Search - George Lynch, Jeff Pilson :: Wicked Underground

Shadow life part 2

Brian Burnham | IL, United States | 05/23/2007

(2 out of 5 stars)

"A lot of people seem to like this CD, that is why I bougt it. A lot of positive reviews usually prove accurate. I will probably make a lot of people mad with my opinion but here it is. First, the CD is not horrible in the least. There are many positives. Production is good, musicianship is good, album shows progression, there are some good riffs and a few hooks sprinkled throughout. This CD is better than a lot of stuff out there, but that doesn't make it good. I couldn't believe how much this sounded like Dokken's "Shadow Life." In fact, it could be Shadow Life part 2. Most of the songs are slow and meandering, absolutely nothing remotely memorable. "Zero the end" has promise but it is smack dab at track 6, in the middle of very substandard songs. I don't know if Jeff Pilson is trying to, be he completely apes Don Dokken...the style and tone are so similar, I had to check to see if Don was actually singing. It doesn't mean Pilson's voice is bad, he sounds very good, but nothing distinguishes him from Don Dokken, making him sound like a substitute or lesser copy. I wish these guys would keep making music because the talent is evident and I have been a big fan for a long time. I wish Dokken would get back together but not if this is the musical direction they are heading. No ballads, nothing uptempo, no shreading except for one solo, no memorable chorus, nothing to sing along to, just a lot of blandness. So a lot of people like this, and you might too. I did not and can not recommend this. The closet thing this sounds like is "Shadow Life" and that album was not good, but if you enjoyed it, you won't be disappointed with this offering."