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JIZZY PEARL - Vegas Must Die CD Review
JIZZY PEARL VEGAS MUST DIE! Released 2005 (Shrapnel Records) Track List: 01. Hit And Miss 02. True Love 03. Look At You Now 04. Little Dancer 05. How'd I Get So Lonely 06. Lies 07. Long Time 08. You Don't Own Me 09. Only Wait So Long 10. Ball And Gag 11. Good Girl Band: Jizzy Pearl - vocals and guitars Pete Reveen - rhythm and lead guitars Mark Dutton - bass Dave Moreno - drums Additional Musicians: Michael Lardie - additional guitars and keyboards "Stoney" Curtis - additional guitars Production: Produced by Jizzy Pearl. Review: I'm a big Jizzy Pearl fan. His work is always so underrated and I just don't understand why. Love/Hate was a great band and his work with L.A. Guns was pretty solid as well. His recent run with Steven Adler's GNR band was good as is his current work with Ratt, but Ratt needs to release a new record otherwise they may as well be considered a cover band. But Jizzy solo is a very different animal. Someone walked by my den while I was playing Vegas Must Die and working on some projects. They said, "This doesn't sound quite like your usual music." The truth is, it isn't quite hair metal the way hair metal is accepted by the public. It's a bit too raw to be considered what Jizzy is known best for. The production on Vegas Must Die is its biggest determent. The band just doesn't sound as crisp as they should on an album released in 2005. It's clear that all the songs are quite well written and some of the lyrics are very deep and still catchy but some of the luster is lost based on the production. Reading this so far, you all might get the impression that I don't like this album. Nothing could be further from the truth! I actually enjoy quite a few songs off the record. I suppose I just am a bit disappointed with the production quality which, while not bad, isn't as clean as it should be. There are positives to report. For one, almost all the songs are quite well written and have fantastic lyrics with incredible guitar solos. For some songs, the guitar solo truly brings out the life of the song and pulls you in which is what a good guitar solo is supposed to do. If you're going to buy MP3 samplers or want to know what songs I like best, I'd say to check out "Hit And Miss", "Look At You Now", "Long Time", "Good Girl", and my personal favorite track "How'd I Get So Lonely". "Look At You Now" reminds me of Guns N' Roses quite a bit whereas "Hit And Miss" is just a flat out rocker. "Long Time" is way out there but cool as hell and "Good Girl" is an example of a solo pulling you in...without the solo, I'd probably not like the song as much as I do. But, loving "How'd I Get So Lonely" might show my age. After all, I'm getting older. I'm almost 24! "How'd I Get So Lonely" is a softer song with fantastic lyrics and the best vocal performance by Jizzy on the record. It's soft, sweet, and radio friendly. It shall make air on my show! Overall, it's a solid release. I'm not going to say its groundbreaking but I didn't expect it to be. Jizzy's a great singer and song writer. If you love his voice, you should pick this up.
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