I have that in my car stereo right now! Kick ass cd!Originally posted by binnie
Another one from me (I have around 1100 CDs so there are a few "gems" in there!)
Badlands - Dusk (1999, but recorded c.1992)
Ok, I think the first Badlands album is failry well known to hard-rock fans (self-titled, 1989 - if you don't own it, but it!): Jake E Lee shreds all over it, and Ray Gillan has the best voice you've never heard. Sadly, their second album "Vodoo highway" didn't keep the momentum going and sounded a little bloated and uninspired in places; too many softer, mid-paced songs, and too many James Taylor and Eagles influences. With the exception of "Last Time" and "Soul Stealer" (amazing riff) the energy was gone.
Ray Gillan died AIDS c.1993. "Dusk" was essentially the demos for a new album, recorded in 1992 and it is fuckin' incredible. Much more hard-rock than "Vodoo....". Ok, not all of the songs are great and given that this isn't the finished product there are plenty of kinks to be kicked out. But that's why I love it: it was clearly recorded "live in the studio" and you get the sense of a rock band playing in the room, the feel, the energy. It's raw and dirty, you hear when the drummer misses fills and symbol crashes, or when someone goes out of time. To me, these rare errors ADD to the overall impact of the record, it makes it more human. Ray Gillan's voice is also amazing on this one. Well worth a listen.
A cd I dig that I'm the only one that knows about it: Slade "Keep Your Hands off my Power Supply". Great rock band, with great rock tunes. "Ready to Explode" rules. Fuck an A.