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 THE WINERY DOGS III By Ruben Mosqueda, Contributor Wednesday, January 11, 2023 @ 1:10 PM
We don’t need to get into the players’ resumes, we all know their previous work and their achievements; drummer MIKE PORTNOY [DREAM THEATER, SONS OF APOLLO], BILLY SHEEHAN [MR. BIG, DAVID LEE ROTH, TALAS, SONS OF APOLLO], and RICHIE KOTZEN [POISON, MR. BIG] have a chemistry that is unsurpassed and on III they’ve upped their game. Their last effort Hot Streak had its moments, but overall it missed the mark a little for me. They’ve
III features the technical precision that we’ve come to expect from ‘The DOGS’. They didn’t get stingy on the melody and the incredible hooks and trademark harmonies. They’ve injected some new flavors as heard on the first single “Xanadu”, which is a power pop tune that slips in some subtle jazz influences, and tunes like “Mad World” brings out some blues, and R&B influences. If I were to select some songs as the standouts from the album they would be “Rise” and “Lorelei”. Kotzen takes both tunes to the next level with his powerhouse vocals and his blazing fretwork. As a collective unit these ‘three amigos’ have created another stellar recording, we knew they probably would and now we know they definitely did. III is worthy of all the accolades that it will receive in 2023 and the years to come.
4.5 Out Of 5.0
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righted the ship on III and I think most fans will agree that this one is on par with their self titled debut.
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