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Old Farts at Play!

J. Rolfe | New York, New York USA | 02/21/2005

(4 out of 5 stars)

"Grizzled vets Michael Schenker, Dave Pattison, and Aynsley Dunbar team up to re-work a bucket of hoary old classics and danged if they don't generate a shower of sparks and some genuine heat. No mean trick given that you've likely heard many of these tunes a million times. I know I went in jaded and came out with my ears pinned back. Basically it's a Schenker does Jeff Beck-Jimi Hendrix-Robin Trower-Ronnie Montrose outing, and the German axemeister is stunningly clean, nasty and ferocious throughout. He's one of the few guitarists who can carry a long solo, continually escalating the power and dynamics, his hornet's nest flurries refusing to let your interest wander. He's in top form on the Hendrix chestnut "Hey, Joe" and does superb justice to Robin Trower's swirling and very moving "Long Misty Days." Longtime Trower fans will be familiar with Dave Pattison, who smoothly handles the warbling on everything except the opener - the Yardbirds' "Shapes of Things" - which seems to strain his reach and sense of phrasing at times. My only other quibble is that this clambake could have used at least one more balls-out rocker like "I Got The Fire", but all in all it's a solid, meaty work that is well worth killing your china pig to purchase."

This is a GREAT DISC

J. Allen | Beaverton, OR United States | 12/09/2005

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Yes, I know it sounds strange, Michael Schenker doing cover tunes, but this just flat out rocks! This one and it's slightly better companion "The Endless Jam Continues" are just fantastic and a great way to escape your cube while still sitting there. That's the beauty of good music- you can be a million miles away while some corporate stooge is giving you orders. Just nod your head, click on the mouse and JAM :)

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