GREAT , BUT I MISS BERNIE
Don | Long Island NY | 07/08/2007
(4 out of 5 stars)
"I didn't think Gillan would be able to replace the great Bernie Torme' but he was able to pull it off . He found future Iron Maiden guitarist Janick Gers for this album. OK , I like Gers , but Torme and Gillan went good together and I loved all their stuff . This cd is an excellent cd from beginning to end .Ian's voice is in classic Gillan form . I think these songs would have fit Torme perfectly , but Gers does do a great job. It does contain some classic Gillan . Songs like "I'll rip your spine out" , "Men of War" and the live versions of "Trouble" , "No Laughing In Heaven" and "Mutually Assured Destruction" are fantastic. Edsel did an awesome job with all these Gillan releases . The remastered sound is great , the bonus tracks are great and the booklets are top notch. They didn't cut any corners with these cd's . CD 1 is the original release plus one bonus track "Spanish Guitar" and cd 2 , the live cd has the original songs plus 5 live bonus tracks. If you are not familiar with Gillan , this or "Future Shock" are good cd's to start with . If I had to pick one of them to start with it would have to be this one. Only because you can hear the studio Gillan and the live Gillan in one package. I am rating this a 4 out of 5 , if Bernie Torme was playing on the whole thing then it would be a 5 (he does play on 3 of the live songs) ."
HEAD BANGER'S MUSIC
Dan C. Mercado | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia | 05/18/2007
(5 out of 5 stars)
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This is one the best solo albums of Ian Gillan. It was originally released in 1981. If you're a Gillan fan and a collector, buy it! It's an excellent album!
Personnel in this album are; Mick Underwood: Drums, John McCoy: Bass, Colin Towns: Keyboards, Janick Gers: Guitar and of course Ian Gillan on vocals.
Some of the nice stuffs are I'll rip your spine out, Nightmare, Sunbeam, Hadely bop bop, Born to kill and No easy way (with a short drum solo by Mick).
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Track Listings (14) - Disc #1