World Play

 | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD
• ASIN: B0007Z91EY
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #431,521 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars the many faces of Neal..., April 7, 2005

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Noelle "racefan 8" (NW Indiana) - See all my reviews

This review is from: World Play (Audio CD)

You've heard him in solo projects, with Journey, HSAS, Bad English, etc..., but you've got to hear him here. This is the rough side of Neal we've been dying to hear. It ain't no Journey CD. This is unleashed and it rocks hard. JSS's voice drips testosterone, hot and raw. Paired with Neal's magic hands, this is a recipe for pure rock. Highest Ground, Another World, and My Sanctuary are my favorites. The whole CD is so refreshingly varied. Soul Sirkus is a sirkus for your soul. Name the ride and they'll take you there. I so hope we'll hear more from this band. They have more talent in their pinky toes than most could wish for. Fingers of Joy, you've done it again. Thanks for another great ride. IONUinChicago4/13/05

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Get It Right!!1, June 21, 2005

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Fretwizard "FW" (UK) - See all my reviews

This review is from: World Play (Audio CD)

It's Virgil Donati on the drums can we please get that right because he is one of the best drummers ever and if your not crediting him for this album I will be thouroughly peeved!! Just check the site if you don't believe me - www.soulsirkus.com

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Phenomenal!, May 17, 2005

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George Dionne (Cape Cod, MA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: World Play (Audio CD)

The Good
"Highest Ground" is led by a fist pounding riff that never lets up. The backing vocals and lead vocals really come together on the chorus. A super-charged rhythm sets the pace for "New Position". Neil Schon's guitar work on this one shows that he's been a closet shredder all these years. "Another World" combines wailing guitar licks and marching drum beats to create a post-apocalyptic feel, at least to me. It's like Jeff Scott Soto is trying to inspire hope when all is lost. Warm keyboard tones and melodic guitar work dominate the emotional ballad "Soul Goes On". Soto has always been at his best when he cuts a ballad. Creepy riffs and creepy drums drive home the theme of "Peephole". It's no surprise that Sammy Hagar co-wrote this one. Even creepier is that Soto comes off sounding just like him.

Maybe I've listened to too many CDs this week, but the vocal melody to "Periled Divide" sound very similar to the one used in "Another World". Schon is up to some more fancy fretwork on "Praise". This track is about worshiping the female form. There's more female admiration on the down-tuned track "My Sanctuary". By now you'll discover the same thing I did; Jeff Scott Soto is one of the best rock voices out there. It's a same he gets so little acknowledgement in the U.S. "Coming Home" is another heartfelt ballad that could pass for a long lost Journey track.

The Bad
Nothing

The Verdict
One word: phenomenal!