Images/bluemoon.jpg)
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Label: Record Heaven Music Producer: Vick Le Car Year: 2000 Total Playing Time: 46:58 m:s Review date: 12/06/2001 |
| Web site: www.rhcd.net , www.vicklecar.com
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| Rating: 79 % | ||
| Verdict: Accomplished blues-based hard rock | ||
| On hearing that one of Vick's influences was Ritchie Blackmore I was expecting something along the line of well known Ritchie worshipper Yngwie Malmsteen. That didn't fill me with too much enthusiasm as I've found his music to be sterile, clinical, and without any passion. In fact, checking out his home page whilst writing this review shows that his influences include Jimi Hendrix, Alvin Lee, Gary Moore, Glen Hughes, Ritchie Blackmore, Jeff Beck, Jimi Page, Eric Clapton, Paco DeLucia, Al DiMeola, George Benson and Carlos Santana.
Joining Vick in the band is an impressive lineup of musicians whose CVs include Angel, Rainbow, Ace Frehley , BOC etc. Vick and his band have created a blues-based hard rock album that harks back to late 70's and the 80's. Opener, "I Don't Want You", is a Glenn Hughes style blues rocker with plenty of guitar work swarming all over it, but it doesn't quite grab you the way an opening track should. Matters improve on the Bad Co. meets Rainbow blues-edged hard rock of "Son Of A Witch", which impresses musically if not in the song naming department. A touch of funk is added to the formula on "Never Stranded" and that makes me think of Glenn Hughes or even Hughes/Thrall. It is a busy track that comes to life when Vick lets loose with his guitar work. "Between Heaven & Hell" is yet another mid to up tempo blues rocker. Ed Terry's vocal are impressive throughout the album, coming across as a mixture of Joe Lynn Turner and David Coverdale. In fact, this track is precisely the sort of music I can imagine JLT putting on one of his albums - I'm reminded of his Holy Man album. "Take My Hand" is a change of pace with a slow bluesy ballad. "Run Like A River" is a bluesy workout from the start before it moves up a gear into Deep Purple meets Bad Co meets early Whitesnake. The vocalist does a good job of fitting in with the music.Given the fact it has burn in the title, it is not surprising that the next track, "Turn & Burn" starts off immediately in a very Deep Purple vein. Once again Vick & his guitar take centre stage and stamp their authority all over the show. The next couple of tunes, "In New York City" & "One More Shot", are both blues influenced hard rock numbers where the chorus outshines the rest of the song. "Condor Pass" is an instrumental which reinforces what we already know by this point - Vick is a fine guitarist. The final track, Shinin' On, isn't composed by Vick and is more of a straight ahead rock tune compared to the blues rock of the rest of the album. This is a good blues- based hard rock album, where Vick and Co. put in good performance on a set of songs which are 'fit for purpose'. If your music tastes include Purple, early Whitesnake, Glenn Hughes, Bad Co, Free and Joe Lynn Turner, then it is well worth investigating. | ||
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