Vince Neil - Tattoos & Tequila |
Published June 08 2010
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Tattoos & Tequila |
| Genre | Hard Rock |
Vince Neil
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Vocals
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| Tracks | 12 |
Jeff Blando
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Guitar
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| Runningtime | 41 Min. |
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Guitar
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| Label | Frontiers Records |
Dana Strum
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Bass
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| Release | 04 June 2010 |
Zoltan Chaney
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Drums
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| Country | USA |
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| Producer | Vince Neil/Jack Blades/Marti Frederiksen | ||
| Similar artists | --- | ||
With Mötley Crue having a quiet period before a summer with festival appearances, vocalist Vince Neil takes the opportunity to release Tattoos & Tequila, his third as a solo artist. His last individual effort, Carved In Stone, dates as far back as 1995 while Exposed came in 1993. The latter was a particularly fine piece of work, and successful too, peaking at number 13 on the US charts. This time, however, Neil has gone for a different approach, recording ten covers plus two new songs.
Just like the title and album cover reflect the blonde-haired singer's rock ´n roll image, the numbers chosen for the album reflect his musical influences. Some of the artists are quite predictable, such as Aerosmith, The Sweet and Sex Pistols, but there are also not so obvious ones, like The Hollies, Creedence Clearwater Revival and Elton John. Sometimes the interpretations work well, sometimes not as well, but although there are no real spectacular tracks, the version of Long Cool Woman (originally by The Hollies) is appealing. Moreover, He's A Whore (Cheap Trick), AC/DC (Sweet) and No Feelings (Sex Pistols) are energetic rockers, and Nobody's Fault (Aerosmith) seriously heavy. A good dose of attitude has been injected into the tunes, and many of them feature lyrics that fit with the escapades of the Mötley member.
The album has the signature sound that is to be expected, with a fat production and sharp guitars accompanying Vince's unmistakable voice, which is in good shape here. It does, however, sound rather out of place at times, such as on Who Will Stop The Rain (Creedence Clearwater Revival) and on a metallized version of Viva Las Vegas (Elvis Presley). What about the two original songs, then? Well, the title track is a groovy number with a simple but effective chorus, and some modern touches. Another Bad Day, meanwhile, which in fact is from Mötley´s New Tattoo sessions, is a fine power ballad.
Tattoos & Tequila, which, it shall be said, also serves
as promotion for an upcoming book by Neil of the same name, is in truth
not something which will take the music world by storm, being enjoyable
enough but hardly thrilling - as is mostly the case with cover material.
Other than for the most devoted Neil and Mötley fans it's not an
obligatory purchase and its relevance could be questioned. Saying that,
viewed simply as a rock ´n roll record paying homage to that music
style and some of its seminal artists - the main idea behind the project
- it fills its purpose well. If the album does end up in your CD player
- or more modern devices - it will work fine as an uplifting energizer
for an evening's fun.
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6 chalices of 10 - Mozzy |
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