Michael Landau, Robben Ford, Jimmy Haslip, Gary Novak – Renegade Creation (Provogue).
Renegade Creation brings together four diverse musicians and moulds them into a fusion of blues, rock and soul. The two headliners are Landau and Ford, the former a renowned session guitarist with credits on albums by Miles Davis, Michael Jackson and James Taylor, the latter being the legendary guitarist who has played alongside George Harrison and Greg Allman. Haslip and Novak are not un-notable however and have played with Bruce Hornsby, Donald Fagen, Chick Corea and Alanis Morissette. The opener, What’s Up, is a Mark Knopfler influenced rhythmic blues with Landau’s laconic vocal and the twin guitarists on top form. The follow up, Soft In Black Jeans, is more of a Robert Cray style smooth blues/rock and Robben takes on the vocal with aplomb. Destiny Over Me is slow, dreamy rock and is counterbalanced by the strong blues rock of God And Rock ‘N’ Roll. Landau and Ford let rip on their guitars on the latter with riffs aplenty, all ably backed by strong drumming of Novak. The Darkness is a classy slow blues with signature big guitar breaks from Ford.
Renegade Destruction is a driving rocker with Landau on from as vocalist. This is followed by Peace, which is split into two parts, the intro and the main song. The intro seems a bit pointless with trains, waves and birds in the background. The main track is a guitar instrumental that, whilst well played, is not a strong addition to the album. Who Do You Think You Are is a down and dirty blues with fluid guitar, perhaps the best playing so far. The penultimate track, Where The Wind Blows, is a grinding blues rocker, held together by the rhythm section but it is Robben’s guitar work that shines through. They finish off with Brothers, an instrumental that allows all four to showcase their skills.
http://www.provoguerecords.com/
David Blue.
Renegade Creation brings together four diverse musicians and moulds them into a fusion of blues, rock and soul. The two headliners are Landau and Ford, the former a renowned session guitarist with credits on albums by Miles Davis, Michael Jackson and James Taylor, the latter being the legendary guitarist who has played alongside George Harrison and Greg Allman. Haslip and Novak are not un-notable however and have played with Bruce Hornsby, Donald Fagen, Chick Corea and Alanis Morissette. The opener, What’s Up, is a Mark Knopfler influenced rhythmic blues with Landau’s laconic vocal and the twin guitarists on top form. The follow up, Soft In Black Jeans, is more of a Robert Cray style smooth blues/rock and Robben takes on the vocal with aplomb. Destiny Over Me is slow, dreamy rock and is counterbalanced by the strong blues rock of God And Rock ‘N’ Roll. Landau and Ford let rip on their guitars on the latter with riffs aplenty, all ably backed by strong drumming of Novak. The Darkness is a classy slow blues with signature big guitar breaks from Ford.
Renegade Destruction is a driving rocker with Landau on from as vocalist. This is followed by Peace, which is split into two parts, the intro and the main song. The intro seems a bit pointless with trains, waves and birds in the background. The main track is a guitar instrumental that, whilst well played, is not a strong addition to the album. Who Do You Think You Are is a down and dirty blues with fluid guitar, perhaps the best playing so far. The penultimate track, Where The Wind Blows, is a grinding blues rocker, held together by the rhythm section but it is Robben’s guitar work that shines through. They finish off with Brothers, an instrumental that allows all four to showcase their skills.
http://www.provoguerecords.com/
David Blue.
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