The stellar swing inside features King’s X typical multi layered vocal interaction with Roxanne’s fine tuned feeling for melody and soul. The song brings persistence and power to the plate, with great soul and power. It’s not the only track the Mobster of Rock shines on as he also lends him impressive skills and loud hammer-ons to the tentative and raw ,Go Fuck Yourself”, featuring King’s X’ dUg Pinnick as well. Soulful and funky he injects the songs with heartfelt emotion and power like on the following ,Super Bad”, also featuring guest shredder George Lynch! A low-balled groove pitched into gear with Lynch and Butler anteing up. Jamie Brown shifts shape and sheds skin on the album with star-studded attitude, not compromising. Twin guitars fire with impressive thrive and pull forward the vehicle. Again it is larger than life and Styx’ influences are present, and it paws deep in your head with its impressive drum and guitar interaction. Riff galore and a Grande opening lead us into the retrospective sounding ,Girls Alright”, which title does justice to the depth and quality of the song as one expects a tacky simple tune. The balance is just perfect and it keeps you on edge. It’s organic and old school, yet has a modern and fresh crunch. ![]() It unites past and present toning perfectly. Roxanne sounds uplifting and driven, but also has a darker edge implemented, differing from their debuting days. It’s unique and daring, with me being out of balance throughout the entire listening session. ![]() Three layered chorus and vocal sections warping us back to the Styx heydays as well, but the band manages to keep it all fresh and modern sounding, with powerful low pitched drive and staccato guitar fiddles. All of a sudden the band shoots into melodic gear with towering melodies over raw riffs. Upon its opening track ,Someone To Kill” I did however have no high expectation until the track suddenly kicks in with its larger than life chorus. `Radio Silence’, the album title, blinks an eye to the sudden demise of the genre and the band’s long absence. Melodic drought lasted for years and finally melodic rock is on the rise, taking a lot of those old time classic bands like Roxanne along in its wake.Īnd I am glad it did. They even landed radio play with no less than 3 songs before the band vanished as many others. With grunge lurking in the dark, just behind the threshold, the band managed to garner some attention with their melodic rock songs build around excellent hooks and melodies. ![]() Unknown to the vast majority of rockers, Roxanne released an impressive debut in the late eighties, which remains one of rock’s most searched for Gems. Novemby Edwin van Hoof - More about our team Doug Pinnick & Ray Luzier)Ġ7 – Go Fuck Yourself (feat. With influences that range from Queen to Bad Company to Thin Lizzy to Bad Radiator, “Radio Silence” is best described as a perfect blend of classic rock with a modern-day melodic rock production.Ġ6 – Man in the Moon (feat. Recorded on 2-inch analog, it sounds real, it is real, and truly represents the way our band sounds!” Regarding the recording process, lead singer Jamie Brown comments, “We wanted to make a rock record that you’d want to crank in your car and drive fast with the windows down and I think we accomplished that!”.ĭrummer Dave Landry adds, “We are all very proud of this album and are ecstatic the way it turned out… The songs, the tones and the performances. Now 30 years later the band returns with a new offering entitled “Radio Silence”, which features 11 tracks of pure adrenalized melodic rock music and also features special guest appearances by guitar legend George Lynch, King’s X front-man dUg Pinnick and Korn drummer Ray Luzier. Originally formed in the late ’80s, Roxanne garnered commercial success with their 1988 self-titled debut album which was well received with two songs charting on rock radio “Cherry Bay” and “Sweet Maria”, as well as a cover of Wild Cherry’s “Play That Funky Music” which hit #63 on the Billboard singles charts and was in full rotation on both dance and rock stations simultaneously.Īs happened with many bands from that era, facing the decline in interest for AOR rock due to the onslaught of the “grunge” scene, the guys in Roxanne went on hiatus. “ Radio Silence” is the sophomore release from melodic / classic rock band ROXANNE, released November 25, 2018, via Rat Pak Records. With the new, third album ROXANNE album featured here few days ago, some you asked for the second, comeback CD.
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