| 3 Legged Dogg — Frozen Summer |
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Artist: |
3 Legged Dogg |
Album: |
Frozen Summer |
Genre: |
Hard Rock |
Rating: |
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Bottom
Line: |
Early ‘90s style hard rock from an old-school metal super-group. |
The past few years have seen more super-groups than we know what to do with, and 3 Legged Dogg are certainly entitled to be on the list. In some ways, they may lay claim to be the grandfather of super-groups, founded by drummer Vinny Appice (Dio, Black Sabbath, Ozzy) and bassist Jimmy Bain (Dio, Rainbow). They recruited vocalist Chas West (Bonham, Lynch Mob), and guitarists Carlos Cavazo (Quiet Riot) and Brian Young (David Lee Roth) to put together a band that sounds more like STP or (perhaps) a more relaxed and melodic Soundgarden.
However you describe it, the songs are melodic hard rock arranged in a late ‘90s style, sometimes more ‘80s in tone, but without the sappiness, solidly performed, and well produced. Some of the tunes show off the band’s blues-metal underpinnings (“One Good Reason”) – think Whitesnake or Riverdogs, while “Bring The Hammer Down” makes you think these guys came from Seattle. We love the title track, too, which revealed a definite STP influence.
My only gripe – these guys seem a little too polished and relaxed – more like a band that has been together for a decade than a new lineup. Clearly, these guys found great chemistry playing together! But there’s no real edge to the music that tries to push it hard in one direction or another, and no real musical chances are taken performance-wise. It’s just solid hard rock that will appeal to ‘80s and ‘90s metal fans looking for something new that has “the right vibe” but doesn’t sound like Nickelback. A good, rockin’, listening CD for sure.
– SK |
