Mike Tramp guitarist and
Glenn Hughes touring guitarist
Soren Andersen debuts at age 37. Most sidemen have a dream of being the one in center of the spotlight. Therefore "Constant Replay" is natural progress in
Soren Andersen's career. Soren takes advantage of being in charge since he has written all songs, sings, plays guitars and also produces.
You can't fault
Soren Andersen for his playing or the production. The result is top notch professional work. Andersen's guitar work is spotless and the production is great only underlining that Andersen is a good producer with experience since he already has produced a dozen albums. The music is diverse and spans within all aspects of Rock music. The album is a grower but yet I have this love/hate feeling about it since it has both ups and downs.
Soren Andersen is a very likeable person and I wish that I could honor this album with top grades. However, Soren's voice is too anonymous and his sparse range weakens an entire album with his vocals only.
Leave Me Alone becomes too meat and potatoes and the bluesy
So Many Faces illustrates the Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Love/Hate thing. Andersens playing is wonderful and his choice of tones is tasty, but the vocals are not expressive at all.
Soren Andersen sound best when he blasts off Jellyfish inspired Rock on
Glitterworld, the modern
Black Lady, the straight forward rocker
Cold Shock and the groovy
Catch me if you Can "Constant Replay" has some great moments, but there is work to be done to make a killer follow-up. Maybe Andersen should stick to being a sideman for now - the latest Mike Tramp's release "Stand Your Ground" is a perfect example of
Soren Andersen when he sounds best."Constant Replay" is a good album, but yet a bit disappointing coming from Andersen. There certainly are both hits and misses, but overall the record deserves a listen if you are into melodic rock.
Like stated earlier I have a love/hate relation with the album, so I advice to listen before purchase.
Written by
Michael Sunday, June 26, 2011
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