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Scene of the Crime

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This is a definite must have for any (good) rock music fan. It is simple American rock. Wish they would put out more. In the style of Springsteen and Bon Jovi, who both appear on the album. Get it....you wont be disappointed.

Guests on Max's solo CD include Little Steven, Jon Bon Jovi, Branford Marsalis, Benmont Tench, Phoebe Snow, Southside Johnny and special guests The Beach Boys! Max states in the liner notes "One of my favorite tunes is Bruce Springsteen's Summer on Signal Hill, which the E street band played but never recorded." Also in the band are bassist David J. Keyes from The Mink DeVille Band, Haywood Gregory who sings soulful and straight from the heart and many of the members from Max's "Conan O'Brien Show" band. "Killer" Joe Delia set this amazing, talented group off in the right direction. If you like R&B, blues and a little Mexicali thrown in, here it is. Ain't nothin' like the real thing. Spotlessly mixed by veteran Bob Clearmountain. Personal favorite cuts are Springsteen's "Club Soul City" and "Down in Mexico".

A casual stroll through the music scene that - ultimately - gave us Bruce Springsteen and Southside Johnny. Produced and directly by Max Weinberg who played drums for both men - this nice little album is made up of covers of some darn fine r & b songs and the sort of original material that you'd hear from folks like this performing in clubs along the Jersey Shore. The just-before-Labor-Day tone and feel is marred by two things.

First, the guest star list overwhelms the good feelings just cited with a 'We Are the World' sense of kumbaya participation. This is not to fault the performances (it's not like Benmont Tench is vocalizing), it's just that...well, it kinda spoiled the moment for me by turning it into something that I don't think this production set out to be.

Second, one song 'Summer on Signal Hill,' is a Springsteen composition which sounds like the Route 66 theme swelled by hubris to pomposity. And of course it include two generations of Jardines (as in beach Boys); again muted and mooted the Jersey Shore feel. For those who can, program your CD plauer around this one or simply leave it off your MP3.

Killer Joe is a Killer Band! Who are these Guys and how come they don't give us more! Great Band , Great Album........

I don't know if these guys ever cut another record, but if not, then this CD is even more of a must-have. If you know the cats playing on this record, then you'll consider it an all-star album. The tracks are varied, they're all exceptionally well done, the music jumps, or aches, or grooves, and the recordings of Summer On Signal Hill or There's Nobody Home (for example) will convince you that if you're not a musician, you really should have been. I don't know how I ended up with this CD, but I need to make at least one or two copies and stick one in a safe deposit box.

Who is this band? Just a bunch of guys playing some great music. This album has no genre, no follow up and no expectations. It's rock, it's swing, it's classic and it's great. buy it - you will NOT be sorry.