In issue #27 we interviewed J about his home studio, Bob's Place, named after his dog. Here's his second album from there, and it sounds great. Big guitar solos and different sounds for each song help with the record's classic rock feel. Engineers include Mark Allen Miller, Steve Revitte, Thom Monahan and Don Depew. John Agnello came up to mix, and sat behind the console with automated faders! Greg Calbi did another fine mastering job at Sterling Sound. (www.ultimatummusic.com)
Music Reviews | No. 32
Halogen Sons
by John Baccigaluppi
I get handed a lot of CDs at trade shows from 'industry' types and I wish I could say good things about them, but it's usually pretty hard. I was pleasantly surprised by this disc of surprisingly good...