Rock Eyez


 
REVIEWS ARCHIVE
A B C D
E F G H
I J K L
M N O P
Q R S T
U V W X
Y Z #
BACK TO CD MENU

UNSIGNED BANDS:
To submit your
material for
review contact rockeyez@comcast.net

Get Firefox!

BACK TO CD MENU
Lizhard
BAND:
ALBUM:
LABEL:
YEAR:
GENRE:
REVIEWER:
WEBSITE:
MYSPACE PAGE:
Rating:
4.0 stars

Originally formed as a “covers” band back in 1995, it didn’t take long for this Italy-based foursome to realize their true calling in creating their own original music. Now composed of drummer Ricky Lecchini, bassist Luca “Ze” Moroni, guitarist Paul Mainetti and lead vocalist Luke Marsilio, LIZHARD are poised to take their place in the European hard-rock scene.

I have to be honest here, when I first took a look at the CD jacket with song titles like “Angel,” “Bad To The Bone,” and “I Cry For You” I thought it was going to be an all covers album. But to my surprise, while some of the song titles themselves are far from original… the music and songs have their own unique quality. What I really like about this band is their ability to blend their classic rock sound with some cool, bluesy grooves and guitar riffs but it’s lead vocalist Luke Marsilio who really steals the spot light here… almost sounding like a cross between Joey Tempest with a little Don Dokken thrown in for good measure. Nowhere is this more apparent than on hard rockers like “Let The Good Times Roll,” “My Wild Side” and “Devil’s Highway.”

While the album contains it’s fair share of edgy, hard rock tunes, I found myself more drawn to the acoustic driven tracks like the ballady “Diamond,” “Angel” (another stand-out ballad with a nice, soothing arrangement complimented by a powerful chorus and some harmonica accents) and my absolute favorite track on the CD “I Cry For You” which will find you having flashbacks of all those great, late-80’s power ballads ala bands like EUROPE, FIREHOUSE or POISON.

The song title may be the same, but this ain’t George Thorogood performing on the hard-hitting “Bad To The Bone” but I did mention that these guys “did” start off as a covers band! So I wasn’t surprised to hear at least one on the CD as LIZHARD takes their crack at the EAGLES’ classic “Life In The Fast Lane.” While preserving the unmistakable riffs and chords of Walsh and Frey, LIZHARD adds a harsher, edgier groove to this EAGLES favorite and end up creating their own unique rendition of this timeless hit.

Perris Records have themselves another winner in the new s/t LIZAHARD release. Fans of that edgy, hard-rock sound will appreciate the raw, in-your-face rockers while even those fans of AOR/ Melodic Rock can find themselves some real gems when the band takes a walk over to their lighter side. A good album all around which has a little bit of everything to satisfy the most finicky of appetites.


Band Lineup:
  • Luke Marsilio – Lead Vocals, Acoustic Guitar, Harmonica
  • Paul Mainetti – Guitar, Backing Vocals
  • Luca “Ze” Moroni – Bass, Backing Vocals
  • Ricky Lecchini – Percussion, Backing Vocals

 

Track Listing:
  1. Rock ‘N’ Roll Is Back
  2. Devil’s Highway
  3. Let The Good Times Roll
  4. I Cry For You
  5. Life In The Fast Lane
  6. Lets Party
  7. Bad To The Bone
  8. Angel
  9. My Wild Side
  10. Diamond

 

Stickman Radio - The Loudest Rock


Rock Eyez Ratings
Best
Worst
Ratings effective 4/13/05
Rockeyez.com © 2005 - 2007. The contents of this site may not be reproduced without the expressed written consent of Rockeyez.com.
Site design and layout was created by Carlos Rodrigues. Site Maintained by Stickman-Radio.com