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Rockland

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Cet album de Kim Mitchell est un chef-d'oeuvre. On reconnaît et on peut apprécier encore une fois ses talents de guitariste et de chanteur rock. J'aime beaucoup cet artiste... canadien à part de ça!
Cet album est un de ses meilleurs.

Ex MAX WEBSTER frontman/guitarist really comes alive with this recording. Recorded mostly in L.A. the musician is able to bring out his true talents as a guitarist and vocalist. Other albums worth checking out are as follows:
AKIMBO ALOGO
SHAKIN LIKE A HUMAN BEING
UNIVERSAL JUVENILES-MAX WEBSTER
A MILLION VACATIONS-MAX WEBSTER
Kim Mitchell is a true Canadian icon when it comes to rock music and his music should not be missed.

I'd had the band Max Webster's final studio CD "Universal Juveniles" (with their duet with the band Rush) for years, but only after decades did I get around to looking for some of Kim Mitchell's solo CDs. I have in pretty short order purchased "Shakin' Like a Human Being", "Rockland", "I Am A Wild Party", and "Itch".

"Shakin" is probably the best of the bunch despite the fact that it has radio-smooth production. It's one of the few CDs of mine I can play in the car while driving with my wife. Great songs with great hooks. "Rockland" is very nearly as good but, as you can guess from the title, a little more energetic and grittier. It still sounds pretty smooth overall. "Wild Party" has a couple studio tracks but it is a live hits collection basically. Very clean sounding recording for being recorded in front of a crowd. "Itch" is OK but more of an uneven ride than "Shakin" or "Rockland". Mitchell tries his hand at Chili Peppers-type rap on one track, puts horns on another. Some songs are very good, but I don't find it to be a smooth listening experience.

I'd give all the CDs good marks but "Shakin" and "Rockland" are the most essential.

ROCKLAND is a rocking release from Kim Mitchell so the title is appropriate. Sometimes I hear a little of the softer side that reminds me of Toto in Mitchell's songs but I don't mind.