New Philip Sayce Album: Infulence

darcym

Last night and today I've been giving Philip Sayce's new album Influence a listen.

I'm a big fan of Philips earlier work, but in general I feel he never delivers the magic album, he delivers 3 - 4 great tracks and then fillers.
This album had the potential to be something different based on the concept of "influences"

I hoped to hear variation of styles with his own dna/footprint on it.

Sadly this is not the case to me, this is his worst album to date. It's pretty much generic / forgettable tracks with flawless playing and 1 tone.

Philip is a fantastic player, but this album has weak songs for me, no real hooks, no melody that sticks in your head and the same 1 guitar tone playing with what seems like little feel for the songs.

I'm perhaps being harsh on it at this early stage, but a real disappointment to me from something I was looking forward to massively.

Philly_Q

I really liked Innerevolution and saw him live around that time, which was great.

I've started listening to his last couple of albums, but couldn't get into them at all.  I don't know if it's really the albums at fault or if it's me just not being in the mood for that style of music recently.

Blues-rock is always pretty generic stuff but at least Sayce has a bit more energy and aggression than most, which is what I liked about him in the first place.

 

RocknRollDave

Was gonna check it out, but heard one song on tbe radio and it was basically your common-or-garden Hendrix wannabe

Clint

I loved 'Innerevolution' and 'Steamroller' but yet I'm feeling the same with 'Influence'. He's an outstanding player but I'd agree with the hit and miss nature of his material. Shame really...

axisus

Only heard influence. I loved it.

musteatbrain

I actually pre-ordered this on itunes. I've not had much time to let it soak in. Hope it will be a grower. I liked Steamroller, especially Holding On from a guitar solo perspective. It's fairly soul destroying seeing him live. So much talent but such a small audience in the UK. Hope this coming tour is a step up in terms of numbers in the audience.

Octahedron

I don't have much of Sayce's stuff cos it's not "out" here in Australia. I bought Steamroller on a trip to the UK a couple of years ago. Sayce is great but then sometimes he does throw in a really weird one somewhere like what the hell is up with that song The Bull on the Steamroller album? Can't listen to that thing at all but I really like the rest of the album. Keen to see if I can hear the new one on Spotify or something.

jaygtr

I played innerevolution to death when I first got it, but like others I can't get into his latest stuff.

I'd still go and see him live though, he's jaw droppingly good.