BANG TANGO - Ready to Go CD Review
BANG TANGO READY TO GO Released 2004 (Shrapnel) Track List: 01. Ready To Go 02. I Came To See You 03. It Ain't Easy 04. Rainy Day 05. The Other Side 06. She Knows Better 07. Roll Me Over 08. Save Myself For You 09. Love The Life 10. Most Important Thing 11. Tell Me 12. Carry On Band: Joe LeSte - vocals Alex Grossi - lead guitar Anthony Focx - guitar and background vocals Chris "Curtis" Roach - bass Matt Starr - drums Additional Musicians: Dizzy Reed - piano and organ (4 & 9) Eva Saur - background vocals Carah Charnow - background vocals Production: Produced and mixed by Anthony Focx. Additional production on tracks 1, 4, 5 & 9 by James Book. Review: I like Bang Tango, and when I saw they had a new CD out I was quite curious and decided to give it a spin. Boy, I'm glad I did! Something about this record just seemed very rock 'n' roll to me just by the title and the packaging. So when I held it in my hand, I couldn't wait to rip it open and pop it in. From the first guitar lick I knew I made the right choice. It's very metal... very cool indeed. Joe Leste returns to his original band of fame as he releases this record after a highly acclaimed release by Beautiful Creatures (his other band). This album though is Bang Tango and not Beautiful Creatures, and that is not a bad thing. While I liked Beautiful Creatures, a slightly more melodic album is more befitting the Bang Tango name and legacy... and Ready To Go delivers! As I said, the opening cut titled "Ready To Go" really kicks off the album in a great way and the energy stays true throughout the record. Track three, titled "It Ain't Easy" might possibly be the best song on the record as it has the best guitar and musical bridge I've heard in years. That solo really makes the song and frankly the song should be played on the radio if there were any justice in rock 'n' roll. "Rainy Day" and "Most Important Thing" are two beautiful songs with "Rainy Day" actually sounding a bit like a heavier version of the late Beatles sound and a sound attributed to Guns N' Roses as well. Great musicianship as I complimented in "It Ain't Easy" are on display here and once again it is criminal that "Rainy Day" isn't in heavy rotation at every real rock channel in America. Other great stand-out songs include "The Other Side", "She Knows Better" and "Save Myself For You". All of these songs have a different feel with different range by Joe Leste, but a constant high quality rock 'n' roll feel that does not apologize for being rock 'n' roll complete with solos and attitude. If you are a Beautiful Creatures fan and loved their debut album and Deuce, you'll probably also get a kick out of Bang Tango's Ready To Go. It's not as heavy as BC but it certainly does deliver a lot of the same elements that make them great. This album is what all the real rock bands that came from their genre should sound like with new releases... melodic, hard and catchy. There are no futile attempts to be "cool" on this record, it just feels like Leste wanted to do something for himself and for the Bang Tango fans and I am appreciative of it! Pick this and Deuce up together!
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