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What’s the 4-1-1?
The Mob is the latest gathering of musicians to be dubbed a supergroup.
The lineup features Reb Beach from Winger, Dokken, and Whitesnake.
Doug Pinnick from King’s X handles vocals duties with keyboard
help from Timothy Drury and drums from Night Ranger’s Kelly
Keagy.
Genre
Hard rock / melodic rock
The Good
I loved Reb Beach in Winger, but I was very disappointed in the one album he
made with Dokken. Now comes his new music project and man, this one really
showcases his guitar skills like never before.
He stands out particularly good on tracks like “Wait” and “The
Magic.” The solo on the fantastic rock track “Never Get Enough” is
outstanding. The instrumental “Spaghetti Western” is very lively.
It’s one of the best tracks on the CD, it could be seen as Beach’s “Mr.
Scary.”
While “The Magic” won’t likely make any radio play lists, it
is in fact a solid power Ballad.
Drummer Kelly Keagy kick starts everything with a powerful drumming style.
The Bad
I didn’t particularly care for the closing power ballad “I Want
To Live Forever.” It didn’t do anything for me. Strangely enough,
while I am definitely enthralled with Beach’s guitar work on this album
track #5 is entitled “Guitar Solo” and yet I found it lacking. Instead
of taking the listener on a short musical journey, it’s one minute and
20 seconds of running in place.
Over the course of the first half of the album, I thought Doug Pinnick’s
vocals were a bit distracting from the songs. The second half was fine, but I
thought that little thing I picked up on should be mentioned. Also, the last
sentence of the first verse in the opening number “One Track Mind” seemed
to sound like it was delivered with a slurred vocal take.
The Verdict
I’m not really shocked, but it’s always a surprise to me when
a who’s who group of talent forms a new band and comes out with a
great debut release. I’m hoping to see them hang around for multiple
releases. The Mob may just be the venue for Reb Beach to get some true acclaim
as a guitar hero. He’s in absolute top form on this CD.
While there are some flaws in the album, it is really good overall, and melodic
rock fans should flock to their favorite place to purchase music to get this
album when it hits store shelves.
Did You Know?
The album was produced by Reb Beach’s former Winger bandmate Kip Winger.
He also played the bass parts on the CD. Drummer Kelly Keagy provides the lead
vocals on the track “The Magic.” He was also the lead vocalist on
the Night Ranger smash hit “Sister Christian.”
Rating:  out
of 5
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-- Jay Roberts
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