Search - Ray Gillen :: 5th Anniversary Memorial Tribute

Ray da man

robert evans | Adamsville, Al United States | 01/29/2004

(5 out of 5 stars)

"This album is a true testimonial of what this man could do.. to bad it was his last,, but he sings harder and louder and higher than he eveer did,, even though he didnt write the tunes,, Al Romano is a great songwriter, but if you don't have this, you must get it,,, Ray never sounded better.. This is truelly RAY GILLEN at his very best,, Their was not a better rock n roll singer ever,, THE END :) R.I.P. Ray"

Ray Gillen's last tracks!

P. Legerski | Corona, CA United States | 05/23/2000

(5 out of 5 stars)

"This CD is great. ray Gillen should have been a huge rock god...could have revived Sabbath in the mid '80's like DIO did in the early '80's...but alas, he did BADLANDS...this CD is good, not great stuff but I KNOW A PLACE is a great song. Rest In Peace Ray Gillen!"

Final Recordings

Justin Gaines | Northern Virginia | 03/01/2008

(4 out of 5 stars)

"I think the title of this album is a bit misleading. I don't doubt that the label and Ray's former Sun Red Sun bandmates had noble intentions, but a true tribute to the late vocalist would ideally focus on his whole career, not just its final moments.



Essentially what you're getting on this CD are four original Sun Red Sun songs that feature Ray Gillen on vocals followed by a couple different versions of each song. The songs themselves are great, and on par with the material on the Sun Red Sun debut album. Some later appeared on the album Lost Tracks with John West handling the vocal duties, and the difference is quite noticeable. The versions on Lost Tracks are decent, but here they just jump out at you, proving yet again how incredible a vocalist Gillen was. The various mixes and demo versions of the songs are interesting enough, but not all that memorable.



This album works well as a closing chapter to the Sun Red Sun story, and it's great that these lost Ray Gillen tracks are available, but it doesn't quite live up to the Tribute part of its title. That aside, it's a must have for Gillen/Badlands/Sun Red Sun fans.



NOTE: You can get this album along with both Sun Red Sun albums in a nifty 3-disc set called Sun Set. It's available for next to nothing, and well worth checking out.

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