(Deadline/Cleopatra) Cat. no: CLP 1644 - 2006 release
Desperado - 'Ace'
(Deadline/Cleopatra) Cat. no: CLP 1644
- 2006 release
From Aural Innovations #36 (May 2007)
For those of you that might remember hearing about it, 'Ace' is the unreleased
album that Dee Snider had recorded in 1990 that was shelved by his record label
just prior to it's release date. Glad that I finally got the chance to hear
this eleven track metal effort for myself. Actually, it's pretty good. If you
were a Twister Sister or Widowmaker fan, then you should get a lot out of this
Desperado CD. As most of you know, the band's name comes from Alice Cooper's
personal tribute song off his 'Killer' lp. Tracks that make this disc worthy
of staying in your current rotation stack for awhile are the kick-ass opener
"Hang 'Em High", the in-your-face "Gone Bad", "Run
Wild,Run Free", the total rocking "See You At Sunrise", "There's
No Angels Here" (possibly the CD's best track altogether?) and "Emaheeval".
Line-up: Dee Snider - vocals, Bernie Torme (ex-Ozzy, Ian Gillan) - guitar, Marc
Russell - bass and Clive Burr - drums. Let's face it, true hard rock like this
will never die. I'll go as far as to say I believe this title might appeal to
many fans of Jackyl, Great White, Motley Crue, possibly even Whitesnake or Quiet
Riot. The UK label Angel Air had also put this CD out with completely different
art work. Check it out. If you're in the mood for a really well produced and
assembled unreleased heavy rock title that you've never heard before, I encourage
you to give 'Ace' a listen. You'll be glad you did.
Visit the Cleopatra Records web site at: http://www.cleorecs.com/
Reviewed by Mike Reed