{"id":19745,"date":"2012-04-19T07:01:11","date_gmt":"2012-04-19T12:01:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hardrockhaven.net\/online\/?p=19745"},"modified":"2013-01-29T10:12:57","modified_gmt":"2013-01-29T15:12:57","slug":"tyketto-dig-in-deep","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hardrockhaven.net\/online\/2012\/tyketto-dig-in-deep\/","title":{"rendered":"Tyketto | Dig in Deep<\/em>"},"content":{"rendered":"

by Justin Gaines<\/span>
\nStaff Writer —<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\"\"If you\u2019re the kind of fan of the late \u201880s and early \u201890s melodic rock scene that still follows the bands all these years later, you\u2019re no doubt aware of the fact that the original Tyketto lineup is back together and has a new album out. Tyketto\u2019s latest, titled Dig in Deep<\/em>, is only the band\u2019s fourth studio album, and is their first since 1995\u2019s Shine<\/em>. It\u2019s not Shine that Tyketto has to follow-up here though. With the original lineup \u2013 Danny Vaughn, Brooke St. James, Jimi Kennedy and Michael Clayton \u2013 intact, fans are looking for an album that is worthy of 1991\u2019s Don\u2019t Come Easy<\/em> and 1994\u2019s Strength in Numbers<\/em>, two of the best melodic rock albums that decade had to offer.<\/p>\n

The band members haven\u2019t exactly been sitting idle these past two decades. Vocalist Danny Vaughn in particular has maintained a successful solo career as well as his From the Inside side-project. As a result, Dig in Deep<\/em> sounds like what it is, the work of seasoned veterans who are older and wiser, but no less optimistic than they were back in 1991. It\u2019s not as instantly memorable as Don\u2019t Come Easy<\/em> was, with its dynamite hooks and radio-ready singles, but Dig in Deep<\/em> definitely has the Tyketto spirit, especially in the lyrics. You hear it the most on the album\u2019s harder rocking songs, like the dynamic opener \u201cFaithless\u201d and the stomping \u201cThe Fight Left in Me,\u201d which features some blistering guitar work from St. James and could have come straight from Strength in Numbers<\/em>. The rest of the album alternates between the kind of mid-tempo melodic rockers and Eagles-like slower songs you\u2019d find on one of Danny Vaughn\u2019s solo albums. That\u2019s not a bad thing, given how good a songwriter Vaughn is, but at the same time songs like \u201cHere\u2019s Hoping It Hurts\u201d and \u201cMonday\u201d don\u2019t stand out clearly as Tyketto songs.<\/p>\n

We\u2019re not getting another Don\u2019t Come Easy<\/em> here, but that was probably an unreasonable expectation in the first place. What we are getting in Dig in Deep<\/em> is a smooth melodic rock album with a solid rock n\u2019 roll backbone, real heart and soul, top-notch musicianship and vocals to die for, and that\u2019s not a bad deal at all. Dig in Deep<\/em> is a welcome comeback from one of the best, and most consistently overlooked, bands in melodic rock. <\/p>\n

Genre: Melodic Rock<\/p>\n

Band:
\nDanny Vaughn (v)
\nBrooke St. James (g) (v)
\nJimi Kennedy (b) (v)
\nMichael Clayton (d)<\/p>\n

Track Listing:
\n1.\tFaithless
\n2.\tLove to Love
\n3.\tHere\u2019s Hoping It Hurts
\n4.\tBattle Lines
\n5.\tThe Fight Left in Me
\n6.\tEvaporate
\n7.\tMonday
\n8.\tDig in Deep
\n9.\tSound Off
\n10.\tLet This One Slide
\n11.\tThis Is How We Say Goodbye<\/p>\n

Label: Frontiers<\/p>\n

Website: www.tyketto.de<\/a><\/p>\n

Hardrock Haven rating: 8\/10<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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