Bitrate: 320K/s
Year: 2003
Time: 57:25
Size: 132,6 MB
Label: Art Beat Records
Styles: Rock/Southern Rock
Year: 2003
Time: 57:25
Size: 132,6 MB
Label: Art Beat Records
Styles: Rock/Southern Rock
Art: Front
1. Travelling Band - 4:43
2. Bring Me Some Water - 5:28
3. Lonely Are the Brave - 4:52
4. Run Away - 5:03
5. No Tomorrow - 5:11
6. Tell Me - 4:34
7. Don't You Know - 4:50
8. Don't Waste Your Life - 4:12
9. Leaving - 6:09
10. Down the Line - 3:34
11. Coming Home - 6:39
12. Arrival - 2:05
1. Travelling Band - 4:43
2. Bring Me Some Water - 5:28
3. Lonely Are the Brave - 4:52
4. Run Away - 5:03
5. No Tomorrow - 5:11
6. Tell Me - 4:34
7. Don't You Know - 4:50
8. Don't Waste Your Life - 4:12
9. Leaving - 6:09
10. Down the Line - 3:34
11. Coming Home - 6:39
12. Arrival - 2:05
Okay, let's get one thing straight right at the start: "Lonely Are The Brave" is NOT Southern Rock! And before everyone howls and a horde of rednecks kicks in the door to the Home of Rock, I'll tell you why.
Southern Rock is frozen. And that for about 30 years. Nothing, absolutely nothing can be invented in Southern Rock since then. It doesn't matter if one band is a little heavier, another a little jammer and the third a little more country-heavy. We had it all before. I love southern rock like no other genre of music. I don't need any surprises or any experiments with all my heroes either. It's quite enough if they come up with a clean new record every few years. Lots of guitars, powerful vocals and a handful of decent songs - where self-plagiarism doesn't jump out at you - is enough to keep Southern rockers like me happy.And that's why the new CD by LIZARD is NOT Southern Rock. Because what we experience on "Lonely Are The Brave" is never foreseeable, not calculable and comparable to no CD from the southern states that has been released so far. No question, of course all Southern insignia are represented on "LATB": double leads, honky tonk piano, Hammond, Dobro and slide guitars, this typical singing that betrays the Southerner (even if he comes from southern Germany), ballads, Rocker, XL guitar battles etc. Too bad that LIZARD are now flying towering above the well-worn structures of the models from the Bible Belt. I will try to clarify. Imagine that bands like THIN LIZZY, WISHBONE ASH and WHITESNAKE (good old Whitesnake, mind you!) are illegitimate children of the ALLMAN BROTHERS, born out of a violent gang bang with LYNYRD SKYNYRD and DOC HATCHET. These Anglo-American bastards are long enough to have children of their own and on a study trip through old Europe, toddler LIZARD was left behind at a motorway service station. The daddy's son developed according to his mixed genes and for several years has consistently refused Big Daddy's alimony checks with the words "Hey dude, you let us down, now let's do our own thing!". (This is a simile! The absence of the female gender, dates and ages do not matter!) 2 1/2 years ago I called "Southern Steel" the best European Southern Rock record of all time. "Lonely Are The Brave" has consequently become the best European non-Southern Rock Southern Rock record of all time. The differences to the formidable predecessor are basically marginal but relevant. The songs are a bit more mature, not even a hint of Holterdiepolter-auf-die-four cliché can be noticed anymore, the production is a little more powerful and rich, the band has grown together a bit closer and the singing is a first 100 percent convincing on a studio record. We already had the opportunity to watch LIZARD recording in the studio in March and the question arose for me at the time how Georg Bayer should sing these new, complex songs. now white i it. And in all clarity. Just brought the live situation into the studio and started blasting away. That's what I did, but I can't sing.
Enough of the vows (everyone knows that I'm a fan of this band, at least now), let's get down to business. Let's start with track #10. Down The Line is the epitome of acoustic country rock. Those guitars, that dobro, those vocals. Despite the rose-colored fan glasses: There are not many comparably beautiful songs. Right after that comes the ballad with a certain escalation effect. You know, like everyone has done since Free Bird. But Coming Home is different, very, very different. We have found that even the best secretary cannot use the space bar on her keyboard as quickly and precisely as Berner and Dorfler bang the notes around their ears. And the CD is off. But what belongs at the beginning of a decent rock record? A decent rocker. Traveling Band is by no means from CCR, but a sweeper, dramatically powered by the bassist. The catchy tune: Don't You Know. Goes in like fresh beer. For the past 10 years, one song has been on my party cassettes or CDRs: Bring Me Some Water, written by Micky Moody and Bernie Marsden for the BORDERLINE project. One of my century songs and now it's finally immortal because the new version is incredibly good. That sneaky boogie guitar in the background, the vocals, the leads... ohohoh, no more partying without water. Bruce Brookshire of DOC HOLLIDAY also provides his vocals and guitar on "Lonely Are The Brave". I'm at least as big a Bruce fan as I am LIZARD. So do I have to know about the Erge
Southern Rock is frozen. And that for about 30 years. Nothing, absolutely nothing can be invented in Southern Rock since then. It doesn't matter if one band is a little heavier, another a little jammer and the third a little more country-heavy. We had it all before. I love southern rock like no other genre of music. I don't need any surprises or any experiments with all my heroes either. It's quite enough if they come up with a clean new record every few years. Lots of guitars, powerful vocals and a handful of decent songs - where self-plagiarism doesn't jump out at you - is enough to keep Southern rockers like me happy.And that's why the new CD by LIZARD is NOT Southern Rock. Because what we experience on "Lonely Are The Brave" is never foreseeable, not calculable and comparable to no CD from the southern states that has been released so far. No question, of course all Southern insignia are represented on "LATB": double leads, honky tonk piano, Hammond, Dobro and slide guitars, this typical singing that betrays the Southerner (even if he comes from southern Germany), ballads, Rocker, XL guitar battles etc. Too bad that LIZARD are now flying towering above the well-worn structures of the models from the Bible Belt. I will try to clarify. Imagine that bands like THIN LIZZY, WISHBONE ASH and WHITESNAKE (good old Whitesnake, mind you!) are illegitimate children of the ALLMAN BROTHERS, born out of a violent gang bang with LYNYRD SKYNYRD and DOC HATCHET. These Anglo-American bastards are long enough to have children of their own and on a study trip through old Europe, toddler LIZARD was left behind at a motorway service station. The daddy's son developed according to his mixed genes and for several years has consistently refused Big Daddy's alimony checks with the words "Hey dude, you let us down, now let's do our own thing!". (This is a simile! The absence of the female gender, dates and ages do not matter!) 2 1/2 years ago I called "Southern Steel" the best European Southern Rock record of all time. "Lonely Are The Brave" has consequently become the best European non-Southern Rock Southern Rock record of all time. The differences to the formidable predecessor are basically marginal but relevant. The songs are a bit more mature, not even a hint of Holterdiepolter-auf-die-four cliché can be noticed anymore, the production is a little more powerful and rich, the band has grown together a bit closer and the singing is a first 100 percent convincing on a studio record. We already had the opportunity to watch LIZARD recording in the studio in March and the question arose for me at the time how Georg Bayer should sing these new, complex songs. now white i it. And in all clarity. Just brought the live situation into the studio and started blasting away. That's what I did, but I can't sing.
Enough of the vows (everyone knows that I'm a fan of this band, at least now), let's get down to business. Let's start with track #10. Down The Line is the epitome of acoustic country rock. Those guitars, that dobro, those vocals. Despite the rose-colored fan glasses: There are not many comparably beautiful songs. Right after that comes the ballad with a certain escalation effect. You know, like everyone has done since Free Bird. But Coming Home is different, very, very different. We have found that even the best secretary cannot use the space bar on her keyboard as quickly and precisely as Berner and Dorfler bang the notes around their ears. And the CD is off. But what belongs at the beginning of a decent rock record? A decent rocker. Traveling Band is by no means from CCR, but a sweeper, dramatically powered by the bassist. The catchy tune: Don't You Know. Goes in like fresh beer. For the past 10 years, one song has been on my party cassettes or CDRs: Bring Me Some Water, written by Micky Moody and Bernie Marsden for the BORDERLINE project. One of my century songs and now it's finally immortal because the new version is incredibly good. That sneaky boogie guitar in the background, the vocals, the leads... ohohoh, no more partying without water. Bruce Brookshire of DOC HOLLIDAY also provides his vocals and guitar on "Lonely Are The Brave". I'm at least as big a Bruce fan as I am LIZARD. So do I have to know about the Erge
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