Jani Lane - Back Down To One

Back in the day - and we're talking the late 80's - I failed to pay much attention to the band Warrant. I never thought heaven was too far away. Didn't cared where the down boys went, or felt the need to find out what happened down at Uncle Tom's cabin. And I never really liked cherry pie, anyway. However, after the band fell from the charts and totally disappeared from MTV, an odd thing happened. Warrant's Best Of found itself on my desk and I decided to give the band a fair shake. Much to their credit, Warrant has some easy to digest pop metal songs. They aren't so bad after all.

Out now is singer Jani Lane's solo effort - Back Down To One. The songs are not out of place in today's musical landscape. If you didn't know who he was, then visions of Warrant's white leather suits and synchronized hair swings would never come to mind. Jani has come up with some catchy little ditties. Starting off with "Funny," and peaking with "Back Down To One," he doesn't revisit the old Warrant sound. THAT works in his favor. Warrant Part Deaux would just be lame. So would re-recording the old tunes with a modern flair. Back Down To One won't make you forget any of the previous hits, but it doesn't leave you empty, either. A very good start* from a very good songwriter. Now go make another one!

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(*This seems to be a re-issue, but I never saw it the first time it came around, so it's new to me.)

"I have come to actually like the bugger a whole lot! And that is simply due to Jani’s unmistakeable talent for writing a fine tune." - Rock Report

"Combining sing along / stick in your head choruses with a progressive production, this CD overwhelms. Track one "Funny" kicks things off and they never slow down." Paris Rocks review on Amazon.com