Scott Weiland bounces back after being fired from Velvet Revolver. Weiland's past in the aforementioned band and STP is laid to rest on his solo albums. Weiland doesn't even attempt to write songs in the same vein.
This is Weiland's opportunity to unfold all his artistic ideas. "Happy in Galoshes" is a double disc and it has all styles of music on it. Weiland doesn't limit himself and he is a musical chameleon much like David Bowie - it isn't accidental that Weiland covers a David Bowie song and not unplanned that
Fame was chosen hence the lyrics.
The album is very extensive and spans wide from Hard Rock via Rock to pop, Red Hot Chili Peppers-like tune (
Paralysis), Country twang (
The Man I Didn't Know) and Motown ballads. The first single
Missing Cleveland is also the most obliging song on the album but also the irresistible
Crash and the acoustic
Killing me Sweetly works well.
Artistically I have gained new respect for Weiland with this brave release. Weiland is unpredictable and certainly an artist that still blooms with ideas. His voice sounds in top form and he has one of today's most distinctive voices
Weiland is given plenty of room to shine on a 2-disc release with 19 songs total. If he compressed the best songs onto one disc we would have one strong solo album instead we get a musical tour starting in the 1950's spanning all styles up till today. The album is also out as single album, but for a few dollars more you get the full experience.
Basically "Happy in Galoshes" is a multi talent expressing himself. When you play all styles of music on one album the album is like a surreal painting painted with all the colors in the world. Some finds it disturbing others think it's a masterpiece. Personally I think the good outweighs the bad and the album displays Weiland in top form.
Written by
Michael Sunday, May 31, 2009
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