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Guitarist Diana Rein Releases New Album, "Long Road"
(Los Angeles, CA) - Get ready to meet your fate when
"The Six-String Siren," guitarist Diana Rein, releases
her highly-anticipated sophomore album Long
Road (Street Date: Wednesday, May 18). Written, recorded and
produced by Diana Rein, the disc features twelve original tracks on which
Rein sings, plays lead, bass, and rhythm guitar. Long Road was mixed and
mastered by Peter Duff at Grey Brick Studios in San Diego, CA.
In Mythology, Sirens were dangerous yet beautiful creatures that
would lure sailors with enchanting songs and make them crash onto the rocky
coast. It is said that some crews survived by inserting wax in their ears to
keep from being compelled. But what if the music was turned up? What if it
was amplified? What if there were soaring guitar tones that shook your bones
and cut through to your soul? You'd
be helpless.
On Long
Road, Diana Rein displays a sharp tongue, driving blues-based
guitar, and melodic solos. It won't take long before you fall under her
spell. The title track eases you into the album with the admission that life
tried to steal her dream but "it's been a long road and now I'm coming
home, time forgives, lets me in, starting over." With vocals and guitar
solos intertwining in a call-and-response fashion, the melody keeps you
floating on a sea of sound. "Wild One" punches the listener in the
gut with its bone-rattling bass line and lead guitar riff. This sets the
stage for what Long
Road is about: Soaring guitar solos and thought-provoking lyrics.
Some big attitude from a little lady. "I love to play the Blues till
dawn, my main main is Stevie Ray Vaughan," which also allows Rein to
honor her biggest inspiration. "Livin' Loud" exudes a swamp-y
swagger, it's Hendrix-esque '60's guitar solo driving home the point that
loud is the way it's going to be. "Greenlight" is a response to
Doyle Bramhall Jr.'s "Greenlight Girl," with driving drums that
won't let up and guitars that sound like a train steadily making it's way
into the stratosphere: "I'm gonna take you home tonight, it's us and the
spirits of the night, baby I won't put up a fight, I want you now."
"Rebel Without A Cause" was inspired by a
James Dean photo, "hollowed eyes and hardened smile, come and talk to me
a while," with crunchy guitars and seductive vocals leading to a
rhythmic guitar solo sure to get under your skin. "The Real Thing"
features a funk/rock groove and lyrical sass proclaiming, "if all you
want is a fantasy, babe you're barking up the wrong tree." With a
lyrical grit and message of revenge that's not for the weary, "Done Me
Dirty" doesn't spare anyone. Rein's lead guitar oozes with a twang that
means business and the vocals aren't far behind. On "Don't Walk
Away" there's an admission of betrayal; no one's perfect and being
honest is the only way to grow - "I know it's hard to look at me, but if
you did what would you see? That I'm damaged or unworthy of love anymore, or
would you hold me tight and not keep score," Rein sings with a
soul-filled passion.
"Come Back Home" is about 'coming back home to your
strength and inner guidance when issues in life seek to derail you,' explains
Rein. There's an authority in her vocals and the guitar licks are reminiscent
of the late Duane Allman. The melancholy mood of "Wicked" leaves no
stone unturned, where our psyche's dark side can be allowed to come through
and make its presence known in order to be better understood. Rein's vocals
on "Wicked" pierce the soul, while her lead guitar cries sadness
and regret. "Down Down Down" begins with a porch-blues guitar solo
coupled with haunting vocals that segues into a head-rockin' guitar and drum
beat which sends the message, "if you drag me in the fire I'll kick
never cower, just try to keep me down I'll rise like a flower." The
guitar solos have an anthem-like quality that position themselves as the
album's climax. "Peace" is a bittersweet guitar instrumental written
after the death of Diana's beloved dog, Zoe. The melody in this song will
embed itself into your soul and stir up heartfelt memories.
Diana Rein - "Long Road" Album Trailer
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