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│║ Release Information ║ │
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│║ Rls Date..2020-03-18 Encoder......LAME 3.100 ║ │
│║ Genre.....Hard Rock Graber.......EAC ║ │
│║ Year......2020 Khz/Bitrate..44.1 / VBR kbps ║ │
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│║ Ripper....Anthem Songs........11 ║ │
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│║ Release Notes ║ │
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│║ Artist : Dirty Shirley ║ │
│║ Album : Dirty Shirley ║ │
│║ Label : Frontiers ║ │
│║ Cat.No : FR CD 1004 ║ │
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│║ Description : ║ │
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│║ If you are under the impression that Mister Scary himself ║ │
│║ peaked sometime around ôBeast From The Eastö in 1988, we ║ │
│║ have two things to say to you. One, shame on you for ║ │
│║ doubting George Lynch. Two, we have some very good news. ║ │
│║ George has reached a new pinnacle for creativity with his ║ │
│║ new project with Dino Jelusick, in the form of breakout ║ │
│║ album ôDirty Shirley.ö ║ │
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│║ Although George has done some very cool things in recent ║ │
│║ years since his eponymous ôMob,ö with super-projects like ║ │
│║ KXM (Dug Pinnick / Ray Luzier) and The End Machine (Dokken ║ │
│║ with a capable singer), Dirty Shirley presents us with a ║ │
│║ Lynch stretched into new ôFrontiersö with the record label ║ │
│║ of the same name. Supported by a world-class rhythm section ║ │
│║ of Trevor Roxx on bass and Will Hunt beating the ║ │
│║ ever-loving hell out the skins, Lynch covers a sonic ║ │
│║ landscape ranging from the riffage we remember on ôTooth ║ │
│║ and Nailö and outwards into cleaner bluesy parts with just ║ │
│║ a bit of grit. However, just because George is driving the ║ │
│║ wagons west into a brave new frontier, do not think for one ║ │
│║ moment Dino is just chilling in the back of the wagon ║ │
│║ sampling the hooch. This album plays out like a contest to ║ │
│║ see who of the duo can push themselves to maximum ║ │
│║ versatility, and the winner is us, because we get to listen ║ │
│║ to it. And itÆs great. ║ │
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│║ The album literally prescribes you the cure for your ║ │
│║ cowbell fever on the second beat (and kudos to the band, ║ │
│║ because itÆs very cool) before George comes in with his ║ │
│║ signature classic late 80s ôScreaminÆ Demonö tone. However, ║ │
│║ when Dino comes in on vocals, and itÆs like some powerhouse ║ │
│║ hybrid of Russell Allen and Ronnie James Dio, you stop ║ │
│║ whatever you are doing and look right at your stereo ║ │
│║ speakers. The opening track, ôHere Comes the King,ö could ║ │
│║ easily be a fanfare for Dino himself, and when it comes to ║ │
│║ rock and metal vocalists of 2020, he may just claim that ║ │
│║ throne without contest. ║ │
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│║ A real highlight of the album is the second track, ôDirty ║ │
│║ Blues,ö which alternately sounds like Eric Sardinas and The ║ │
│║ Black Crowes. The battered-and-fried delta blues tones ║ │
│║ ôhand pickedö by George are fun and authentic, but the ║ │
│║ guitars go right back to his trademark ôalmost stupid heavy ║ │
│║ but not quiteö Seymour Duncan snarling through EL34 tubes ║ │
│║ sound for the awesome chorus. At times it is almost hard to ║ │
│║ believe it is the same singer who was just going ║ │
│║ balls-to-the-wall on the first track bringing us a soulful ║ │
│║ blues rock delivery on this one, even mentioning Dirty ║ │
│║ Shirley herself, which is naturally fun. Not every metal ║ │
│║ outfit can deliver authentic blues rock, but this gal ║ │
│║ certainly can. ║ │
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│║ When we think we have the gist of the album figured out, ║ │
│║ the third track, ôI Disappear,ö throws us yet another ║ │
│║ curve-ball. It has an exotic darkness to it, and there may ║ │
│║ even be some drop-tuning from Mister Lynch, in addition to ║ │
│║ some very fresh bass grooves from Trevor. When the guitars ║ │
│║ are only semi-dirty, they swirl in an effects-laden miasma ║ │
│║ before supporting the big mean chorus. As a whole, it has a ║ │
│║ unique feel, comparable perhaps only to ôFanatic,ö from the ║ │
│║ ôMasqueradeö album of fellow Dokken alumnus Reb Beach. Dino ║ │
│║ wears the keyboardist cape in the record as well, and drops ║ │
│║ in some cool Hammond organ chords in the right places to ║ │
│║ give it a feel someplace between Jon Lord and Kevin Moore. ║ │
│║ To put the icing on the cake, the final ôOoooaaaaohahooowö ║ │
│║ delivered by Dino at the end of the song is so much like ║ │
│║ Dio it will make the hairs on your arms stand on end. Just ║ │
│║ very-well done all around. ║ │
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│║ OK, so that must be all the tricks, right? No, not even ║ │
│║ close. The fourth track, ôThe Dying,ö comes in with a tempo ║ │
│║ and a clean groove that is more like Duran DuranÆs ôCome ║ │
│║ Undoneö than anything we would normally expect from the ║ │
│║ Lynch universe. Dino flips some sort of switch and sounds ║ │
│║ like Purple-era Coverdale. We would compare Dino Jelusick ║ │
│║ to a Swiss Army knife of vocals, except that a Swiss Army ║ │
│║ knife is a collection of shitty tools grouped together for ║ │
│║ convenience. Every tool in the Dino toolbox is honed to ║ │
│║ beautiful perfection. ôThe Dyingö rises and falls in ║ │
│║ heaviness until building to a powerful conclusion. ║ │
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│║ We could go on like this with every fantastic track on this ║ │
│║ surprise favorite album, and we appreciate your readership ║ │
│║ as always, but your time would be better spent picking up ║ │
│║ the album and seeing for yourself. ôLast Man Standingö and ║ │
│║ ôSiren Songö deliver straight-up rock in Lynch Mob ║ │
│║ tradition, including some very cool leads on the latter. ║ │
│║ ôThe Voice of a Soul,ö is a dirty blues rock beast of seven ║ │
│║ minutes, jam-packed with heart and soul in the best Paul ║ │
│║ Rodgers vein, fusing the retro and the now with spectacular ║ │
│║ results, including call-and-response guitar and vocal scat ║ │
│║ like Gillan and Blackmore in the golden age. ôColdö is a ║ │
│║ funky-fresh street-fighting rocker jammed full of attitude, ║ │
│║ and ôEscalatorö seems like a standard-issue rock tune until ║ │
│║ Lynch summons his inner Frank Gambale and gets all ║ │
│║ fusion-jazz on us. Kirk Hammett could benefit from a listen ║ │
│║ to ôHigherö to get some insights into tasteful wah ║ │
│║ application. The final track ôGrand Masterö comes in with ║ │
│║ the Eastern soundscapes one would expect in a lesson in ║ │
│║ Grasshopper trying to snatch the pebble from the masterÆs ║ │
│║ palm, before immersing the listener in some absolutely ║ │
│║ stunning steel-string acoustic guitar playing. In the end, ║ │
│║ ôBlack Mountain Sideö is given a serious run for its money, ║ │
│║ and the album comes to a satisfying end. ║ │
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│║ This album is going on the short list for rock album of the ║ │
│║ year. It does not matter what happens in the next eleven ║ │
│║ months, unless Bon Scott, Phil Lynott, Freddie Mercury, and ║ │
│║ Ronnie James Dio are all returned to us in a very short ║ │
│║ amount of time. Dino Jelusick is the young gun to watch in ║ │
│║ coming years, and George Lynch remains the ôGrand Masterö ║ │
│║ when it comes to rock guitar. The album is well-conceived, ║ │
│║ flawlessly executed, enjoyable the first time out and the ║ │
│║ tenth, and is masterfully produced by keyboard and ║ │
│║ mix-maestro Alessandro Del Vecchio. If you like hard rock ║ │
│║ of any flavor, do not miss this release. It is the dark ║ │
│║ horse of 2020 releases, and already a solid favorite. ║ │
│║ Frontiers Music has the goods right , or check in with your ║ │
│║ favorite online retailer. ║ │
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│║ Dino Jelusick / Vocals, Keyboards ║ │
│║ George Lynch / Guitars ║ │
│║ Trevor Roxx / Bass ║ │
│║ Will Hunt / Drums ║ │
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│║ Release Tracklist ║ │
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│ 1. Here Comes The King 6:43 │
│ 2. Dirty Blues 3:34 │
│ 3. I Disappear 6:57 │
│ 4. The Dying 4:00 │
│ 5. Last Man Standing 4:16 │
│ 6. Siren Song 4:04 │
│ 7. The Voice Of A Soul 7:08 │
│ 8. Cold 5:16 │
│ 9. Escalator To Purgatory 5:04 │
│ 10. Higher 5:27 │
│ 11. Grand Master 3:59 │
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│ ║ Greetings To: ║ │
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│ Too all people who contributes to make this │
│ archive of good music in a exceptional conditions │
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