┌───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │■ ■│ │ .-/ .-. │ │ _.-~ / ___ | ~-._ │ │ \:/ -~| / __/| .\:/ │ │ / || (:/:| \ │ │ / /\/| |:\___\| |\ \ │ │ / /:::|.::/:::/:.|:\ \ │ │ / /:::/ \\/:::/::/:::\ \ │ │ / .::\ \-~~~~-/\/:.. \ │ │ /..:::::\ /:::::..\ │ │ /::::::::- -::::::::\ │ │ \:::::-~ ~-:::::/ │ │ \:-~ ~-:/ │ │ METAL CLASSICS ARCHIVE │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ P R E S E N T S │ │ │ │ │ │ + Dirty Shirley - Dirty Shirley + │ │ │ │ │ │╔═════════════════════╗ │ │║ Release Information ║ │ │╠═════════════════════╩══════════════════════════════════════════╗ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Rls Date..2020-03-18 Encoder......LAME 3.100 ║ │ │║ Genre.....Hard Rock Graber.......EAC ║ │ │║ Year......2020 Khz/Bitrate..44.1 / VBR kbps ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Ripper....Anthem Songs........11 ║ │ │║ Source....CD Covers.......Yes ║ │ │║ Url.. ║ │ │║ ║ │ │╚════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │╔═════════════════════╗ │ │║ Release Notes ║ │ │╠═════════════════════╩══════════════════════════════════════════╗ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Artist : Dirty Shirley ║ │ │║ Album : Dirty Shirley ║ │ │║ Label : Frontiers ║ │ │║ Cat.No : FR CD 1004 ║ │ │╠════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╣ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Description : ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ If you are under the impression that Mister Scary himself ║ │ │║ peaked sometime around ôBeast From The Eastö in 1988, we ║ │ │║ have two things to say to you. One, shame on you for ║ │ │║ doubting George Lynch. Two, we have some very good news. ║ │ │║ George has reached a new pinnacle for creativity with his ║ │ │║ new project with Dino Jelusick, in the form of breakout ║ │ │║ album ôDirty Shirley.ö ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Although George has done some very cool things in recent ║ │ │║ years since his eponymous ôMob,ö with super-projects like ║ │ │║ KXM (Dug Pinnick / Ray Luzier) and The End Machine (Dokken ║ │ │║ with a capable singer), Dirty Shirley presents us with a ║ │ │║ Lynch stretched into new ôFrontiersö with the record label ║ │ │║ of the same name. Supported by a world-class rhythm section ║ │ │║ of Trevor Roxx on bass and Will Hunt beating the ║ │ │║ ever-loving hell out the skins, Lynch covers a sonic ║ │ │║ landscape ranging from the riffage we remember on ôTooth ║ │ │║ and Nailö and outwards into cleaner bluesy parts with just ║ │ │║ a bit of grit. However, just because George is driving the ║ │ │║ wagons west into a brave new frontier, do not think for one ║ │ │║ moment Dino is just chilling in the back of the wagon ║ │ │║ sampling the hooch. This album plays out like a contest to ║ │ │║ see who of the duo can push themselves to maximum ║ │ │║ versatility, and the winner is us, because we get to listen ║ │ │║ to it. And itÆs great. ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ The album literally prescribes you the cure for your ║ │ │║ cowbell fever on the second beat (and kudos to the band, ║ │ │║ because itÆs very cool) before George comes in with his ║ │ │║ signature classic late 80s ôScreaminÆ Demonö tone. However, ║ │ │║ when Dino comes in on vocals, and itÆs like some powerhouse ║ │ │║ hybrid of Russell Allen and Ronnie James Dio, you stop ║ │ │║ whatever you are doing and look right at your stereo ║ │ │║ speakers. The opening track, ôHere Comes the King,ö could ║ │ │║ easily be a fanfare for Dino himself, and when it comes to ║ │ │║ rock and metal vocalists of 2020, he may just claim that ║ │ │║ throne without contest. ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ A real highlight of the album is the second track, ôDirty ║ │ │║ Blues,ö which alternately sounds like Eric Sardinas and The ║ │ │║ Black Crowes. The battered-and-fried delta blues tones ║ │ │║ ôhand pickedö by George are fun and authentic, but the ║ │ │║ guitars go right back to his trademark ôalmost stupid heavy ║ │ │║ but not quiteö Seymour Duncan snarling through EL34 tubes ║ │ │║ sound for the awesome chorus. At times it is almost hard to ║ │ │║ believe it is the same singer who was just going ║ │ │║ balls-to-the-wall on the first track bringing us a soulful ║ │ │║ blues rock delivery on this one, even mentioning Dirty ║ │ │║ Shirley herself, which is naturally fun. Not every metal ║ │ │║ outfit can deliver authentic blues rock, but this gal ║ │ │║ certainly can. ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ When we think we have the gist of the album figured out, ║ │ │║ the third track, ôI Disappear,ö throws us yet another ║ │ │║ curve-ball. It has an exotic darkness to it, and there may ║ │ │║ even be some drop-tuning from Mister Lynch, in addition to ║ │ │║ some very fresh bass grooves from Trevor. When the guitars ║ │ │║ are only semi-dirty, they swirl in an effects-laden miasma ║ │ │║ before supporting the big mean chorus. As a whole, it has a ║ │ │║ unique feel, comparable perhaps only to ôFanatic,ö from the ║ │ │║ ôMasqueradeö album of fellow Dokken alumnus Reb Beach. Dino ║ │ │║ wears the keyboardist cape in the record as well, and drops ║ │ │║ in some cool Hammond organ chords in the right places to ║ │ │║ give it a feel someplace between Jon Lord and Kevin Moore. ║ │ │║ To put the icing on the cake, the final ôOoooaaaaohahooowö ║ │ │║ delivered by Dino at the end of the song is so much like ║ │ │║ Dio it will make the hairs on your arms stand on end. Just ║ │ │║ very-well done all around. ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ OK, so that must be all the tricks, right? No, not even ║ │ │║ close. The fourth track, ôThe Dying,ö comes in with a tempo ║ │ │║ and a clean groove that is more like Duran DuranÆs ôCome ║ │ │║ Undoneö than anything we would normally expect from the ║ │ │║ Lynch universe. Dino flips some sort of switch and sounds ║ │ │║ like Purple-era Coverdale. We would compare Dino Jelusick ║ │ │║ to a Swiss Army knife of vocals, except that a Swiss Army ║ │ │║ knife is a collection of shitty tools grouped together for ║ │ │║ convenience. Every tool in the Dino toolbox is honed to ║ │ │║ beautiful perfection. ôThe Dyingö rises and falls in ║ │ │║ heaviness until building to a powerful conclusion. ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ We could go on like this with every fantastic track on this ║ │ │║ surprise favorite album, and we appreciate your readership ║ │ │║ as always, but your time would be better spent picking up ║ │ │║ the album and seeing for yourself. ôLast Man Standingö and ║ │ │║ ôSiren Songö deliver straight-up rock in Lynch Mob ║ │ │║ tradition, including some very cool leads on the latter. ║ │ │║ ôThe Voice of a Soul,ö is a dirty blues rock beast of seven ║ │ │║ minutes, jam-packed with heart and soul in the best Paul ║ │ │║ Rodgers vein, fusing the retro and the now with spectacular ║ │ │║ results, including call-and-response guitar and vocal scat ║ │ │║ like Gillan and Blackmore in the golden age. ôColdö is a ║ │ │║ funky-fresh street-fighting rocker jammed full of attitude, ║ │ │║ and ôEscalatorö seems like a standard-issue rock tune until ║ │ │║ Lynch summons his inner Frank Gambale and gets all ║ │ │║ fusion-jazz on us. Kirk Hammett could benefit from a listen ║ │ │║ to ôHigherö to get some insights into tasteful wah ║ │ │║ application. The final track ôGrand Masterö comes in with ║ │ │║ the Eastern soundscapes one would expect in a lesson in ║ │ │║ Grasshopper trying to snatch the pebble from the masterÆs ║ │ │║ palm, before immersing the listener in some absolutely ║ │ │║ stunning steel-string acoustic guitar playing. In the end, ║ │ │║ ôBlack Mountain Sideö is given a serious run for its money, ║ │ │║ and the album comes to a satisfying end. ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ This album is going on the short list for rock album of the ║ │ │║ year. It does not matter what happens in the next eleven ║ │ │║ months, unless Bon Scott, Phil Lynott, Freddie Mercury, and ║ │ │║ Ronnie James Dio are all returned to us in a very short ║ │ │║ amount of time. Dino Jelusick is the young gun to watch in ║ │ │║ coming years, and George Lynch remains the ôGrand Masterö ║ │ │║ when it comes to rock guitar. The album is well-conceived, ║ │ │║ flawlessly executed, enjoyable the first time out and the ║ │ │║ tenth, and is masterfully produced by keyboard and ║ │ │║ mix-maestro Alessandro Del Vecchio. If you like hard rock ║ │ │║ of any flavor, do not miss this release. It is the dark ║ │ │║ horse of 2020 releases, and already a solid favorite. ║ │ │║ Frontiers Music has the goods right , or check in with your ║ │ │║ favorite online retailer. ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Dino Jelusick / Vocals, Keyboards ║ │ │║ George Lynch / Guitars ║ │ │║ Trevor Roxx / Bass ║ │ │║ Will Hunt / Drums ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ ║ │ │╚════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │╔═════════════════════╗ │ │║ Release Tracklist ║ │ │╚═════════════════════╩══════════════════════════════════════════ │ │ │ │ 1. Here Comes The King 6:43 │ │ 2. Dirty Blues 3:34 │ │ 3. I Disappear 6:57 │ │ 4. The Dying 4:00 │ │ 5. Last Man Standing 4:16 │ │ 6. Siren Song 4:04 │ │ 7. The Voice Of A Soul 7:08 │ │ 8. Cold 5:16 │ │ 9. Escalator To Purgatory 5:04 │ │ 10. Higher 5:27 │ │ 11. Grand Master 3:59 │ │ │ │ │ │ Total Length : 00:56:28 │ │ │ │ │ │ ▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ ╔═════════════════════╗ │ │ ║ Greetings To: ║ │ │ ╚═════════════════════╝ │ │ │ │ Too all people who contributes to make this │ │ archive of good music in a exceptional conditions │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │■ ■│ └───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘