Various Artists - Sin-atra

Artist:

Various Artists

UPC:

826992505527

Description:

Composer: Bob Kulick.
Tributee: Frank Sinatra.
Personnel: Bob Kulick (guitar, background vocals); Doug Katsaros (keyboards); Brett Chassen (drums, background vocals).
Audio Mixers: Bob Kulick; Brett Chassen.
Liner Note Authors: Bob Kulick; Brett Chassen.
Recording information: Ofice Studios, Van Nuys, CA.
Photographers: Christie Goodwin; Neil Zlozower; Adam Willis; Keith Tarrier.
Arrangers: Bob Kulick; Brett Chassen.
Guitarist Bob Kulick has made a cottage industry of late by attaching various hard rock and metal stars to sacred catalogs like the Beatles and turning out bombastic metal versions of songs that perhaps were never built for such treatment. That`s the joke -- one wouldn`t expect this. The whole enterprise would be a very loud one-trick pony in dubious taste if not for the fact that every once in a while these hybrid versions actually work. Kulick`s latest excursion into such things is Sin-atra, which applies the formula to songs that Frank Sinatra made famous. Sinatra, whose urbane phrasing and style made him one of the finest singers of his generation and certainly the first modern pop star, doesn`t translate too well to heavy metal, which will hardly come as a surprise. When anything truly works here, past being a thunderous put-on, it`s when the song itself is sturdy enough to break into new territory. That`s why "Witchcraft," sung by former Judas Priest vocalist Tim "Ripper" Owens, and "The Lady Is a Tramp," sung by Mr. Big`s Eric Martin, both work here. It turns out it`s the song and not the singer. Most of these tracks don`t fare quite that well, though, and it`s hardly the Chairman of the Board`s fault. This set is worth hearing for the novelty of it all, and that, folks, is what Kulick is counting on. A little deconstruction never hurt anyone, after all, and since Sinatra is no longer with us, he can`t complain -- he would if he could, one guesses. ~ Steve Leggett

Track Listing:

DISC 1

1. New York, New York - (featuring Devin Townsend)
2. I`ve Got You Under My Skin - Glenn Hughes
3. Summerwind - (featuring Geoff Tate)
4. It Was a Very Good Year - (featuring Dee Snider)
5. Witchcraft - (featuring Tim "Ripper" Owens)
6. Fly Me to the Moon - Robin Zander
7. Lady Is a Tramp, The - (featuring Eric Martin)
8. Strangers in the Night - Doug Pinnick - (featuring Joey Belladonna)
9. High Hopes - Elias Soriano - (featuring Franky Perez)
10. I`ve Got the World on a String - Joey Belladonna - (featuring Doug Pinnick)
11. Love and Marriage - Franky Perez - (featuring Elias Soriano)
12. That`s Life - (featuring Richie Kotzen)

Album Information

Release Date:

03/29/2011

Type:

Collection

Genre:

Rock & Pop

Subgenre:

Hard Rock

Label:

Eagle

Producer:

Bob Kulick; Brett Chassen

Catalog Number:

ARM250552

Original Release Year:

2011

# of Discs:

1

Studio/Live:

Studio

Mono/Stereo:

Stereo

Runtime:

48 : 17

Guest Artist:

Devin Townsend; Geoff Tate; Dee Snider; Tim "Ripper" Owens; Robin Zander; Eric Martin; Joe Belladonna; Franky Perez; Dug Pinnick; Elias Soriano; Jani Lane; Richie Kotzen

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