Year : 2002 (Japan Edition)
Style : Hard Rock
Country : United States , United Kingdom
Audio : 320 kbps + all scans
Size : 140 mb
Bio:
Rondinelli is "fronted" by drummer Bobby Rondinelli and his brother Ted who plays guitar. This band has only two albums, but has a very strong Black Sabbath connection. Bobby himself played drums on two Sabbath albums over the span of a couple of years from 1993-1995.Also singing on the first Rondinelli Album (War Dance) album was Ray Gillen, who sang for Sabbath in 1986 & 1987, as well as singing for Badlands, who was fronted by Jake E. Lee, Ozzy Osbourne's former guitarist.The second Rondinell album is fronted by Tony Martin, who sang on six Sabbath albums from 1987 through 1995. It also has Neil Murray on bass, who was in Sabbath too.Good stuff and you'll probably like it a lot if you listen to Tony Martin's era of Black Sabbath.
Robert Rondinelli (born July 27, 1955) is a rock drummer best known for his work with the hard rock/heavy metal bands Blue Öyster Cult, Rainbow, Quiet Riot, Black Sabbath, The Lizards,The Handful, and Rondinelli. In July 2013, Rondinelli was announced as the new drummer for the Axel Rudi Pell band, replacing previous drummer Mike Terrana.Rondinelli has played on subsequent albums and tours, and remains with the band at time of writing (February 2016).
Album:
”Our Cross / Our Sins” marks the second release by RONDINELLI. In fact, this is the first proper album from the band, as their first, ‘WarDance’, included studio and live songs recorded in 1985, compiled and finally released in the mid-Nineties.Early in 2000’s, talented drummer Boby Rondinelli (Rainbow, Black Sabbath, Axel Rudi Pell) found some time in his busy schedule and with his brother Teddy, a seasoned veteran guitar player from the 70s, decided to resurrect the band. And they called two giants for the next RONDINELLI album; the mighty former Black Sabbath vocalist Tony Martin, and ‘I played in the greatest hard rock albums’ bassist Neil Murray.“Our Cross / Our Sins” brings back that classy hard rock sound from the Seventies / Eighties. And with style. The first two tracks are pure Ronnie James Dio-fronted Rainbow, and most of the remaining tracks late ’80s Black Sabbath. And kills.It’s not just Martin and his impressive voice, Bobby’s drumming makes a difference – the man is a fantastic, distinctive skin smasher. You hear a song with Boby Rondinelli playing, and you know it’s him without reading the credits.This “Our Cross, Our Sins [Japanese Edition +1]” includes a fantastic bonus track, and a different track order that works great in our opinion.Some songs are marvelous. Bull’s Eye, Naughty Dragon, Time, The Meaning Of Evil, are driven by classy riffs, huge clean vocals and that pounding drum sound. The drums are way out front in the mix, and although in a few cases is a little distracting, it really helps drive the songs with an incredible punch and energy.Teddy Rondinelli offers up some big fat chunky guitar riffs that really are a tip of the hat so to speak to Tony Iommi. His lead guitar playing is outstanding and in a few instances, really spices up a couple of the weaker tracks onthis album. Teddy’s playing has a very energetic and spirited style and really has an infectious groove to it. He attacks each song with a barrage of thick power chords and melodic and technical leads. Also sings very well, as heard in the song ‘Dawn’.Some of the riffing on this album really brings bands like Whitesnake or Blue Murder to mind with their style and overall feel. A couple of tracks have a U.F.O. style of classic bluesy and melodic riffs with lots of lead fills layered overtop (a la Michael Schenker).Tony Martin’s voice is as excellent as ever and he sings very much in the style he did in his Black Sabbath days. A lot of the lyrical subject matter is very similar and a couple of tracks sound like they could’ve been on a Sabbath album from the 90s. Just listen to the Japanese edition bonus track Ride On Fire, a killer groovy dark tune. It should have been included in the world CD version because this is a highlight.You can’t go wrong with RONDINELLI’s ”Our Cross, Our Sins”, an album that should be more known among classic hard rock / metal aficionados.
Line-Up:
Tony Martin - Vocals (2001-?) - See also: The Cage, Tony Martin, ex-Giuntini Project, Silver Horses, Kingdom of Madness (live), ex-Candlemass, ex-Empire, ex-Black Sabbath, ex-Bailey's Comet, ex-Blue Murder, ex-Cozy Powell's Hammer, ex-M3, ex-The Alliance, ex-The Bailey Brothers, ex-Tobruk
Teddy Rondinelli - Guitars, Vocals (lead) (track 6) - Guitars, Vocals (1984-1986, 1992, 2001-?) - See also: ex-Vanilla Fudge
Neil Murray - Bass (2001-?) - See also: Empire, ex-Gogmagog, Michael Schenker Group, Snakecharmer, The Fluffy Jackets’, ex-Bow Wow, ex-Tony Martin, ex-Black Sabbath, ex-Badlands, ex-Brian May, ex-Colosseum II, ex-Company of Snakes, ex-Cozy Powell's Hammer, ex-Driveshaft, ex-Fastway, ex-Gary Moore, ex-Gilgamesh, ex-Graham Bonnet, ex-Grand Slam, ex-Hanson, ex-M3, ex-National Health, ex-Peter Green Splinter Group, ex-Phenomena, ex-The Brian May Band, ex-Whitesnake, ex-Queen + Paul Rodgers (live)
Bobby Rondinelli - Drums (1984-1986, 1992, 2001-?) - See also: Axel Rudi Pell, ex-Sun Red Sun, ex-Warlock, Over the Rainbow, Pyramid, Zebra (live), ex-Doro, ex-Quiet Riot, ex-Rainbow, ex-Riot V, ex-Black Sabbath, ex-Blue Öyster Cult, ex-The Dali Gaggers, ex-The Lizards, ex-The Sign, ex-Aerosmith (live), ex-Bonnie Tyler (live)
+ guests:
Dennis Feldman - vocals
Dorothy Ophals - keyboards
Bobby Marks - gong
Production:
Co-producer – Dennis Feldman
Engineer – Dennis Feldman
Gong – Bobby Marks
Mixed By – Bobby Rondinelli, Dennis Feldman, Teddy Rondinelli
Producer – Bobby Rondinelli
Tracklist:
01. Naughty Dragon 05:38
02. Dawn 05:39
03. It's a Lie 05:15
04. The Meaning of Evil 06:25
05. Midnight Hour 05:29
06. Find the One 05:26
07. Bulls Eye 06:29
08. Time 05:14
09. Ride On Fire (Japan Bonus Track)
10. Our Cross - Our Sins 03:58
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