DARIO MOLLO'S CROSSBONES:"Rock The Cradle"
Track Listing -Red -Take Me High -Navigation -Rock the Cradle -Gates of Time -I Got This Feeling -In My Blood -Running From the Shadow -Fright In our days an important album marks the sonic return and revival of Max Norman (UK-producer)and Chris Tsangarides(UK's)expert engineer regards this particular genre of metal,a backward switching at Ozzy Osbourne's glory-days,and Randy Rhoads gold times 1980/1981-82(Mr Crowley/Diary of a Madman/Speak of the Devil/Blizzard of Oz) The original italian band was once called Crossbones,and have knocked their first album in 1989 with producer Kit Woolven. Dario returned for recordings and band uprising "After 27 years", reunite most of line up members of the old band,namely some old acquaintances partners and brand new singer, about this vocalist, Mollo find him, not out of necessity, or because he needed to start this album and pressingly was looking for a mature voice, nor even after multiannual friendship or as they knew each other make him proposal, but searched hard out there,to come across him ,so!!, Base of Dario Mollo's Crossbones group's containing is "singer Carl Sentance" after all others,it's about skilled tenor with versatile scale voice. O Sentance with the course of time, got extensive experience in Classic Heavy and Traditional heavy the way of "Deep-Purple-Rainbow second hand /Iommi's-Black Sabbath second hand",this guy has served his term in bands like 1) Persian Risk, 2) Power Project, 3) ex-Geezer Butler, 4) ex-Tok-io Rose, 5) Leading Star, 6) Nazareth, 7) Paul Chapman Ghost, 8) ex-Krokus, 9) Tredegar, 10) ex-Tokyo Blade(live-onStage) This means that Crossbones microphone ,will not give experimental,even occasional,makeshift tight or drunk singing ,regards listener's ear is a performer who knows how to give studio solfez. Lets check some of album's tracks 01: "Red": the first track, hears solid Mid Tempo, all guys play tied and song run well, also sound's 50% per cent supported by syntheseiser to fill the gaps, however reminds "Styx", the dominant sound that hears are some huge guitars,and their riffs heard steady and strong, familiar playing as if behind these guitars were the "late" Randy Rhoads, interpretation style is theatrical Treble and the shrill voice of singer 'Carl S'. imitating Boston and their "late" frontman Brad Delp 02: "Take Me High": has very ragging rhythm section, wich accelerates more and more, is a hot explosive track reminds something from Quiet Riot hits,or Warrant's early records,or early Skidrow, this composition was written for guitars to be demonstrated guitarist's skill virtuoso, is a flaming up tempo that ejects upward, specific outburst to dancing air guitar,or open air arenas gig's headbanging, it's poem namely tells how to get emotions in higher level, orders the senses to be triggered ,spilling adrenaline, to charge the nervous system, and escape temporary from some flattened crowd and miserable reality 03: "Navigation": has melodic chorus in regards urging for space ride,within future surroundings,this Space topic gives persuasive musical narration (like a Star Trek version) in a Mid Tempo speed at family-safe pace, a mainstream calm speed ,also guitars are heavy and unbearable ,concrete stable,the riffs are technical shapely unbearable too,rather surreal just about abstract to some space theme,makes this rhythmic atmosphere completely like in Ozzy albums at 77/79___acceptable by fine moms housewives at their rebelian children's bedrooms 04: Rock The Cradle: Makes aggressive prelude a grandioso hard 'rap / metal' sort ,seems direct copy like listening to 'Faith No More' or some 'Beastie Boys' intros, and then follows a melodically heavy chorus type of 'Ozzy / Crazy Train' ,also has rough aggressive riffs the way of 'Rage Against the Machine',it's daze track due to unpredictable false melodic songwriting ,topic brands the spotlight emotion and sensation that issues from rock stars on stage, refers the illusion that comes due to big fame that receives during playing on stage, tough feelings during performances and how is geting enraged on stage,menacing that will be even more crazy, and will knock down everything,yelling screaming etc etc (05): Gates Of Time: you would thought that composer is Danny Stag(Kingdome's Come)if you don't know about Mollo's song writing .This ballad transcript the previous Blue Murder (John Sykes / Tony Franklin / Carmine Appice)long ago, or Kingdome Come's replica ballad with perfect theatrical act, at first run playing slowly and erotic gently then grows harder and bursts to riffs and solos where Mollo show off his guitar skills ,as Sentance personate Lenny Wolf,accompanied by other members choral -b'vocals , perhaps the most FMradio track from this album .