Customer Reviews

Gringo

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I never had much use for Gregg Rolie, being a fan of post-Departure Journey. GRINGO changed all that. The moving, orchestrated synth-sound may be passe, but GRINGO is the zenith of that style. Bob Marlette's vision is given clear focus by Rolie's songwriting and classic vocal style. (Coincidentally(?), Neal Schon also collaborated with Marlette the following year for his tentative LATE NITE opus.) However, it is Rolie who fully exploits the talent that is Marlette, as songs like "Hands of Time" entwine themselves in the subconscious after a few listens. The dreamy, Peter Gabriel-like "I Couldn't Lie to You" is worth the price of admission alone. A few guest appearances by the aforementioned Schon add some welcome spice to the proceedings as the album winds down. A gem of an album, long overdue on CD.

Gregg Rolie is one of the most underrated of all of the rockers. His work with Santana produced the best Santana sessions ever. His later work on Abraxas Pool demonstrated what Santana has been missing ever since. This album is not the best of Greg Rolie but it is a very good effort and the addition of Carlos Santana and Neal Schon make it the best of Gregg's solo efforts, before or after.

This disc as a whole is average, but Fire at Night features Carlos Santana and Neal Schon dueling guitar solo's. This one song makes the this CD priceless.

I usually don't do reviews but I felt the need to do this when I got the invite from amazon.... I must say that I am disappointed with this album...Gregg's work with Santana was great as was his work on his solo "roots' from 2001 and Abraxas Pool but "gringo" to me didn't do it!!.. It was very "80's" sounding with no real "solid" beats.. it all sounded "mushy".. I was expecting "latin rock" but this doesn't have it!!

Excellent album. As always, Gregg Rolie rocks. His brand of salsa rock is unique and well crafted. Gregg has been one of my all time favorite vocalists since early Journey and that has not changed in over 30 years. This is beautiful collection of tunes.

(read my review of "Gregg Rolie") "Gringo" picks up where his first solo album left off. It is truly a product of the 80's of which I am not a huge fan. That said, it IS well produced, well thought out, and supported by top-shelf muscians. If you like a lot of the music that came out during that period then I believe "Gringo" is an album well worth owning. In spite of my distaste for the era's genre I still find myself re-playing this and "Gregg Rolie" several times over; ah well.....

I love this cd, but I also love his other cd's as well. Gregg was great in Santana and Journey, and he is also great as a solo artist.