Posts Tagged ‘Alt Rock’
Tag - Foreward
I’m a bit surprised by this release. I was expecting the next time I would hear from John Taglieri was the next installment of the Lives project. Instead, he has formed a band and as well as re-recording some material from the first Lives EP, has written some new songs. The band includes Brad Whitley, Tom Darby, Dave Willard and Rob Jackson.
After listening to this album for while, I realised that John has moved on from the time I reviewed his ‘Leap Of Faith’ album. It is now more correct to describe his music as modern rock. I should be talking about bands like Sister Hazel etc rather than Bon Jovi or Springsteen. A fact that didn’t quite hit me when I was reviewing his first Lives EP.
Talking of the Lives EP, obviously the new versions of those songs are the ones that are most familiar to me. I still find myself maybe listening too much to the lyrics and not paying enough attention to the music. “After Farewell” gets the album off to a good start and the album moves along nicely. Most of the songs are mid-tempo modern rock tracks in which a hint of John’s past shows through. Depending on my mood I find the rockabilly “Ghost” and the circus meets new wave “Ferris Wheel” irk me sometimes and I skip them. All credit to the guys for doing something a little different and I may be in the minority here as a few other reviewers have singled these tracks out as album highlights. For me that award goes to the catchy “Lives Of Splattered Flies”.
One interesting little side note is that the kids asked about this album when I was playing it in the car whereas they usually dismiss my music as ‘people screaming’ and prefer me switch on the radio. So it looks like TAG get a thumbs up not only from this old metalhead, but also the next generation in my household.
Rating: 3 stars