Year : 2022
Style : Classic Hard Rock , Progressive Rock , Blues Rock
Country : United States
Audio : 320 kbps + front
Size : 117 mb
Bio:
American rock band Desert Dragon has been making a name for themselves with their multi-rock sound which includes a mix of classic rock, blues rock, country rock, and progressive rock. The band is made up of vocalist Keith St. John (Montrose) with Greg Patnode and Brent Barker on guitars, Rick Brandt on bass, Lenny Roberto on drums, and Michael Smith on keyboards.Desert Dragon vocalist St John is well known in the rock world for his time in Montrose, Lynch Mob, and currently Kingdom Come, Burning Rain, and the Raiding the Rock Vault production on the Las Vegas strip. St John cowrote and coproduced the This Side of Heaven album with Patnode and Smith and considers this record to be "au natural and straight from the heart."Since their debut in 2011, the Los Angeles-based band has independently released the EP Desolation which was produced by the legendary Ron Nevison (Led Zeppelin, Bad Company, The Faces, Heart, Lynyrd Skynyrd) and featured Billboard charting singles "Darkness Shines" and "Miles Away".For their album Before The Storm, the band worked with Producer/Mixer James "Jimbo" Barton (Queensryche, Rush, Metallica) and Ralph Patlan (Megadeth, Michael Schenker, Flotsam and Jetsam) with the song "Save My World" garnering Best Rock Song at the Malibu Music Awards.This Side Of Heaven is their first with vocalist Keith St. John. Also, on the album violinist Adel Eskander (Page and Plant No Quarter Tour) lends his talents to the song "Southside of Heaven". The album features ten new songs that highlight a different side of the band's talents on every track, while they salute good old fashioned rock.Desert Dragon has also toured relentlessly including an opening slot for Blue Oyster Cult and a capacity show at SXSW. When asked about the band name Patnode explains, "Desert comes from the Judas Priest song Desert Plains and Dragon was inspired by Jimmy Page's iconic dragon pants".
Album:
“This Side Of Heaven” is the new release from American classic hard rockers DESERT DRAGON, formed by experienced musicians who have been part of Road Angel, Chaka Kahn band, Jack Russell band, etc, and worked as session musicians on many albums.
Now in the line up DESERT DRAGON features talented vocalist Keith St. John, a well known name in the rock world for his time in Montrose, Lynch Mob, and currently, Kingdom Come and Burning Rain. Adding legendary James “Jimbo” Barton (Rush, Queensryche) at the mixing desk this is a guarantee of a well crafted product.“This Side Of Heaven” delivers quality bluesy hard rock in the vein of Burning Rain, all with a modern production and spiced with an interesting multi-rock twist including poppy melodies, Americana acoustics and progressive touches.The compositions are particularly neat and eclectic, having a groove that keeps the listener on their toes, a truly musical variation of genres and styles. The album opens with the song “Bad Luck”, driven by super harmonious guitars and the superb vocal lines of St. John.“God Bless Miss America” is a slow barn burning, then “Swamp Thing” has all that Mississippi mojo and great atmosphere. I particularly enjoyed the rhythm breaks in “No Way Back”, where the keyboards perform here in an unexpected way that overwhelms you, and the guitars add additional emotions and feelings with their perfectly distilled notes.“Lock And Loud” has a special sound color due to his saxophone from the start and an energetic rhythmic section that is decorated with swirling guitar solos that are performed according to the classic rock book.“Southside Of Heaven” is a lengthy song with stunning arrangements, a strong vocal work and a touch of oriental flair and it features the violinist Adel Eskander, from the Page/Plant No Quarter Tour. “Pictures In A Magazine”, “Vulture City” and “Save My Soul” fall in line with the album’s overall quality: very good.A powerful bluesy rocking album, “This Side Of Heaven” delivers solid songwriting and top notch musicianship served with passion. For those who believe that by 2022 there is no more to say about this musical style, you’ll be surprised. It is wild and subtle, fiery and controlled… timeless, immortal classic rock.
Line-Up:
Keith St. John [Montrose, Lynch Mob] (vocals)
Greg Patnode [Road Angel] (guitar)
Brent Barker [Chaka Kahn] (guitar)
Rick Brandt (bass)
Lenny Roberto [Jack Russell band] (drums)
Michael Smith (keyboards)
Adel Eskander [Page/Plant No Quarter Tour] (violin on 7)
Tracklist:
01. Bad Luck
02. God Bless Miss America
03. Swamp Thing
04. What It Means to Me
05. No Way Back
06. Lock and Load
07. Southside of Heaven
08. Pictures in a Magazine
09. Vulture City
10. Save My Soul
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