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Review |
For those of you expecting "Forever Young" Part 2, you
might be a little disappointed, but if you want to hear a
more personal side to Danny Vaughn, 'Traveller' is an album
that offers his most 'different' work to date. True, it does
not ponder the lines of Tyketto, Waysted, or From the Inside,
but provides a singer/songwriter stance ringing out tunes
that tread the line between melodic rock and folk-tinged hard
rock. **
Vocally, he holds up strong, singing like he did as if
he were still fronting a metal band, backed with the near
anthem style harmonies, so nevertheless, you do have that
atmosphere there; along with the occasional crunched guitar
of axemen Tony Marshall & Pat Heath. Tracks like "Miracle
Days," "That's What She Says," "The Warrior's Way," and "Restless
Blood" take the rock and roll stance for the record while
the southern rock tinged "Badlands Rain," the acoustic "Better
by Far," and the ballad "Think of Me in the Fall" offer up
diversity within Vaughn's writing skills on the record. ***
'Traveller' reminds me of Royal Court of China crossed
with the stuff that Bon Jovi has been doing lately. If you
have ever traveled to Nashville and have tuned into the local
'Radio Lightning 100,' this would be an album that would fit
in perfectly on that station. For one, Danny Vaughn did something
else rather than to "super-produce" an AOR album, but more
power to him, he was able to reinvent his sound, all the wile
keeping this new record filled with melody, hooks, riffs,
and the occasional crunch to provide the ear candy. ***
-Tommy Hash
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