Hearing that
Melissa auf der Maur,
former bassist for Hole and The Smashing Pumpkins,
was releasing a solo album, by itself,
wouldn't interest me too much.
However, hearing that
Masters of Reality
main-man Chris Goss produced it, that
would interest me very much.
The album has been out in Europe for several months and videos of the first
singles have been on
Melissa's site
for a while so I have been listening to them before the album's release in
the U.S.
(thank you
Audio Hijack!).
The album, on a first listen, sounds okay.
Further listening reveals a surprisingly solid batch of songs
(I guess I'm surprised because I'm not a fan of Hole or The Smashing Pumpkins).
I hope Goss and MadM worked well together because the end-result of
their collaboration is smart, funny, sexy, rich, and always rocking;
I want there to be more.
The first single,
Followed the Waves
is the album's stand-out track.
Also check out
My Foggy Notion.
If you're a fan of Melissa (or if this album makes you a fan)
you might want to check out her, I'm completely serious,
Black Sabbath tribute band,
Hand of Doom.
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