Let's get straight to the point: "Wicked Wonderland" is disappointment of the year.
This not the Lita we love from the early albums like "Lita" and "Dangerous Curves".
Lita Ford has been absent from the music business for more than 10 years and high profile gigs at Rocklahoma and Sweden Rock festival proved that her voice was still intact. Yours truly witnessed the Sweden Rock gig and I wondered how come she didn't air any of the new songs instead of playing Sammy Hagar tunes etc. After hearing "Wicked Wonderland" that question had been answered.
Lita Ford's husband
Jim Gillette sings quite a bit on the record and has co-written all songs. I am not fond of Gillette's "Halford" Heavy metal chords, but kudos to Gillette since the best track
Inside is a
duet and could have been a pretty cool track if it wasn't for the production.
"Wicked Wonderland" is marked by a cold and industrial sound, which doesn't suit Lita's characteristic voice at all. Lita still has that rasp in her voice but unfortunately the material doesn't justify this. Lita sounds best when she plays straightforward Hard Rock and the heavy guitars and cold Nine Inch Nails drum sound doesn't suit a hot blooded
Lita Ford looking sexier than ever.
Up-side:Lita is back
The voice has aged well
The packaging for "Wicked Wonderland" is terrific. It is a digi-pack with extensive booklet with lots of pictures, lyrics and illustrations.
Downside:Basically everything with a special mention to the production
Running time of mere 65 minutes
All in a poor album from
Lita Ford, so beware and approach with caution. The album has several sound effects and programmed drums. The worst part is that the melodies and choruses are non-existent on "Wicked Wonderland"
Written by
Michael Thursday, October 29, 2009
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