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Gary John Barden -"The Agony and Xtasy"

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Label - Escape Music
Reviewed by: Tommy Hash
Genre: Hard Rock
Country: USA
Language: English
Length: 43:54
Release Date: April 14, 2006
Label:
Escape Music
Band Members: Gary Barden (Guitar Vocals Bertram Engel (Drums)
  Axel Kruse (Drums on (10) Matthias Rethmann (Bass- on (10)
  Tommy Denander (Lead Guitar on (10) Michael Voss (Guitar/Background Vocals
  Michael Schenker (Lead Guitar on (4) Steve Morris (Lead Guitar-on (8)
Track Listing: 1.)- Hot Daze 8.)-Arise
  2.)- Can’t Stop Dreaming 9.)- Change Of Wind
  3.)- Stop (Wat’cha Doing To Me) 10.)-Need Of Some Love
  4.)-Let Me Down  
  5.)- Wounded  
  6.)-No More reasons  
  7.)-In & Out Of Love
     
The Review

Not since Robin Trower and Gary Moore has there been a metal frontman/guitarist that has brought the blues approach to the world of hard rock/AOR. Harnessed with producer/musician Michael Voss (Silver), Gary John Barden (MSG/Silver) expounds upon a soulful approach of hard driving AOR; where there is this hierarchy for a raw approach, basically the stance that Barden creates on 'The Agony and Xtasy' is one where he simply just wants to rock out; and that he does. ***

With tracks such as "Hot Daze," "Let Me Down," and "Arise" providing the hard rock mantra, cuts like the ballad "No More Reasons" and mellow moody "Need of Some Love" provide the nod to pop/rock prowess, where Barden expresses himself through song and playing, complimented by guests Michael Schenker, Steve Morris, and Tommy Denander, with plenty of guitar leads/solos and occasional Hammonds to add to the overall vibe of the record, leaving the synthesizers and overtly slick production behind. ***

You can tell when listening to this disc that it is an album from the heart, providing Barden did the bulk of the songwriting; so in many ways, you might be able to almost consider this a singer/songwriter relevant album, but all kidding aside, it really does not sound that way. 'The Agony and Xtasy' sounds in relation to Joe Lynn Turner, Glenn Hughes, Gary Moore's heavier stuff, and Rainbow; nevertheless, the playing and music on this record is often hard to come by these days, especially when it comes to the playing and musical approach being melded together like this.

 

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