Tommy's second solo cd is a huge disappointment. Not only are the songs second rate for the most part, but the production is poor. Where the production was high class on the first cd (although the production didn't match the cd), production on What if, is minimal, bottom of the barrel. At times the cd sounds like the songs are demos.
The songwriting isn't much better. What if has a nice opening guitar riff, but quickly falters, and the chorus on the bridge just about kills the song. Good thing the single edited it, but that was done very sloppy.
Friendly Advice and True Confession both try for a then updated sound, just didn't make it. I do like the lyrics for both the songs, the music just isn't there.
Nature of the Beast is a decent song, like the playing and the lyrics, but when push comes to shove, the song fails to step up and become something memorable from the cd.
See Me Now, again a decent song when it comes to the lyrics, but the music, although light hearted, just about kills the song.
Bad Times, bad times indeed. But there are some decent songs on this outing
Jealousy is a nice rocker about a cheating woman. Nice horn solo, and close out going against the guitar. Nice way to open the cd. Shows a promise to the cd that is never meet.
Reach For The Bottle a song about Alcohol abuse, that makes you wonder if this is a cleverly disguised song about Tommy's own substance abuse he was going through at the time.
This Is Not A Test a good rocker about nuclear war, and the song does come with a very haunting feel to it, even with the poor production.
Count On You, could have been a Styx song sung by Dennis. It has that type of feel to it, and Tommy pulls it off very good, but again shoddy production keeps the song from really being good.
I have to wonder if this cd had been better produced, if the songs would have came off better, but who knows?
GRADE C-
The songwriting isn't much better. What if has a nice opening guitar riff, but quickly falters, and the chorus on the bridge just about kills the song. Good thing the single edited it, but that was done very sloppy.
Friendly Advice and True Confession both try for a then updated sound, just didn't make it. I do like the lyrics for both the songs, the music just isn't there.
Nature of the Beast is a decent song, like the playing and the lyrics, but when push comes to shove, the song fails to step up and become something memorable from the cd.
See Me Now, again a decent song when it comes to the lyrics, but the music, although light hearted, just about kills the song.
Bad Times, bad times indeed. But there are some decent songs on this outing
Jealousy is a nice rocker about a cheating woman. Nice horn solo, and close out going against the guitar. Nice way to open the cd. Shows a promise to the cd that is never meet.
Reach For The Bottle a song about Alcohol abuse, that makes you wonder if this is a cleverly disguised song about Tommy's own substance abuse he was going through at the time.
This Is Not A Test a good rocker about nuclear war, and the song does come with a very haunting feel to it, even with the poor production.
Count On You, could have been a Styx song sung by Dennis. It has that type of feel to it, and Tommy pulls it off very good, but again shoddy production keeps the song from really being good.
I have to wonder if this cd had been better produced, if the songs would have came off better, but who knows?
GRADE C-
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