
The “War Pigs” intro then moves over into “N.I.B” “War Machine” sounded like a joke to me, however it does fall into the “progress is derivative” theme. Not that it’s a bad thing, it just wasn’t what I was expecting from Jake E Lee. “Shout It Out” sounds like it belongs on a Saliva album. I have no issue with artists referencing the past. So it is fitting that the vocal melodies are styled from the Ozzy Osbourne vocal phrasing book. So it is fitting that the opening track “Decieved” from Red Dragon Cartel has a riff, very similar in style and structure. Ozzy’s contribution is the title and the vocal melodies. The same riff that if you look at the albums credits is supposedly written by Ozzy Osbourne with one finger on the piano. “Bark At The Moon” was the first piece of music that fans of heavy metal heard from Ozzy Osbourne after the death of Randy Rhoads. When Badlands released their self titled debut, “High Wire” was the song that marketed the album, while “The Last Time” marketed “Voodoo Highway”. When Jake E Lee joined Ozzy, “Bark At The Moon” marketed the album, while “Shot In The Dark” marketed “The Ultimate Sin” album. This is a problem in a world that only has time for the best. It is a good listen, however there isn’t really a song on the Red Dragon Cartel album that can market the album. And then I went back to the Red Dragon Cartel album and gave it multiple listens. Then I went back to Jake E Lee’s recording history just to re-visit what he has accomplished and get a feel for it. I gave each song 1 minute, just to get a feel for it. I quickly previewed the new album on Spotify. To use an example from the indie scene, Lorde was a streaming star before she became a sales star and the darling of the PR run mainstream media.
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People still cling to it because they do not know how to do anything else. In my view, sales of recorded music is not a true measure of success anyway. What is the next step for the album? It didn’t show up on any of the sales charts the following week. Put those 5,300 people down as the hard-core fans. US sales for week ending Februhad Red Dragon Cartel listed with 5,300 sold. The Week In Destroyer Of Harmony History – July 26 to July 31ĭestroyerofharmony on 1996 – Part 5.8: Pearl Jam – N…Ī lot of people don’t know who Jake E Lee is.

