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Tommy Lee
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Vinnie Apicella
He's made headlines for
nearly everything else you can imagine, now the former Motley drum
idol,
former Method-man, and current one-man band seeks salvation by way of
his first solo record, the aptly titled "Never A Dull Moment." Lee
handles nearly everything but his temper this go round, and even that's
been squelched to a great degree in letting mainly his voice do the
talking-till we embark on tracks ten and eleven for a little angst and
rage in the forms of "Face To Face" and "Higher"-he's created a more
complete record than his previous Hip Hop-infused M.O.M. jaunt, here
riding the rails of a youth-driven Rock style with trace elements of
the
samples, loops, funk, blues, strings, various programmable effects and
more than a few moments of maturity. The tunes range from the
Grungy-tonal effects of "Afterglow," and "Sunday," to Pop-inspired and
melodic, "Hold Me Down," "Ashamed," to the atmospherically
hallucinogenic, "Why Is It," to the downright idiotic, "Mr. Sh****." A
mixed bag to be sure, Lee, tripping assuredly down the alleyway of
evolution, a wink and a nod to everyone from Jane's, to the Chemical
Bros., to Bowie, to Pro Tools. The tunes are instantly more memorable
yet quite a ways away from each other so as to require another listen
or
two to rake it all in and once the smoke clears-and it'll take a
while-Lee's first solo gig comes away respectably well, effectively
breaking free from his past, not exactly breaking new ground, but most
will probably expect far less and come away surprised.
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