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1-Steamroller 2-Stung By A Woman 3-Marigold 4-Rhythm And Truth 5-Black Train 6-Beautiful 7-Holding On 8-A Mystic 9-The Bull 10-Aberystwyth (2012 'Provogue')(35:28/10) Hier muss man echt aufpassen, nicht von diesem 'Dampfhammer'-Rockblues überrollt zu werden. Die meisten Kollegen klingen ihm Vergleich mit dem Kanadier wie Chorknaben. Harter Rock mit Blueswurzeln und brutal klingenden Soli
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
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This is a poor effort. The last album ('Ruby Electric') was short on new original material and 'Steamroller' suffers from this too. But whereas 'Ruby Electric' was filled out by the inclusion of live tracks and some incendiary guitar solos 'Steamroller' has neither. Instead we get ten songs that last a total of just under thirty-eight minutes, none of them are particularly original and what solos there are fall into the 'short but sweet' category. Given that Philip Sayce is not a singer whose voice really captivates the listener and the songs are very much clichéd blues-rock it's the solos that should carry the songs ..... and they don't. Whilst I wouldn't advocate long solos as a be-all and end-all Sayce is far too good a player to be hiding his solos this way. Ultimately the album's shortcomings can be summed up by the fact that the track listing on the CD cover does not match the order on the CD itself - it all seems a bit rushed and poorly thought out.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
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As I said in my review of Philip Sayce's last album; Ruby Electric, his follow up album had to be a little special and, unfortunately, as much as I wanted to love this offering, it is not the killer album that it could so easily have been!
The production of a "live" feeling studio album is not a bad idea, but this is marred by far too much distortion in PS's guitar and, worse still, in his vocals.
It starts off reasonably well with the title track "Steamroller" but the following track "Stung By A Woman" holds the distortion and falsetto vocals that I'm afraid spoil things somewhat and this follows through to the awful "The Bull" BUT, that said, rays of brilliance shine through in the quiet "Marigold" and the simply stunningly beautiful closer (and all instrumental) "Aberystwyth" which for my money shows perfectly what much of the rest of the album is hiding - a brilliant guitarist and songwriter.
Added to the moans and groans here is the fact that this album also only weighs in at a measly 35 minutes or so, which, if this were a stunner of an album, would be just about forgiveable, but in light of the fact that it is not a killer, then this doesn't really give the fans their money's worth.
All in all, not a bad album by a long chalk, but it really could have been so much more - shame! - but nevertheless, I AM looking forward to the absolute killer that this man can and will produce!
The production of a "live" feeling studio album is not a bad idea, but this is marred by far too much distortion in PS's guitar and, worse still, in his vocals.
It starts off reasonably well with the title track "Steamroller" but the following track "Stung By A Woman" holds the distortion and falsetto vocals that I'm afraid spoil things somewhat and this follows through to the awful "The Bull" BUT, that said, rays of brilliance shine through in the quiet "Marigold" and the simply stunningly beautiful closer (and all instrumental) "Aberystwyth" which for my money shows perfectly what much of the rest of the album is hiding - a brilliant guitarist and songwriter.
Added to the moans and groans here is the fact that this album also only weighs in at a measly 35 minutes or so, which, if this were a stunner of an album, would be just about forgiveable, but in light of the fact that it is not a killer, then this doesn't really give the fans their money's worth.
All in all, not a bad album by a long chalk, but it really could have been so much more - shame! - but nevertheless, I AM looking forward to the absolute killer that this man can and will produce!
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
This is a great collection of (mainly) heavy blues tracks that reminds me in places of Lenny Kravitz. But this is excellent guitar playing and an album of quality songs. There is much to enjoy here, although the album only lasts around 36 minutes. If you like blues rock along the lines of Joe Bonamassa then you'll love his. Well worth a listen.
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belter
This is a fantastic album by Philip, title track Steamroller opens the album with a cracking riff, and the rest of the album continues in much the same vein. Read more
Published 1 month ago by spocks beard
I so wish it was 5 stars
I was very lucky last July to meet and interview Philip at his Tunnels Club gig in Bristol. He is just the nicest most down-to-earth guy you would ever wish to meet - both my... Read more
Published 3 months ago by laughingdog
Astounding
A superb CD by Mr Sayce, the title track and 'Beautiful', really stand out for me as reminders of what it's like watching him play in the flesh. Do you like Bonamassa? Read more
Published 3 months ago by music lover
Duration/
Just received my copy of the latest offering from Philip Sayce...another good blues rock offering however at a play time of only 35 mins.... Read more
Published 3 months ago by MR C WESTLAKE
Another great
Another great album from Philip sayce, less indulgent guitar solos this time around but still great riffs, vocals and solos, a must buy
Published 3 months ago by DanB
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