Classic Rock Mag July issue 100 Years review.
Posted: Tue Jul 14, 2009 5:16 am8 * out of 10.
If the romantic pastel shades on the cover of D's 6th solo studio release appear familiar,it's probably because they were drawn by Robert Addison,who also did the artwork for Paradise Theatre ,almost 3 decades ago.
But the parallels run far deeper,for 100years is the first real rock album that D has made since submerging himself in Broadway productions during the mid 90s and acrimonious departure from Styx at the end of that decade.
Now into his 60s,the singer/keyboard player/producer has lost none of his bite,and while Turn off CNN,Onehundred and I don't believe in anything match their cynical sounding titles to pass acidic comment upon the internet,global warming,24 hour rolling news and terroism,D remains a master tunesmith.Better still,the overblown weightiness of Crossing the Rube turns back the clock to his pomp-rock sci-fi peak.
Dave Ling
Classic Rock writer.
If the romantic pastel shades on the cover of D's 6th solo studio release appear familiar,it's probably because they were drawn by Robert Addison,who also did the artwork for Paradise Theatre ,almost 3 decades ago.
But the parallels run far deeper,for 100years is the first real rock album that D has made since submerging himself in Broadway productions during the mid 90s and acrimonious departure from Styx at the end of that decade.
Now into his 60s,the singer/keyboard player/producer has lost none of his bite,and while Turn off CNN,Onehundred and I don't believe in anything match their cynical sounding titles to pass acidic comment upon the internet,global warming,24 hour rolling news and terroism,D remains a master tunesmith.Better still,the overblown weightiness of Crossing the Rube turns back the clock to his pomp-rock sci-fi peak.
Dave Ling
Classic Rock writer.
