Release date: January 19, 2010 Label: R.E.D. Distribution (U.S.A.) / Powerage Records (Europe) Producer: Joe Barresi, Pearl, Jay Ruston   Style: Hard Rock, Southern Rock, Rock Blues, Classic Rock Related bands: Janis Joplin, Aerosmith, Sass Jordan, Heart

[voto: 4]

Intro
Hard rock corrupted by 70s blues flavor for the band Pearl.

Best tracks
Rock Child, Broken White, Check Out Charlie, My Heart Isn't In It

Notes
Pearl Aday, though unknown to the general public, is surely not unprepared for the world of rock: we are indeed talking about the wife of Scott Ian (guitarist for Anthrax and now also for Pearl) and, at the same time, daughter of Michael Lee Aday, mostly known as Meat Loaf, for which she has toured the world as a backing vocalist for nine years.
In spite of kinship (even if both are not biological), the blonde Pearl is not influenced by the style of any of them.
Since the album cover is easy to guess her love for the 70s and for Janis Joplin (her biological father played drums for Janis Joplin and from her he stole the nickname Pearl for his daughter). So, we are talking about hard blues rock with trace of southern rock (outstanding are the autobiographical "Rock Child" and "Broken White"), sung by a rocker with balls who is not ashamed to show her female side in sweet ballads such as "My Heart Isn’t In It" and "Anything".
Pearl, with her scathing and gritty voice, is rightly the protagonist of the album, but the powerful and precise rhythm section and the two aggressive guitars certainly do not stand in the background.
All together, they create captivating songs that are sure going to be appreciated by anyone who grew up on AC/DC, Ted Nugent, Aerosmith and all the heroes of the '70s.

Band

• Pearl Aday – vocals
• Marcus Blake – bass
• Jim Wilson – guitars
• Scott Ian – guitars
• Eric Leiderman – drums

Tracklist

• 01. Rock Child   4:20
• 02. Nutbush City Limits   3:29
• 03. Broken White   4:35
• 04. Check Out Charlie (ft. Ted Nugent)  3:22
• 05. Mama   4:09
• 06. My Heart Isn't In It   4:48
• 07. Nobody   5:02
• 08. Worth Defending   4:18
• 09. Love Pyre   2:53
• 10. Whore   2:33
• 11. Anything (ft. Jerry Cantrell)  4:18

Discography

• Little Immaculate White Fox (2010 R.E.D. Distribution / Powerage Records)

Suggested links

• Pearl on myspace
• Pearl Official Site

Release date: January 19, 2010 Label: R.E.D. Distribution (U.S.A.) / Powerage Records (Europe) Producer: Joe Barresi, Pearl, Jay Ruston   Style: Hard Rock, Southern Rock, Rock Blues, Classic Rock Related bands: Janis Joplin, Aerosmith, Sass Jordan, Heart

[voto: 4][EN]

Intro
Hard rock imbastardito di blues dal sapore 70s per la band di Pearl.

Best tracks
Rock Child, Broken White, Check Out Charlie, My Heart Isn't In It

Notes
Pearl Aday, per quanto sconosciuta al grande pubblico, non è certo una sprovveduta nel mondo del rock: stiamo parlando infatti della moglie di Scott Ian, chitarrista di Anthrax e ora anche di Pearl, e figlia di Michael Lee Aday, noto ai più come Meat Loaf, per il quale, per ben nove anni, ha girato il mondo come corista.
A dispetto delle parentele (anche se entrambe non sono biologiche), la bionda Pearl non è influenzata dallo stile di nessuno di essi.
Fin dalla copertina dell'album è intuibile l'amore per i 70s e per una certa Janis Joplin (per cui il papà biologico della Aday suonò la batteria e da cui rubò il nomignolo Pearl per la figlia). Stiamo parlando quindi di un rock blues con venature sudiste e piuttosto hard (strepitose l'autobiografica "Rock Child" e "Broken White"), cantato da una rocker con le palle ma che non si vergogna di mostrare il lato più femminile in dolci ballad quali "My Heart Isn't In It" e "Anything".
Pearl, con la sua voce graffiante e grintosa, è giustamente la protagonista del disco, ma la sezione ritmica possente e precisa e le due aggressive chitarre non sono certo in secondo piano.
Tutto l'insieme crea canzoni coinvolgenti che saranno sicuramente apprezzate da chiunque sia cresciuto a pane ed AC/DC, Ted Nugent, Aerosmith e tutti gli eroi degli anni '70.

Band

• Pearl Aday – vocals
• Marcus Blake – bass
• Jim Wilson – guitars
• Scott Ian – guitars
• Eric Leiderman – drums

Tracklist

• 01. Rock Child   4:20
• 02. Nutbush City Limits   3:29
• 03. Broken White   4:35
• 04. Check Out Charlie (ft. Ted Nugent)  3:22
• 05. Mama   4:09
• 06. My Heart Isn't In It   4:48
• 07. Nobody   5:02
• 08. Worth Defending   4:18
• 09. Love Pyre   2:53
• 10. Whore   2:33
• 11. Anything (ft. Jerry Cantrell)  4:18

Discography

• Little Immaculate White Fox (2010 R.E.D. Distribution / Powerage Records)

Suggested links

• Pearl on myspace
• Pearl Official Site

• Release Date: March 30, 2010
• Label: Redneck Records
• Producer: Gretchen Wilson, Blake Chancey, John Rich

• Style: Country Rock, Southern Rock, Classic Rock
• Related bands: Big & Rich, Carrie Underwood, ZZ Top, Lynyrd Skynyrd

[voto: 4.50]

Intro
New album for the "redneck woman" Gretchen Wilson who, after many millions of CDs sold and a number of awards, leaves Sony to start his own label called Redneck Records.

Best tracks
I Got Your Country Right Here, Work Hard Play Harder, Trucker Man, Outlaws And Renegades, As Far As You Know

Notes
"I Got Your Country Right Here" rocks as Gretchen had never done before in studio, trying to instil on CD all the grit of her live shows. Succeeding completely!
Defining as country the new album would be limiting, since it overflows with different influences: southern, (the title track), blues ("As Far As You Know") and Rock & Roll ("Blue Collar Done Turn Red"). It's almost a summa of what is generally called Classic Rock.
So, nothing innovative comes from the pride of Pocahontas (her hometown), but if you are looking for good music and fun, this album is for you: it rocks hard until the last song "I'd Love To Be Your Last", an acoustic ballad somewhat boring, too bad.

Tracklist

• 01. I Got Your Country Right Here  (Hambridge, Steele) 3:15
• 02. Work Hard, Play Harder   (Wilson, McGehee, Rich) 3:10
• 03. I’m Only Human   (McGehee, Rutherford) 3 :40
• 04. The Earrings Song   (Criswell, Rutherford) 2:54
• 05. Trucker Man   (Clawson, McGehee, Rich) 3:00
• 06. Blue Collar Done Turn Red   (Wilson, Davidson) 3:04
• 07. Outlaws And Renegades   (McBride, Stapleton) 3:52
• 08. Walk On Water   (DiPiero, Hambridge, Steele) 3:31
• 09. Love On The Line   (Stapleton) 3:48
• 10. As Far As You Know   (Bramlett, Terry) 2:57
• 11. I’d Love To Be Your Last   (Rutherford, Tate, Tate) 3:34

Discography

• Here For The Party (2004 Epic Nashville)
• All Jacked Up (2005 Epic Nashville)
• One Of The Boys (2007 Columbia Nashville)
• Greatest Hits (2010 Columbia Nashville)
• I Got Your Country Right Here (2010 Redneck Records)

Suggested links

• Gretchen Wilson Official Site
• Gretchen Wilson on myspace

• Release Date: March 30, 2010
• Label: Redneck Records
• Producer: Gretchen Wilson, Blake Chancey, John Rich

• Style: Country Rock, Southern Rock, Classic Rock
• Related bands: Big & Rich, Carrie Underwood, ZZ Top, Lynyrd Skynyrd

[voto: 4.50][EN]

Intro
Nuovo album per la "redneck woman" Gretchen Wilson la quale, dopo svariati milioni di CD venduti e diversi premi vinti, lascia la Sony per fondare una propria etichetta chiamata Redneck Records.

Best tracks
I Got Your Country Right Here, Work Hard Play Harder, Trucker Man, Outlaws And Renegades, As Far As You Know

Notes
"I Got Your Country Right Here" rocka come mai Gretchen aveva fatto finora in studio, cercando di trasfondere su CD tutta la grinta dei suoi live show. Riuscendoci in pieno!
Definire country questo nuovo album sarebbe riduttivo, in quanto straripante di influenze [preview]sudiste (la title track), blues ("As Far As You Know") e rock & roll ("Blue Collar Done Turn Red"). E' praticamente una summa di quello che genericamente è chiamato Classic Rock.
Quindi niente di innovativo da parte dell'orgoglio di Pocahontas (la sua città natìa), ma se cercate buona musica e divertimento, ecco il disco che fa per voi: l'album fila infatti alla grande fino all'ultima canzone "I'd Love To Be Your Last", ballata acustica alquanto soporifera, peccato.

Tracklist

• 01. I Got Your Country Right Here  (Hambridge, Steele) 3:15
• 02. Work Hard, Play Harder   (Wilson, McGehee, Rich) 3:10
• 03. I’m Only Human   (McGehee, Rutherford) 3 :40
• 04. The Earrings Song   (Criswell, Rutherford) 2:54
• 05. Trucker Man   (Clawson, McGehee, Rich) 3:00
• 06. Blue Collar Done Turn Red   (Wilson, Davidson) 3:04
• 07. Outlaws And Renegades   (McBride, Stapleton) 3:52
• 08. Walk On Water   (DiPiero, Hambridge, Steele) 3:31
• 09. Love On The Line   (Stapleton) 3:48
• 10. As Far As You Know   (Bramlett, Terry) 2:57
• 11. I’d Love To Be Your Last   (Rutherford, Tate, Tate) 3:34

Discography

• Here For The Party (2004 Epic Nashville)
• All Jacked Up (2005 Epic Nashville)
• One Of The Boys (2007 Columbia Nashville)
• Greatest Hits (2010 Columbia Nashville)
• I Got Your Country Right Here (2010 Redneck Records)

Suggested links

• Gretchen Wilson Official Site
• Gretchen Wilson on myspace