12/31/2023 0 Comments Red dragon cartel shout it outThe key to Red Dragon Cartel’s success will be Jake E. Lee plays with melody, but can also rip your face off with his dynamic speed and virtuosity. His playing makes this a must-own for any fan of ‘80s heavy metal. He has a passion that oozes out of him and now, at least somewhat sober, Lee is picking up where he left off a couple of decades ago.Īt the end of the day there are moments of greatness on this album, mostly coming from Lee’s fingertips. His playing-both rhythmic and solo-wise, is on fire. Even with drama in the vocal department it must be stated that musically, Jake E. Only time will tell if Smith is the final piece of the puzzle, or if Jake would be better off holding auditions for a new throat player. Vocals are a hot topic in the band, as singer Darren James Smith gave a horrible performance during the band’s live debut making one wonder if he is the right man for the job. That said, one can’t help fee that the band feel of the album would have been better served had they dropped the guest singers-other than Zander as “Feeder” is custom made for his vocals. There are still some fine moments with the regular band line up of vocalist Darren James Smith, drummer Jonas Fairley and bassist Ronnie Mancuso, most notably the opening tune “Deceived.” This song is reminiscent of Jake’s Ozzy past and shows he is still one of the best guitar slingers n the West. The sexy Sass Jordan appears on the song “Redeem Me” and totally kicks the song’s ass. The best song sung by the fairer sex is “Big Mouth” featuring In This Moment’s Maria Brink. Jake also brings in a couple of sexy ladies to assist on the self-titled debut. As one would guess, this tune is an in-yer-face knock-yer-socks-off. Other standout songs with guest vocalists are “Wasted” which features original Iron Maiden singer Paul Di’Anno. The finished product ended up featuring guest singers on some of the songs, which happen to be the best songs on the album, the best of which is, hands down, “Feeder” which features Cheap Trick’s Robin Zander. As they rehearsed, however, it became clear this was not a project, it was a band. Lee solo project that was to feature a different guest singer on each track. Red Dragon Cartel began life as a Jake E. When Frontiers Records heard that Lee was back in the studio, writing and recording new music, they jumped at the opportunity to bring the talented guitarist to their label. Jake went on to form the critically acclaimed bluesy/metal band Badlands in the late 1980’s and then, he disappeared. Lee is most famous for being the guitarist on the album Bark at the Moon by Ozzy Osbourne, the first album of new music released after the death of Ozzy’s guitarist Randy Rhoads. Red Dragon Cartel – Red Dragon Cartel (featuring Jake E. RATINGS: A = must own B = buy it C= average D = yawn F = puke
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