Search - Bebe Buell :: Sugar

Bebe Buell's first record in ten years, is a deeply autobiographical, cinematic rock n' roll affair. Wide in scope and very emotional, "Sugar" is quite a ride. On the opening track "When We Were Godhead" Bebe deftly pints a picture of her early days on the scene with her uniquely powerful delivery, behind blazing guitars, pounding drums and soaring strings. That is just the beginning of her journey. "Love Is" is a sultry gem, Bebe's operatic delivery in the chorus is stunning. "Black Angel" is a beautifully heartbreaking tribute to her late friend Joey Ramone. Then there is the fun, sexy future pop of the title track. Next Bebe turns in a smoldering performance of Johnny Thunders' "Untouchable" (a song he always wanted her to cover) and truly makes it her own. "Grey Girl" is exquisite,lush and impassioned. "Timeline" is a venomous cathartic tale in a tasty pop setting. "Happy Now" rips and roars with hard rock gusto, a very personal view going by at 80 mph. Rounding out the set are the sentimental "Trunk of Dreams", the timely pop culture treatise "Air Kisses For The Masses" (by NY gay icon Dean Johnson) and the other-worldy "I Will Wait". The final track is a bombastic orchestral number, a sort of personal manifesto, "Fall and Rise". The album was recorded in Williamsburg, Brooklyn by the hot new production team Twinomatick (Bobbie Rae and Jimmy Walls) and mixed at Boston rock legend David Minehan's Waltham MA studio Woolly Mammoth Sound. Sir Minehan even contributes wailing lead guitar to "Air Kisses". New and classic "Sugar" is rock n' roll past,present and future.