Year : 2008 (Deadline Music Records Edition)
Style : Melodic Hard Rock
Country : United States
Audio : 320 kbps + all scans
Size : 112 mb
Bio:
Jake E. Lee (born Jakey Lou Williams; February 15, 1957) is an American musician best known as lead guitarist for Ozzy Osbourne between 1982 and 1987 and later as a member of the heavy metal band Badlands with Ray Gillen. He formed the band Red Dragon Cartel in 2013, and their debut album released in January 2014 entered the Billboard Album Chart at number 69.He has also recorded solo works under his own name—examples being the instrumental album A Fine Pink Mist (1996) and cover album Retraced (2005).In San Diego, Lee formed a band called Teaser, named after Tommy Bolin's debut solo album. Teaser would become the house band at a San Diego all-ages club called Straita Head Sound. In 1980, Lee joined a local heavy metal band called Mickey Ratt, who soon shortened their name to Ratt and relocated to the Sunset Strip of Los Angeles. They released the single "Dr. Rock"/"Drivin on E," which was given away for free to fans at their live shows. The song "Tell the World" was included on the original pressing of the first Metal Massacre compilation album in 1982, a highly influential album which also featured the first recording from Metallica.Not long after arriving in Los Angeles, Lee left Ratt to join a glam metal band called Sexist, reuniting with childhood friend and fellow guitarist Doug Pittam. Approximately eight months later, Lee received an offer to join Rough Cutt after being recommended by drummer and former Ratt bandmate Dave Alford in late 1982.Former Black Sabbath vocalist Ronnie James Dio was putting together a solo project with Jimmy Bain and Vinny Appice and was impressed with Lee after seeing a Rough Cutt show in Los Angeles, and invited the guitarist to join. Though Lee had believed Rough Cutt's future was promising, he felt the offer to join Dio was too good to pass up, though his time in the band would ultimately be short-lived. According to Appice, there were rehearsals with Lee, and recordings of those rehearsals still exist, but nothing more came from this first version of the band. Lee claims that Dio wanted him to play "simple block chords that wouldn't trample on his vocals" and cited creative differences for the split.
Album:
Runnin’ with the Devil, a new solo album from the guitarist Jake E. Lee, followed three years after the excellent Retraced. Just like the 2005 LP, Runnin’ with the Devil contains covers of other bands and musicians’ songs. However, when the former focused on blues and hard rock from the 1960s – 1970s, the latter has different geography: it’s dominated by the 1970s hard rock and heavy metal, with a brief return to the 60s and a one-off detour into the 80s. The previous attempt was surprisingly successful, so will the same happen to Jake’s another cover effort?The answer in this case would be more like “no”, than an explicit “yes”. For whatever reason, Runnin’ with the Devil changes the formula, which made Retraced a success, leading to an expected and pretty sad outcome.Many things on the album evoke raised eyebrows. For example, it was a smart move to cover more obscure songs on the previous album, so that those unfamiliar with the originals can perceive the LP as a full-fledged Jake E. Lee solo effort. The selection on Runnin’ with the Devil feels like the aim is on a wider public.This is how we get a limp version of Van Halen eponymous classic, decent It’s a Long Way to the Top (with Lemmy on vocals) by AC/DC, secondhand Seek & Destroy by Metallica and solid Wango Tango by Ted Nugent. The last artist, actually, prevails on the album, taking 6 tracks out of 11. There are both popular Nugent numbers (luckily Stranglehold is not covered here) and deeper cuts, and comprise the more interesting part of the LP.Also, unlike Retraced, all songs feature not one vocalist to creates a sense of consistency and cohesion, but has a new one on each of the tracks. Predominantly Jake, himself coming from the 1980s, invited his contemporaries, most of them of glam metal variety, like, for example, Stephen Pearcy of Ratt, Phil Lewis of L.A. Guns or Jani Lane of Warrant. Also put in an appearance Chuck Billy of Testament, as well as Lemmy and Glenn Hughes, who need no introductions. It should be stated that in general the featured vocalists handle themselves well, most of the time even overshadowing Jake E. Lee. However, this time around it does not seem to be that difficult.So happened that Jake E. Lee, the main selling point of the record, for the first time in many years evokes no enthusiasm. The always reliable guitar player with a signature sound, Jake delighted us with his riffs and solos on the Ozzy Osbourne and Badlands albums, as well as solo efforts. Now the situation is different. By all means, nobody is going to implicate him in incompetence, it is the other way around, Jake, being a true professional, handles easily the thrash classic from Metallica or the languish Get Down, Make Love by Queen. Still, despite the technical strength of the six-stringer and all the licks and solos Jake sounds rather uninspired, and the tracks rarely manage to quicken the pulse of the audience, leaving them indifferent, by contrast with Retraced. Moreover, there are periods, when he doesn’t play anything, shifting the focus on the featured vocalist or rhythm section. On the one hand, it’s admirable, but on the other it is going to be Jake’s name on the cover that might attract potential listeners and the fact is on Runnin’ with the Devil he is a shadow of himself.And so it seems that the LP would be of no interest to the fans and those appreciating the originals. The somewhat successful Ted Nugent covers do not justify the need to purchase. Even the historic throwback to the early days of Jake E. Lee career, represented with Cry in Time from Mickey Ratt (before they renamed themselves to Ratt and released their most successful Out of the Cellar), do not make the album a required listen.Remaining fairly faithful to the original versions, this album is really enjoyable to listen to, and if I had to choose just one track, it would obviously be “It's a Long Way To The Top” featuring the late Lemmy.
Line-Up:
Jake E. Lee - guitar - See also: ex-Dio, Jake E. Lee's Red Dragon Cartel, ex-Mentors (live), ex-Ozzy Osbourne, ex-Sexist, ex-3 Day Crush, ex-Badlands, ex-Bourgeois Pigs, ex-Greg Leon Invasion, ex-Jake E. Lee, ex-Mickey Ratt / Ratt, ex-Rough Cutt, ex-Teaser, ex-Wicked Alliance
Production:
Copyright © – Deadline Music
Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Deadline Music
Design – Brian Perry
Written-By – T. Nugent (tracks: 3, 4, 7 to 9)
Tracklist:
01. Runnin' With The Devil - featuring Stephen Pearcy (Ratt) 03:44
02. Seek & Destroy - featuring Chuck Billy (Testament) 06:46
03. Wango Tango - featuring Stevie Rachelle (Tuff) 04:53
04. Just What The Doctor Ordered - featuring Kory Clarke (Warrior Soul) 03:39
05. Journey To The Center Of The Mind - featuring Phil Lewis (L.A. Guns) 03:41
06. Get Down, Make Love - featuring Glen Hughes( Deep Purple) 04:12
07. Wang Dang - featuring Alex Mitchell (Circus Of Power) 03:18
08. Free For All - featuring Jani Lane (Warrant) 03:15
09. Dog Eat Dog - featuring Jizzy Pearl (Love Hate) 04:06
10. It's A Long Way To The Top - featuring Lemmy (Motorhead) 05:37
11. Cry In Time (Ratt) 04:42
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