It Takes a Lot of Balls

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Whenever rock icons like guitarist/vocalist Pat Travers and drummer Carmine Appice work together, enlisting the support of the ingenious all-round bassist, T.M. Stevens, into the bargain, the result is bound to be a technically accomplished masterpiece oozing sheer energy and power. The current album by Travers & Appice, It Takes A Lot Of Balls, certainly lives up to its promising title: real men playing rock music for people with guts. Powerful blues rock with gritty guitar riffs, driving drum sounds and intricate bass grooves mark the album’s 13 tracks – be it the compelling opener ‘Better From A Distance’, the ripping ‘I Don’t Care’, the typical Southern rock of ‘Can’t Escape The Fire’, or the tender sounds of ‘Hey You’. Pat Travers proves to be not only an expert when it comes to dynamic power chords and fast solos, he also sprinkles in fantastic slide parts and demonstrates with ‘Stand Up’ that he knows his funk rock. "The recordings were cut in one go, the! album was written almost exclusively at the studio," Carmine Appice enthuses. "We’d planned one or two tracks, but the material seemed to almost write itself. I expect that our audience will love the CD. I’ve been a fan of Pat’s for a long time. This collaboration was definitely worth waiting for all those years."

It Takes A Lot Of Balls highlights the trademarks of these three exceptional musicians, and the result is a timeless, ambitiously recorded, powerful blues rock album that highlights not only the technical competence of each individual musician but also their exquisite songwriting. As Carmine Appice describes It Takes A Lot Of Balls: "These are some of the best songs that I’ve ever written and recorded."

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It Takes a Lot of Balls

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Pure rock and roll
Something different...
solid effort!!
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It Takes a Lot of Balls
Travers & Appice
Manufacturer: Steamhammer Us [Spv]
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0002ZXCZS
Release Date: 2004-10-26

Tracks:

Better From A Distance
Taken (The Iguana Song)
I Dont Care
Remind Me
Gotta Have Ya
Hey You
Stand Up
Cant Escape The Fire
I Cant Let You Go
Rock Me
Never Saw It Comin
Keep Me Rockin
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Album Description

Whenever rock icons like guitarist/vocalist Pat Travers and drummer Carmine Appice work together, enlisting the support of the ingenious all-round bassist, T.M. Stevens, into the bargain, the result is bound to be a technically accomplished masterpiece oozing sheer energy and power. The current album by Travers & Appice, It Takes A Lot Of Balls, certainly lives up to its promising title: real men playing rock music for people with guts. Powerful blues rock with gritty guitar riffs, driving drum sounds and intricate bass grooves mark the album's 13 tracks - be it the compelling opener `Better From A Distance', the ripping `I Don't Care', the typical Southern rock of `Can't Escape The Fire', or the tender sounds of `Hey You'. Pat Travers proves to be not only an expert when it comes to dynamic power chords and fast solos, he also sprinkles in fantastic slide parts and demonstrates with `Stand Up' that he knows his funk rock. "The recordings were cut in one go, the! album was written almost exclusively at the studio," Carmine Appice enthuses. "We'd planned one or two tracks, but the material seemed to almost write itself. I expect that our audience will love the CD. I've been a fan of Pat's for a long time. This collaboration was definitely worth waiting for all those years."

Album Details

Whenever Rock Icons Like Guitarist/Vocalist Pat Travers and Drummer Carmine Appice Work Together, Enlisting the Support of the Ingenious All-round Bassist, T.m. Stevens, Into the Bargain, the Result is Bound to Be a Technically Accomplished Masterpiece Oozing Sheer Energy and Power. "it Takes a Lot of Balls", Certainly Lives Up to Its Promising Title: Real Men Playing Rock Music for People with Guts. Powerful Blues Rock with Gritty Guitar Riffs, Driving Drum Sounds and Intricate Bass Grooves Mark the Album's 13 Tracks - Be it the Compelling Opener `better from a Distance', the Ripping `i Don't Care', the Typical Southern Rock of `can't Escape the Fire', Or the Tender Sounds of `hey You'.

Customer Reviews:

Pure rock and roll.......2006-12-02

Instead of sounding like two old timers living in the past these men lay down sounds like two thoroughbreds in their first big race. Fresh, quality great song after great song. Well written and extremely well played. Interesting how they use a left to right and right to left stereo effect in most of the songs. More than any other album I've ever heard. Not a complaint just an interesting decision on their part.
Get this one.

Something different..........2005-12-27

it's called flat-out rock & roll!! PT & Carmen lay down some solid music here. The first 4 songs are straight blistering rock & roll. Never Saw It... & Keep On Rockin' fill out the album very nicely. Nothing overly great about any of the songs, just that they're played & sung very well. Travers & Appice did the song writing which is solid, but not fancy. If you buy this, make sure you get the live CD they did at the HOB in Myrtle Beach. Bazooka is the 2nd studio they did...it's ok, mostly covers, but it warranted me buying it since they haven't let me down on the last 2 efforts. The live versions of their 'Balls' songs are even better than on the studio album. Go ahead & check it out.

solid effort!!.......2005-12-15

Pat Travers & Carmine Appice.........say no more and this CD does deliver. I was happy on first listen and that happiness grows with each subsequent listen.

Fans of Travers trademark licks & tone will not be disappointed. Pair this with Carmine's legendary heavy drum style and you've got one rockin disc.

Nuff said! :)

Still Kicking.......2005-08-28

Pat is certainly lively on this cd proving that he still has "balls". He refuses to grow old and mellow with age, which is what us old and young rockers are looking for.

Buy This CD.......2004-11-17

The first thing you read is 2 good reviews and 2 so-so reviews. So what should you do? You should click on the "buy this" tab right now if you like good solid rock & roll. The "so-so" reviewers must have given it one listen and then shelved their CDs. FOOLS!!! This CD kicks major ASS!!! How could you go wrong with PT & CA??? I'm not gonna bore you with a breakdown of every song, but their really isn't a bad one on this CD. And that's a rare thing these days with all the crap that's out there. You know...buy a CD with one or two good songs on it, hoping you get something good for your money...only to find out that the rest of the songs are shlock!!! Travers & Appice is a good addition to any true rockers collection. BUY IT NOW!!!!