Thursday
Sep242020
'Raise The Cain' -- New Richie Kotzen Music
Thursday, September 24, 2020 at 01:45PM New music Thursday! Richie Kotzen is prolific when it comes to songwriting and now he is back with another new track! He worked on this one with Winery Dogs bandmate, drummer Mike Portnoy. Great guitar solos as always, but everyone knows I love Richie's work.
Kotzen had big plans to tour this year after releasing his latest album. Obviously that did not happen. I wanted to see him live so hopefully he plans a new tour when it is safe to do so.
Reader Comments (8)
Even Cornell, at his oddest, could come up with a better lyric. Right now, somewhere, Ratt are giggling. Notice how I threw in a comment--not necessarily a criticism, mind you--without actually making it the star of the sentence? I am on fire today!
New band names: Soundtheater or Dreamgarden!!! And why am I thinking of Lita Ford's song "Shot of Poison"? My mind sure does wander.
I dunno. Some cool guitar parts. But I think I will stick with the wee one's "Twist of Cain" for the time being. Or, hell, even Michael Caine for that matter.
Basileus, you know I love to hear your thoughts. Will you consider extending your comments just a touch?
I think, in general, my main thing with him is that I just don’t like the sound of his voice. That type of voice worked well for Cornell in a alternative or metal context but I personally don’t find it works well in a more straightforward rock/hard rock context, much less a blues context. And frankly, Soundgarden was my least favorite of the Seattle bands. I respected them more than I liked them.
Question though: which of the Seattle bands did you like? Personally, it was Soundgarden and Alice in Chains (post-glam attempts at hitting the big time!). And I really liked both bands' contemporary albums. They retain some of what made the classic era special, but also stretch out a bit (moreso with Soundgarden than Alice).
I admit, I never understood Mother Love Bone, The Melvins, or, for that matter, Pearl Jam. I can understand why they are important. Just not my cups of navel-gazing tea. Heck, I would pick Seattle-adjacent Screaming Trees over those three bands.
Artistically, it’s Alice in Chains. I think Dirt is the best album of the 90s (certainly top three).
As far as listenability, Pearl Jam. They are just a good, fan friendly rock band who put on incredible live shows. It’s been a long time since they have been musically relevant but I still will attend their (3+ hour, 30 song set list) shows every time they come to town. I once saw them 3 times in three different cities in 4 days and the set list changed 80 percent from show to show.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZhGUVmbIGQ8