I just had the opportunity to review the most recent release, Songs From The Road, by Mitch Ryder and it's a solid rocker. Opening with Lilli May, Mitch Ryder fronts the band on vocal with Laura Chavez and Sean Athens on guitars, Tomek Germann on bass, Denis Palatin on drums and Lea Worms on keys. On bluesy, All The Fools It Sees, Ryder digs deep with nicely phrased soul vocals with glistening keyboards by Worms and Athens on acoustic guitar lays in some real tasty riffs. Latin flavored, Oh What A Night has really great movement focused by Palatin and Germann and a sweet piano solo by Worms really works nicely. Chavez dishes up a blistering guitar solo and Worms' backing vocals with Ryder make this one of my favorite tracks on the release. Chavez and Athens pair up nicely for dual guitar leads on War and the texture of this track really suits Ryder's vocal style. Athens steps up with a real nice guitar solo on this one and Worms ramps up the heat on organ. Country flavored, It Wasn't Me, features Athens on slide guitar. Ryder crafts the tale with stinging guitar lead by Chavez and Worms on organ and the tight drum rhythm of Palatin. Wrong Hands is another solid rocker with quite a bit of swagger. Chavez and Athens dish on the Richards style rocker with mean intent and Worms on electric piano adds real brightness. A jam on The Doors', Soul Kitchen really is pretty strong giving Chavez a wide berth to lay down some soulful riffs and showing her chops. Worms creates a Manzarek feel on keys and Ryder does a real nice job on the Lizard Kings' lyrics. Very cool. Wrapping the release is ballad, The Artist featuring Ryder singing with Worms on electric piano and keys. Solid closer for a cool concert.
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