HTP2
Wow. I've now been shocked twice in one brief period. No, I haven't stuck my pecker in an electical socket twice in rapid succession, although I'm sure the small, unimpressive little fucker would fit... I'm referring to the new disc by the HUGHES-TURNER PROJECT,
HTP2. I mean, I just got done creaming all over the
new Joe Lynn Turner disc, and now I have to crank out a new batch to
HTP2.
I think what I'm impressed with is the fact that people are still making this kind of music. Melodic hard rock like this doesn't play in the U.S., and probably isn't going to anytime soon. It's got its niche audience, and that's fine. Glenn Hughes and Joe Lynn Turner are two guys who seem very at home with that classification, and are doing their very best to cater to the audience they know is theirs.
Both of these guys can sing, and sing well. Every song on this disc showcases their amazing vocal skills. The first track "Revelation" has a bit of a RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE/AUDIOSLAVE feel to it (very Morello-ish guitar lines), but the Hughes/Turner vocal combo is really unlike anything you're going to hear in popular acts today. Harmonies are everywhere. They both have very powerful voices, but they know how to compliment each other without stepping on one another. "Losing My Head" makes you realize that these guys must really dig "Kashmir" and "Lost Dreams" is proof that they can hold thier own on a ballad.
Lyrically, this disc is a turkey. Nothing terribly insightful here, and the rhyming is elementary. That's not why you buy this disc though. You want to hear a tortured soul, go listen to NIRVANA. You want to hum along to every track on a CD? Pick up
HTP2.
Again, I'm writing this review from the perspective of someone who truly thought this disc was going to stink...and was quite pleasantly surprised.
