{"id":44,"date":"2017-06-11T18:18:08","date_gmt":"2017-06-11T18:18:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/musicbusinessmonthly.com\/?p=44"},"modified":"2017-06-13T00:15:16","modified_gmt":"2017-06-13T00:15:16","slug":"peter-noone-hermans-hermits-live-nov-11-2016-june-11-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/musicbusinessmonthly.com\/?p=44","title":{"rendered":"Minute Impressions Peter Noone \/ Herman’s Hermits LIVE Nov 11, 2016, June 11, 2017"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Fred Gillen Jr.\u00a0 2 songs reviewed by Ed Wrobleski<\/h1>\n

1)Prayer for America
\n2)Where are you tonight, Fallen Angel?<\/p>\n

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\nFred “Dylan” Gillen Jr.<\/strong>
\nby<\/strong>
\nEd Wrobleski\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

June 9, 2017″Prayer For America”, has such powerful lyrics about our ancestors who came to America and made it what it is today, with a hint of George Harrison “My Sweet Lord”,\u00a0 sprinkled ever so lightly\u00a0 throughout the song. In this highly charged political climate,\u00a0 this should be our new National Anthem with the way our world is today.\u00a0 Mark Schultz of Mark Skin Radio noting the political bent on his 6-7-2017 program when he played Gillen Jr.’s track.<\/strong>
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“Where\u00a0 are You Tonight Fallen Angel” , has a short but sweet story about looking for that special someone in every place you possibly can. This composition also has a few different musical elements that I hear of other legendary artists like Neil Young writing style and Jacob Dylan’s Wallflowers musical flavorings in the mix.\u00a0 I think Fred Gillen Jr.’s vocals are superb – simply outstandingly – different from anyone’s vocals in today’s music, and both of these tracks should be in rotation on all sorts of radio stations.<\/strong>
\nEd Wrobleski
\nHost\/Producer of talking Hendrix on\u00a0www.bostonfreeradio.com<\/a>
\nTalkinghendrix{@}gmail.com<\/p>\n

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Artist: Ken Selcer
\nAlbum: I Simplify
\nReview by Craig Fenton<\/strong><\/p>\n

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For those of us waiting forever and a day it seemed for new
\nproduct from Kenny Selcer the reward for the five or so year pause has ceased!<\/p>\n

While Kenny’s touring schedule and musical commitments may have<\/strong>
\n kept him out of the\u00a0recording studio there has never been a lessening of<\/strong>
\n his luminous stage performances.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Kenny’s follow-up to the superlative Don’t Forget About Me called<\/strong>
\n I Simplify continues his incredible talent to craft tunes that flourish in the<\/strong>
\n studio and<\/strong>
\n resonate on the concert stage. \u00a0We are gifted with fourteen<\/strong>
\n tracks that will take you on a musical roller-coaster from multifarious styles<\/strong>
\n and genres.<\/strong><\/p>\n

When you listen to I Simplify notice the length of time of each<\/strong>
\n track. \u00a0None clock in under\u00a0four minutes. \u00a0This is stated to<\/strong>
\n solidify Kenny’s commitment to his art and the fans expectations. \u00a0It is<\/strong>
\n never about forcing a radio friendly tune that may win an isolated battle but<\/strong>
\n would lose the Rock & Roll War.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The opening track I Know It’s Not Too Late conjures up sounds of<\/strong>
\n early Dire Straits. Kenny not only grabs your attention from the initial notes<\/strong>
\n but holds it throughout the CD’s sixty-eight minute journey to the past,<\/strong>
\n present, and future.<\/strong><\/p>\n

It’s All Around You would make Tom Petty proud. \u00a0Kenny has<\/strong>
\n captured the sound and the feel but while paying homage make no mistake it is<\/strong>
\n still his own voice.<\/strong>
A tune getting a lot of attention is “Without You.” Think Traveling Wilburys\u00a0 Volume 1 meets Kenny Selcer and it begins to make sense. His ability to\u00a0 change style and vocal inflection from\u00a0 song to song is rare in the industry and to achieve desired results without any\u00a0 notes ever being forced is even more\u00a0 obscure in today’s lack luster musical\u00a0 landscape.<\/strong><\/p>\n

It Was You will have fans of Eddie <\/strong>Cochran, Carl Perkins, and Gene\u00a0<\/strong>
\nVincent engrossed as to how in 2017\u00a0 <\/strong>Kenny is delivering a knockout blow\u00a0<\/strong>
\nwith a cross of Rockabilly and <\/strong>Swing.<\/strong>
\nWisely woven in the web is an <\/strong>instrumental Kenny’s Song. Its\u00a0<\/strong>
\npurpose is multi-fold. First it shows his<\/strong><\/strong>
\nability as a guitar-player too long\u00a0<\/strong>
\nunderrated in the field.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Secondly placing it as Track 10 lets us\u00a0<\/strong>
\ndigest the lyrical caravan we have been<\/strong>
\nriding during the previous nine.<\/strong>
\nEnding the sojourn Kenny is joined by\u00a0<\/strong>
\na longtime friend Steve Gilligan\u00a0<\/strong>
\n(legendary New England Band The\u00a0<\/strong>
\nStompers) contributing the bass-lines\u00a0<\/strong>
\non Stay Awhile. In the realm of the\u00a0<\/strong>
\nrecent works of John Mellencamp. A\u00a0<\/strong>
\nflawless finale to the CD or should we\u00a0<\/strong>
\nsay beginning as I’m not alone hitting\u00a0<\/strong>
\nthe replay button.<\/strong><\/p>\n

All the best,<\/strong>
\nCraig Fenton<\/strong>
\nAuthor: Jefferson Airplane- Take Me To<\/strong>
\nA Circus Tent\u00a0<\/strong>
\nJefferson Starship- Have You Seen The\u00a0<\/strong>
\nStars Tonite<\/strong>
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Sunday June 11, 2017<\/h1>\n

Herman’s Hermits Starring Peter Noone and Jay & The Americans\u00a0\u00a0 \"noone\"<\/a><\/h1>\n
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