This is a tough album to review as it was released after Ronnie’s death. The project was actually started in 2003, and only the basic guitar tracks, drums, and bass had been recorded. The original idea was to have ten songs with ten different vocalists. Part of these vocal tracks were recorded before Ronnie passed away, but the rest (as well as all lead guitars) were not completed. So Ricky Phillips along with Eric Singer and wanted to complete the project as a tribute to Ronnie.
There are some amazing performances on this record, both vocally and guitar wise. The guest spots are a bit of a who’s who of who Ronnie worked with throughout his career. Sammy Hagar does a vocal on Color Blind with Steve Lukather providing the solo. Heavy Traffic has a killer vocal from Eric Martin and a superb solo from Dave Meniketti. Any Minute with vocal and guitar by Mark Farner is a great track. Joe Bonamassa plays a great solo on The Kingdom’s Come Undone.
Ricky Philips has done a great job as producer in holding it all together as it comes across as a cohesive band effort, which must have been really difficult with all the artists involved. Sadly Ronnie never got to hear the final effort. A really enjoyable record.
9/10 from The Grooveman.
