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Reb Beach saw his career take off when he
became one of the most sought
after session working with artists like Eric
Clapton, Bob Dylan, Roger
Daltrey, Howard Jones and even errrm, theBee
Gees.
Reb then hooked up with bassist and frontman Kip Winger and the two of
them
formed the band Winger that released platinum records that featured
six
top
fourty singles with music that was easy on the ear, but if you ask
me
of a
very high quality. Sadly their music was not appreciated at all by
Metallica
and the producers of the infamous MTV cartoon series Bevis and
Butthead
and
that is something that definitely did not help the popularity
of the
band
increase. After Winger disbanded Reb returned to his hometown
of
Pittsburgh
to perform on other artist's records and write material for
his solo
work
under the tag "The Reb Beach Project" which showcased Reb
virtuoso
guitar
style over a heavy fast blues rhythm section, with a sound
that is
reportedely reminiscent of Pat Travers and Robin Trower. However
pretty
soon
he was invited to tour with his long time friend Alice Cooper
and later
on
he joined the Dokken replacing George Lynch and recording the
album
"Erase
The Slate". Reb then left Dokken in order to pursue his solo
career and
recorded his solo cd "Masquerade" with Tommy Bellin on Bass and
Dave
Throckmorton on drums and himself on vocals, guitar and keyboards.
This
album -trust me with this- doesn't really sound like you would believe
that
it could sound given the man's back track record. It is not at all an
"easy"
album to listen to. It is not too melodic neither it is poppy or
anything
like that. The sound is heavy, the mood is rather "heavy" as
well and
in
some cases there is even a very grunge like feeling. I was
quite
surprised
with the end result that is on offer here and I bet that
anyone who is
goint
to listen to this album knowing Reb's background will
be equally
surprised.
And yo, by the way Winger is back again with both Kip
and Reb in the
line
up. I know that I was happy to hear
that.
| Tracklist |
1. Dark Places 2. Masquerade |
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3. Ghost 4. Better Shade Of Grey 5. Bleed 6. |
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Fanatic 7. Red 8. Sorrow Stained Ladies 9. Day Of The |
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Eagle 10. Get Out And Walk 11. Love So True |
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