Stefan Posted April 18, 2014 Report Share Posted April 18, 2014 Neal Schon's new album out in May on Frontiers Records. From blabbermouth.net: Guitar legend Neal Schon has joined forces with bassist Marco Mendoza (BLACK STAR RIDERS, TED NUGENT, WHITESNAKE, THIN LIZZY) and drummer Deen Castronovo (JOURNEY, OZZY OSBOURNE, STEVE VAI, HARDLINE) to create a unique body of work with jazz and blues-inspired virtuosic hard rock playing, entitled "So U". The new album features Schon, Mendoza and Castronovo splitting vocal and writing duties, with many of the tracks also co-written by NIGHT RANGER/DAMN YANKEES songwriter, singer and bassist Jack Blades.Of "So U", Neal Schon commented, "This is a great new record that features all three of us — Deen, Marco and myself — sharing lead vocals. Enjoy!"Best known as founding member and lead guitarist of JOURNEY, Neal Schon has enjoyed a remarkable career as one of rock 'n' roll’s top virtuosos, with a hand in creating some of the most popular songs of all time. Beginning his career more than 35 years ago in the San Francisco Bay area, the 15-year-old guitar prodigy left home to join Santana. Schon moved on in 1973 to form JOURNEY. With JOURNEY and other projects, he has earned 19 Top 40 singles and 25 platinum and gold albums, was awarded the prestigious "Legend Of Live Award" at the 2011 Billboard Touring Awards, received a star on the Hollywood Walk Of Fame in 2005 and was individually inducted into the Oklahoma Music Hall Of Fame in 2013. As the only member to record on all of JOURNEY's albums, Schon continues with the band today in its latest incarnation.In addition to 6 solo albums and 14 studio albums with JOURNEY, Neal Schon has performed with Joe Cocker, Sammy Hagar, Paul Rodgers, Larry Graham, Betty Davis, Michael Bolton, fusion legend Jan Hammer, HARDLINE and supergroup BAD ENGLISH, as well as a variety of side projects. His latest instrumental solo album, "The Calling", released in 2012 via Frontiers Records, won rave reviews from fans and the media alike, with Vintage Guitar declaring "'The Calling' is a fine piece of work demonstrating that Schon still has it going on — and then some…The songs are strong and his guitar tones are absolutely luxurious." In demand as one of the leading guitarists of his generation, Schon also worked with Gibson to manufacture his own limited edition Neal Schon signature model custom Les Paul guitar, but now uses custom PRS Neal Schon LTD Private Stock guitars, made especially for Neal by Paul Reed Smith.https://www.facebook.com/schonmusic http://schonmusic.com/news/ Tracklist:01. Take A Ride02. So U03. Exotica04. What You Want05. Love Finds A Way06. On My Way07. Serenity08. Shelter09. Big Ocean Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
My Little Pony KarpetRydOFunk Posted April 18, 2014 My Little Pony Report Share Posted April 18, 2014 Can't stand the man, but he does make good music. First song is good. Second is also good, but I like that they didn't even try to sync up the video with the track. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Rocker Posted April 18, 2014 Report Share Posted April 18, 2014 Not for me at all! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlphaMale Posted April 18, 2014 Report Share Posted April 18, 2014 That's horrible. Not for me either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoff Posted April 23, 2014 Report Share Posted April 23, 2014 Rubbish. I wonder what makes good musicians feel the desire to make bad music. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jez Posted April 23, 2014 Report Share Posted April 23, 2014 'Exotica' is excellent and a typical Schon instrumental blast out, which makes me want to check out more. Generally his solo albums have been pretty damned good over all (brilliant in the case of 'Beyond The Thunder') so will defo give this a listen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoff Posted April 23, 2014 Report Share Posted April 23, 2014 Oh, and the band name is absolutely horrific. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jez Posted April 23, 2014 Report Share Posted April 23, 2014 What!! Neal Schon Featuring Mendoza And Castronovo?? The album is titled 'So U' I believe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
My Little Pony KarpetRydOFunk Posted April 23, 2014 My Little Pony Report Share Posted April 23, 2014 I knew Jez would be on my side. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jez Posted April 23, 2014 Report Share Posted April 23, 2014 Fusion, Jazz and blues inspired virtuoso and dare I say, a teeny bit self indulgent solo albums = 100% not really Geoff's thing. Personally, if they are done in the right way and aren't just about a million notes per second and contain melody, songs and playing, i'll give them a go. Check out Schon's aforementioned 'Beyond The Thunder' or 'Late Nite' for 2 perfect examples of how to do a tasteful, melodic album without over doing it in any way. Will report back on this one, because as I say, 'Exotica' sounds fantastic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glen Posted April 23, 2014 Report Share Posted April 23, 2014 Mmm im not convinced by those 2 tracks. I love Schon and those albums that Jez lists but this just sounds confused to me. I'll check it out on Spotify for sure but not holding hope Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stefan Posted April 29, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 29, 2014 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ozpp82kcJas#t=23 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoff Posted April 30, 2014 Report Share Posted April 30, 2014 What!! Neal Schon Featuring Mendoza And Castronovo?? The album is titled 'So U' I believe Haha, I see. Oh well, it's still a bad album title. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Jez Posted May 14, 2014 Report Share Posted May 14, 2014 Castronovo really has got a great voice and should be used more often & dare I say is better than Mr. Pineda...errrr yes I do !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stefan Posted May 14, 2014 Author Report Share Posted May 14, 2014 Castronovo really has got a great voice and should be used more often & dare I say is better than Mr. Pineda...errrr yes I do !! You Sir, are a brave man... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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