WAR & PEAS
If you're like me and have a soft spot for many of the late eighties/early nineties rock acts that were considerably talented but
lumped into the 'hair metal' category by the media, then you are probably familiar with Florida's SAIGON KICK. The band gained noteriety with the ballad 'Love Is On The Way', which made it all the way to the top of the charts quickly and then they disappeared just as fast.
Or did they? This was a band full of contradictions, twists, turns and some really intense musical flavorings. After the success of "Love is on the Way", Saigon Kick's fame
was short-lived. After their second CD,
The Lizard fell off the charts, lead singer
Matt Kramer left and was not seen nor heard
from for a very long time.
Well he's back. With a new project, and a new lease on life in the music industry... only this time around, he's calling the shots. This, in my opinion, is one of the best things the internet has provided for artists of deeper depth and caliber who simply don't want to kow-tow to recording industry trends. Kramer's new disc is entitled
War & Peas, and at first that threw me off because of the silly implications of the title, but once this disc hit the player, all humor and doubt was cast aside.
This is some serious shit folks, and Kramer's voice is in top form. He has really taken time to craft an album filled with songs that
not only move, punch, jab and deliver, but retain some key melodic moments that make this disc a pretty hot contender.
I actually doubted that anyone from the eighties could really make a 'comeback' album that wouldn't sound forced or contrived, but
Kramer sounds right at home. This disc will not disappoint his older fans, and it will gain him some new ones for sure.
Take the time and rediscover a very talented singer who really never left in the first place. Highly recommended.
