| Band
Members: |
Phil McCormack Harmonica, Vocals
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Shawn Beamer Percussion, Drums
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Rich DelFalvo Piano, Keyboards
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John Galvin Piano, Digital Programming,
Keyboards |
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Dave Hlubek Guitar, Vocals (Background)
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Bobby Ingram Guitar (Acoustic),
Guitar, Producer, Post Production Editor, Vocals (Background)
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Tim Lindsey Bass, Vocals (Background)
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| Track
Listing: |
1.)- Son of the South
(4:44) |
8.)-Hell Has No Fury
(4:32) |
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2.)- Moonlight Dancin'
on the Bayou (5:08) |
9.)- Gone in Sixty
Seconds (3:37) |
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3.)- I'm Ready for
You (4:24) |
10.)-Behind the Bedroom
Door (6:10) |
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4.)-Roadhouse Boogie
(3:58) |
11.)- No Stranger
to the Darkness (4:22) |
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5.)- Time Keeps Slipping
Away (3:18) |
12.)-Rainbow Bridge
(6:18) |
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6.)-Get in the Game (5:32) |
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7.)-Flames Are Burning (6:43)
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| The
Review |
The one thing about this band is that they were the heaviest
of all the southern rock bands, and 'Warriors fo the Rainbow
Bridge' is just as heavy as anything. In fact, you could call
it straight ahead metal if you wanted to. Loud as hell with
thick guitar thrust and a pulsating rhythmic backdrop, the
album is a consistent rush of riffage and hard edged anthems,
filled with all the hooks and catchiness that proves that
these guys are way beyond the stereotyped musical roots.
With vocalist Phil McCormack and axeman Bobby Ingram
in tow, the band rocks through cuts such as "Moonlight Dances
on the Bayou," "Son of the South," and "Gone in Sixty Seconds,"
which marks the records straight forward AOR approach while
it is songs such as the groove laden guitar frenzy of "Time
Keeps Slipping Away," the barroom rock with "Hell Has No Fury,"
and the emotional title cut that offers a more blues based
approach on the album.
It was certainly surprising to hear how high the caliber
for the heaviness was set with this record. It does at times
have a dark element to it, for which the sudden tragic death
of Ingram's wife had a profound effect on the writing; whereas
"Rainbow Bridge" is a dedication to her. But as the slide
guitars, roadhouse pianos, and McCormack's trademark voice
add the flavor to the record, "Warriors of the Rainbow Bridge"
proves that these guys set the standard for melodic southern
metal. And even as bands such as Corrosion of Conformity and
Pantera claim fame to the southern metal scene; not to mention
Skynyrd and the Marshall Tucker Band keeping the tabs up as
southern rock's troubadours, somewhere between all this lies
Molly Hatchet.
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