I came across this lot on "Indie [...]" (Previously: "Broken Records")I downloaded a few MP3's and just had to have this CD. Rad4DAD hail from L.A. and in true West Coast speak this album blew me away. Like WOW were do I start? Funky, bluesy, Rockin'... with tons of energy, you real feel as though you're at a live gig - and this album is a studio recording! Starting with the funky "Peer Pressure", you immediately notice how tight the band is, fronted by the powerful vocals of Gregg Lancer. Jimi Seville's keyboard sounds inevitably give things a deep and powerful feel and together with Eddy Estrada's gutsy guitar work and Brad Taft's pulsating rhythms, it works - and it works well. Good music just doesn't date down.Hardly out of my CD player, it's difficult to pick out significant tracks - they all are, but if I have to I'd go for "When Will You Learn", "Raging Storm", "Nightclub Suicide", "Standing On The Edge" and the excellent slow blues "Don't Sing The Blues No Mo". This has a great jazzy feel that reminds me alot of the Allman Bros. version of "Stormy Monday".Rad4DAD don't pull there punches. The lyrics are blatantly snd unashamedly Christian and they leave no doubt about there faith. There aren't many contemporary albums around that get away with this. Quite often the lyrics don't fit with the music, or seem trite, but here all things come together in perfect harmony. It's hard to believe that this lot are still independents, but then again I wouldn't want to see this kind of creativity suffer from corporate hype. Hearing is believing...
