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- Ambush Review
British Tygers
ROAR again, now four years have
passed since the publication of
the competent "Animal Instinct"
and Tygers of Pan Tang continue
on with "Ambush". The formation,
which sees behind the microphone
from 2004 our Jacopo Meille and
Robb Weir remained at six-string
as a symbol and a leader of the
longest serving line-up, is in
better shape than ever. This
tenth chapter is confirmation of
just how good it is listening to
the rhythmic arrangements which
have become even more
"important", the new bassist
Gavin Gray, formerly of the
Blitzkrieg has taken over from
resigned Brian West, and is a
great combination alongside the
sturdy drumming of Craig Ellis.
After a couple of listens
through my stereo system I was
fascinated by the way each track
is as strong as the next, it is
an album which masterly blends
hard rock and heavy metal with
references to the likes of not
only Scorpions, U.F.O. but also
AC/DC for feeling and appeal, by
combining these certain styles
the quintet make it their own.
The ease of many of the songs in
which to listen and feel could
see them end up on a radio
circuit, without being able to
define anything like
"commercial" in the broadest
sense of the word sprawl,
surprise, a couple are literally
breath-taking adventure like the
opener "Keeping Me Alive" and
its overwhelming six-string
workout of Weir and Deano, and a
fascinating chorus played with
charisma by Meille in "Man On
Fire" is nothing short of
spectacular. The fact that I
mention Mr. Robert Plant as
comparison speaks volumes and is
not the only song in which I
feel that, even "Rock & Roll
Dream" gives the impression of
having your ear in most
circumstances the singer of Led
Zeppelin, along with a fantastic
solo.
These are not exclusively the
two episodes that you witness,
capturing the splendour of the
early Tygers of Pan Tang is the
stunning and old style "She",
featuring a wonderful, twisting
arrangement including the
intervention of castanets, and
"Hey Suzie" that could be called
the ' ideal of the "Suzie
Smiled" contained in the
historic debut "Wild Cat" where
Jacopo's execution here somewhat
reminds me of Mr. Joe Lynn
Turner. "Play To Win" stands out
for a "chorus" from taking a
snapshot and that strangely has
some similarity with that of
"Salvation" by Cranberries,
which makes it particularly fun
to hum along to, while "Burning
Desire" atmospherically turns
out to be the most dark and
seductive, the sensations are
vivid and once again is the
chorus to give not a deja-vu but
the mental approach to the likes
of Metal Church. There is a
sensitivity and an emotional
impact at that juncture that
made me remember beautiful
moments spent listening to
albums by
the band.
Produced by Chris Tsangarides,
well-known not only for having
looked after their first
release, impossible not to
forget that behind the same man
is the masterpiece "Painkiller"
by Judas Priest, and with the
artwork created for the occasion
by Rodney Matthews, author of
work with Scorpions and Thin
Lizzy, "Ambush" affirms it as
being ruthless, aggressive and
full of surprises.
It only remains for you to
simply go and buy and listen to
this new offering from Tygers of
Pan Tang, to those who had
mistakenly thought they had lost
their grip, the Tygers say it
clearly here and that you have
that very wrong!
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