Tamplin does it again
March 19, 2012
Format: Audio CD
Well the main reason I checked out Magdallan was, I read Ken Tamplin, Lanny Cordolla, Ken Mary and Chuck Wright all played on this release. The album itself isn't bad, but in typical Ken Tamplin fashion, this baby is as glossy as heat soaked tootsie pop.
Magdallan boasts some of the best musicians of the day. Codolla and Tamplin simply shred the strings off the axe, and Chuck Wright and Ken Mary are no slouches on their respective instruments as well. I wasn't expecting much from this album at first, but after several listens, it grew on me quite a bit. I guess you could compare this to House Of Lords or maybe even Extreme, but I had a hard time comparing these guys to anyone. Their sound is all their own.
While I didn't rate this record five-star, it is actually quite a solid piece of hard rock music. I give it to these guys, they made a different sounding album when most records were extremely generic sounding, however, it's not an album I catch myself spinning regularly. The songs I liked most from the album were " Big Bang", "Radio Bikini", "Shake" and "House Of Dreams".
Absolutely mind-blowing
May 3, 2004
Format: Audio CD
Okay, so you've never heard of Magdallan. They're a supergroup with talented musicians of the same caliber as your modern rock acts. Lanny Cordola is an incredible guitarist, and herein lies some of the most breathtaking and inspired virtuosity you'll ever hear. Ken Tamplin handles the vocals, which are superb. The song styles range from blues to metal to polysymphonic choruses to lounge-lizard type croonings. Everything is done brilliantly, making this one of amy all-time favorite releases. Trust me, it's truly progressive. The lyrics are intelligent, the playing tasteful, and every song sounds great blasting out of your speakers with window-shattering volume. Eight years later, it still remains a classic in my collection. I'm not one to hype albums, but if you don't take a risk and buy this, you're doing yourself a disservice. It's fantastic.
The alternative "House of Lords"
September 30, 2011
Format: Audio CD
"Magdallan" is the hard rock band/project put together by former "House of Lords" members guitarist Lanny Cordola, bassist Chuck Wright and drummer Ken Mary, fronted by "Shout" vocalist Ken Tamplin. "Big Bang" is the US supergroup's debut album, originally released in 1992. Though featuring three fifths of the original "House of Lords" line up, it would be fair to say that style-wise "Magdallan"s brand of hard rock was fundamentally different to that of the "...Lords".
For the biggest part "Big Bang" draws towards the style of "Van Halen" and early David Lee Roth solo-works. So you can expect grooves, unconventional guitar riffs and leads plus often playful vocals (although it has been expressed that "Magdallan" lyrics may be interpreted in an allegorical sense, given the band's Christian orientation).
Performance-wise, Tamplin defends his status as a powerhouse melodic hard rock vocalist making clever use of his incredible range. In addition Lanny's performance is far superior to his "...Lords/Giuffria" recordings, holding nothing back on "Big Bang", be it shredding, twin guitar leads or unconventional melodies, the guitarist manages to impress on all songs.
An footnote in hair metal's dying days.
December 27, 2010
Format: Audio CD
My hobby is collecting Christian rock and metal music. 11 years ago, I found it on cassette in the cut out bin of a music store. Being aware that is was Ken Tamplin's continuation of Shout (which he had to change the name, due to legal issues with another band of the name name), I picked up this early 90's gem up for my collection. Being the self appointed Christian rock critic I am, I gave it a good listen. Except for a couple really strong hard rockin' tracks, their was really not much I was into. It's more of the same, commercial radio friendly rock that been done millions of times before. After I gave it a good run, I filed it away in my archives. I really got it just for the sake of collecting.
Amazing
August 2, 2005
Format: Audio CD
Its a fantastic cd. They are monstruous musicians, specially the lead guitar and the bassist. If you like sharp, intelligent and well played music this is a gift from heavens.
TRACK LISTING
1. End of the Age
2. Radio Bikini
3. Shake
4. Wounded Hearts
5. Love to the Rescue
6. Old Hard Line
7. Dome of the Rock
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9. House of Dreams
10. Cry Just a Little
11. Heartbreak Woman
12. This Is 4U
13. End of the Ages reprise
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