MICK MARS The Different Facet Of Mars
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Ruben Mosqueda,
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Wednesday, February 21, 2024 @ 9:54 AM
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MICK MARS
The Different Facet Of Mars
1313 MRI 2024
We have been anxiously awaiting Mick Mars‘ solo album for some time. There was discuss of the album way back to 2015 when MOTLEY CRUE went on their ‘farewell’ tour. The band disbanded, acquired again collectively, toured once more and nonetheless had no album. I for one began to surprise if the album would ever floor. Mick’s former bandmate John Corabi was linked to the venture, when a tune surfaced on-line of the 2 teaming up with producer Michael Wagener after which issues went quiet once more. The one factor that the music wasn’t, it wasn’t ‘industrial’ because it had been rumored to be, it wasn’t ‘bluesy’ like we assumed it might be. The music is modern riff pushed rock.
Quick ahead to the autumn of 2023 the place Mars discovered himself a number of months faraway from MOTLEY CRUE. Months earlier than that it was revealed that the songs that Mars and Corabi had collaborated on had been shelved. A stunning collaborator is WINGER keyboardist/guitarist Paul Taylor who was instrumental on the songwriting and arranging facet, together with engineer Chris Collier who has labored with bands like PRONG which can be on the heavier facet of issues. On The Different Facet of Mars, Mick handles guitar duties, one thing that was shared with ghost musicians in his earlier band since Technology Swine. Rounding out the band on The Different Facet of Mars are Paul Taylor on keys, Jacob Bunton and Brion Gamboa on vocals, Ray Luzier on drums, and Chris Collier on bass.
The highlights on the album embody “Loyal To The Lie”, a rocker that is at instances chaotic and eerie. “Damaged On The Inside” is a contemporary metallic that has a gradual sludgy begin earlier than it picks up the pummeling tempo. “Killing Breed” is one other gradual however pounding tune that basically hits the mark. “Proper Facet of Fallacious” may have been lifted from a STONE TEMPLE PILOTS album. “LA Noir” has a retro 50s ambient vibe to it, but it surely completely works as an album nearer.
Mars has put collectively an eclectic, fashionable, highly effective assortment of songs which were brilliantly executed by Mars and his supporting forged. Mars has already gone on document that he has been engaged on music for a observe up album. I can not wait.
4.0 Out Of 5.0
