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You Made Me

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While all these garage rock bands with their greasy hair that no one really cares about keep getting their faces on MTV and in magazines, Josh Todd has the guts to go out and make an honest rock record with some pimpley ass kids he found in a newspaper ad. One thing you can say about Josh Todd is that he does exactly as he feels and never listens to anybody - the esscence of Rock and Roll if you ask me! This record rules and makes me hope that some of the other so called rock bands out there take a shower!!!!

I respect Josh Todd. He does his own thing. When his former Buckcherry bandmates (with exception of guitarist Keith Nelson) leave the band, he moves on. When corporate America doesn't want to put out his record, he starts his own label. In fact, the story of the band has it that Todd was the one who answered a local ad for a band looking for a lead singer. The music is great, anyone who likes hard rock will like this. The production is clean and crisp. The lyrics, well, are a slightly different Todd. Less sex and drugs More more pain and venting. And that's what music is all about. Cathartic. Powerful. No it's not Buckcherry. And it shouldn't be. After all, do you really want more of the same? Change is good. So is this album.

It's always sad when a talented artist goes in the wrong direction. Joshua Todd and Buckcherry had a good thing going...a solid band that had real talent, real chops, and really good tunes. Citing artistic exploration, Todd has since left Buckcherry to explore other musical areas. Unfortunately, the blues inflected hard rock chemistry is gone, and it's more of a radio-friendly nu-metal sound now. Just look at the "Shine" video...it's nu-metal. Drummer bouncing around on his stool (w/no rhythm whatsoever) like he's gonna fall off, and the guitarists and bassist doing this up/down rhytmic kinda thing. Gimme a break, this could be Creed or some other nu-metal band: no guitar work or leads whatsoever, just straight, basic rhythm (cookie-cutter NU-METAL!!! to those of you who haven't caught on yet). And to all of you out there who've reviewed this and said it was good, that's typical, don't feel bad. Most people who buy an album think it's classic at first, and after a few weeks realize what crap it is. Bring back Buckcherry!!

Josh Todd has killed the gutter-rock sound he did so well.The AC/DC, Aerosmith, and Guns N Roses influence is gone. They have been restored with nu-metal crunchy guitar rockers, and post-grunge Creed-like ballads (SHINE, could be a Creed song). This album is nothing compared to Buckcherry. It sounds like Josh is just trying to cash in on the new movement in music which is sad, because he didn't seem to worry about that before. This album will not appeal to Buckcherry fans, unless you just liked them for Josh's voice.

"You Made Me" by Josh Todd ****

Well to begin with Joshua Todd is todays rock n' roll frontman. He has it all and lacks nothing. Looks, bad boy image, attitude, tattoo's, an amazing voice, great lyrical talent, and charisma. The band is made up of California kids who are basicaly 'no names' which is what Todd was going for but they sound like Default, Three Days Grace, or even Nickleback...none of which are any good.

On YOU MADE ME the band is helped because they have Todd as a front man so where they lack he makes up. The band is unworthy of him to say the least. Now the album is good with some incredible songs such as 'Circles' 'Mind Infection' the lead single 'Shine' and the great 'Flowers And Cages.' the rest of the album is great as well but these are where it really shines.

The musician ship here is a real step down from Buckcherry. Im glad Todd did not try to recreate Buckcherry without Buckcherry but these musicians are sub-par. The riffs are weak and the only real one is in 'Flowers And Cages' the bass is that of a begginer, while the drumming is fairly decent.

I am glad however that he did decide to go a different route then what he was used to with Buckcherry. This record sounds more angry and frustraited and anoyed rather then about getting wasted and having a good time and getting laid twenty four seven. This shows the much darker side of Joshua Todd the world had not seen or known about previously. Joshua's performance is incredible but at times can seem forced as this does not seem like his true style of music or the kind he loves either, he feels out of place in parts like 'The Walls' but still pulls it off nicely

As a whole this is a great, solid alternative hard rock record giving the time of release. However the backing band and the songs alone may be good but they are both clearly unworthy of his talents especially concidering his work with Buckcherry.but overall a good album.

When I first got this record, I was blown away by the first track, "Mind Infection." Then, to be honest, I was pretty disappointed by the rest of the CD and put it aside for a few months. Eventually, I went back to it, and it seemed like I'd get into another song every time I'd listen to the album. There are still 2 or 3 tracks that I won't listen to and have deleted from my iPod, but I like this CD almost as much as the 3 Buckcherry albums.

Don't buy this album expecting it to be just like Buckcherry (it's not that far off, but it definitely has a different feel to it), but do get it if you're looking for an album full of memorable songs featuring one of the best singers in rock today.

I think this is a great piece of work. It is a step away from Buckcherry, but Josh Todd's passion and creativity shine through. You can't go into this CD expecting the sex, drugs and rock Buckcherry was about. You can, however, expect Josh's raspy, hard-rockin voice singing about what is in his head and his heart.

Josh Todd is most known for being the frontman to the Hollywood based rock band Buckcherry. Buckcherry, who's self-titled debut album went Gold, broke up after the release of their second album, "Timebomb." Shortly after, Josh Todd hooked up with a new group of guys in the Hollywood area and they formed SHOTSFIRED. They started writing music and did some sold at shows at The Whiskey in Hollywood. Later, they decided to just go under the name Josh Todd. "You Made Me" is like Buckcherry but with a more Metal influence. The album is filled with killer riffs and screaching vocals. The musicianship of the band is very tight and of course Josh sounds great vocally. There is not one bad song on the entire album. This album is a must for Buckcherry fans, hard rock fans and metal fans.

YOU MADE ME...DO IT(FEEL).IN AN MYSTERIOUS WORLD THE ENLIGHTENMENT OF YOUR C.D. BRINGS A RARE FORM OF EMOTIONS AS JOSH TODD EXPRESSES HIMSELF IN AN ABSTRACT WAY...I FIND THE RYTHEM OF BEATS AND LYRICS HITTING RIGHT AT HOME. MY EARS INVOKE THE SOUNDS THAT THIS BAND AND VOICE HAS CREATED IN "YOU MADE ME". TO TELL THE TRUTH I BELIEVE THAT THEY ARE WAY AHEAD OF THEIR TIME. THIS IS WHY I ENJOY THEM AS MUCH AS I DO. THANK YOU FOR THE RELEASE AND MY FAVORITE "CIRCLES" YOUR FRIEND AT YAHOO MESSENGER, GODSWINGS

This is one of my favorate independent albums, ever. No matter what mood you are in Josh Todd will bring out the animal in you when you pop this cd into your player. He has the voice, the lyrics and definantly the look to make you quiver with this high-energy album.