Year : 1992 (Japan Edition)
Style : Melodic Hard Rock
Country : United States
Audio : 320 kbps + all scans + Video
Size : 175 mb
Bio:
Lillian Axe is a hard rock band from New Orleans, Louisiana best known for their major label albums, Lillian Axe and Love + War, and Poetic Justice, the band's biggest commercial success. Originally formed in 1983, the group is still active today although only guitarist Steve Blaze remains from the original line-up.The classic line-up came together when former Stiff members, Ron Taylor (lead vocals) and Jon Ster (rhythm guitar, keyboards, backing vocals), teamed up with Lillian Axe members Steve Blaze (lead guitar, keyboards, backing vocals), Rob Stratton (bass guitar), and Danny King (drums) in 1987. The band caught the attention of Ratt's management which led to a record deal with MCA and Ratt's Robbin Crosby producing the self-titled debut. However, neither Lillian Axe' nor the 1989 follow-up, Love + War, produced by Tony Platt, met commercial expectations and the group was quickly dropped. A compilation of both MCA albums, (1987-1989) Out of the Darkness - Into the Light, was released in 1991.The band would find a new label home with Grand Slamm/I.R.S. Records for 1992's Poetic Justice, with Darrin DeLatte (bass) and former Dirty Looks member Gene Barnett (drums) replacing Stratton and King, respectively. The album peaked on the Billboard Top Heatseekers at No. 28,[2] the band's biggest success to date, in part based on the strength of the single, "True Believer." Returning to the studio once again with Swedish producer Leif Mases, the group issued Psychoschizophrenia in 1993, with Tommy Scott taking over on drums for Gene Barnett. Unable to capitalize on their previous success, Lillian Axe disbanded in 1995. Ron Taylor would form The Bridge, while Steve Blaze teamed up with his brother, drummer Craig Nunenmacher, in Near Life Experience, and Tommy Scott, aka Tommy Stewart, found success with Boston's Godsmack, appearing on the band's platinum selling Godsmack and Awake albums.In 1999, Lillian Axe released, Fields of Yesterday, consisting of unreleased demos and album outtakes, followed by Live 2002, recorded in May 2002 in Houston, TX, with only Taylor and Blaze remaining from the classic MCA line-up.After several line-up changes, the band recruited lead vocalist Derrick LeFevre, who appeared on Waters Rising (2007), Sad Day on Planet Earth (2009), and Deep Red Shadows (2010). On June 23, 2010, Ronny Munroe, formerly of Metal Church, replaced Derrick LeFevre as lead vocalist but departed four months later before recording any material with the band. He was replaced Brian C. Jones who can be heard on the latest release, XI The Days Before Tomorrow (2012).On August 8, 2013, Lillian Axe was involved in an automobile accident.Lillian Axe will release One Night in the Temple, an acoustic live album, on April 15, 2014.
Album:
Poetic Justice is a studio album by the American glam metal band Lillian Axe, released in 1992.It was the first featuring drummer Gene Barnett and bassist Darrin DeLatte; they replaced Danny King and Rob Stratton.It was also the band's first release on I.R.S. Records, after being dropped by MCA Records.It was recorded at Sheffield Audio-Video Productions in Phoenix, Maryland, and The Terminal in Jackson, Mississippi.It peaked at No. 28 on Billboard's Top Heatseekers chart.You always get the feeling in rock circles that you are sposed to consider Love & War to be the best Lillian Axe album, with the self titled debut being second, but for me, this is their best album. I actually wasnt that impressed with the first two. Yes there were some great tracks on them, but as a whole, they just didnt hook me. This album though, I found myself playing over and over all the time when I first bought it. Yes, No matter what, is a cover version, but this is by far the best I have heard. There are even artists I like more than Lillian Axe who have not come close to matching their version. Of course, one good cover version does not a great album make, which is fine as the rest of this album is awesome. Songs like Innocence, True believe, See you someday & Living in the grey are brilliant tracks, but then again, so are the other songs. Love & War will always remain the album everyone raves about, but I am quite happy to have this one to myself.
Line Up:
Ron Taylor - lead vocals
Stevie Blaze - lead guitar
Jon Ster - rhythm guitar, keyboards
Darrin DeLatte - bass
Gene Barnett - drums
Production:
Manufactured By – Victor Musical Industries, Inc.
Distributed By – Victor Musical Industries, Inc.
Engineer – Fred Derby, Leif Mases
Mixed By – Leif Mases
Producer – Leif Mases
Tracklist:
01. Poetic Justice 0:38
02. Innocence 4:52
03. True Believer 4:23
04. Body Double 4:41
05. See You Someday 5:22
06. Living in the Grey 4:24
07. Digital Dreams 0:50
08. Dyin' to Live 4:21
09. Mercy 4:11
10. The Promised Land 4:15
11. No Matter What 3:15
12. She's My Salvation 5:26
13. A Moment Of Reflection 1:45
+ Video "No Matter What" (Official Video)
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