[Heeplist] California Breed

[Dale Fredericks]

I finally downloaded California Breed today and I can agree with Jay, as far as playing it a lot and comparing the lead guitarist to Mick as far as his solos being short and to the point. Like Mick’s solos, this guy compliments the songs instead of drawing attention to himself. Of course I am a big Glenn Hughes fan, so this is right up my alley !!

Dale :-)>

On May 23, 2014, at 8:02 PM, Dave <porcupineheep at cox.net> wrote:

> I like the album as well, yes, he plays a few notes but its more for color which these days is better since not many play good meaningful lead these days, and yes, I do really like what this guy plays, but he uses a lot of overdubs so it should be interesting to hear a live show and how he sounds if they any songs from other albums, I cant tell how good he is till I hear something live. DS.
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> BTW, I cannot stop playing California Breed, it's the first album this year that i've played this many times, a real grower. And Dave, the guitarist plays quite a few solos and filler licks on every song, his solos are just short. i don't know if any are more than 8 bars long. His soloing style reminds me of Mick: not his tone or anything like that, but in that he does a lot with very few notes. Mick is the second best guitarist I've ever heard at that (BB King being the master).
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> Jay
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> Okay for some reason none of the mails which Jay sends to the list, come through on my end. I only see people's reply to them ...
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> At any rate, Jay, thanks for the heads up! I will put this one on my list. I love Glen Hughes (more so on vocals than on bass, though he kills on a 4-string) but I was never too fond of BCC. It just never really "clicked" with me, I guess ... But I will be on the outlook for this one anyway.
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> D.
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> From: DAVID M SHERROD <porcupineheep at cox.net>
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> Sent: Thursday, May 22, 2014 7:34 AM
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> It's a good album and the bonus track is really good, I like the guitar player but think he should of played at least a little lead guitar, that said I like the album and really think they all fit well together, I do think the BCC albums are a bit better than this one, so far, as I feel the lack of lead guitar makes it less interesting for me as a guitar player. However I really like the drums which to me sound as close to classic Zeppelin as I've ever heard and
> that puts it over the top as a must have album. DS
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> Jay Pearson <deepheep at yahoo.com> wrote:
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>> Hi y'all!
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>> Being the huge Glenn Hughes fan that I am, I had to have this album the day it came out, and am not disappointed. This is as good as any of the Black Country Communion albums with an even heavier Zep vibe. Had to search for a while to find the deluxe edition bonus track "Solo", but that was well worth it, it's one of the better songs.
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>> While I mentioned a Zeppelin vibe, and it's clear that the young guitarist is inspired by Page, they're not a clone band, although it's more unmistakable than ever who Jason Bonham's father is!! Definitely a funkier feel than BCC, this is definitely one of my favorite Hughes/related albums I've heard after only 2 listens.
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>> Like the current Heep, it sounds modern while solidly rooted
> in a 70s rock sound. (I'm not saying it sounds anything like Heep!!!)
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>> It's a solid 4-star album (Glenn hasn't seemed capable of doing a 5-star album for the last 20 years) and a must have for Hughes fans. It certainly has grabbed my attention a lot more than Asia's new album!!
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>> Jay
>> np - California Breed (3x thru)
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