{"id":48464,"date":"2015-02-28T11:35:46","date_gmt":"2015-02-28T16:35:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hardrockhaven.net\/online\/?p=48464"},"modified":"2015-03-03T08:12:38","modified_gmt":"2015-03-03T13:12:38","slug":"livio-gravini-and-the-free-spirit-society-no-more-secrets-cd-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hardrockhaven.net\/online\/2015\/livio-gravini-and-the-free-spirit-society-no-more-secrets-cd-review\/","title":{"rendered":"Livio Gravini and the Free Spirit Society | No More Secrets<\/em>"},"content":{"rendered":"

by Alex Barbieri<\/span>
\n– Senior Columnist —<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\"LG_cover_300\"Fans of Livio Gravini\u2019s soulful rock voice have been waiting for his first solo release, and it\u2019s finally here. It is in a word, real. If you\u2019re into organic, blues-based rock \u2018n roll sung and played with heart and soul, put Livio Gravini and the Free Spirit Society\u2019s No More Secrets<\/em> on your must-buy list.<\/p>\n

New England rockers will know Livio from Joined Forces, the hard rock band he\u2019s fronted for two decades with guitarist Jimi Bell of House of Lords. During summer 2014, Livio and a team of veteran musicians holed up at Spirit House Recording Studios in a secluded spot in Northampton, Mass. <\/p>\n

Funded largely by friends and fans via an INDIEGOGO campaign, No More Secrets<\/em> was produced, engineered, and mixed by Danny Bernini, and features guitarist John Cantalini, bassist John O\u2019Boyle, drummer John Myslinski, keyboardist Paul McNamara, pianist Seth Glier, percussionist Danny Bernini, and not surprisingly, long-time bandmate, Jimi Bell. <\/p>\n

By turns confident and mature, loose and fun, Livio and his songs are the antidote, the salve, to the generic, auto-tuned disposable pop that often infects the airwaves. This is real rock ‘n roll, forged from years of writing, rehearsing, playing live and just plain living.<\/p>\n

Highlights of No More Secrets<\/em> include title track \u201cNo More Secrets\u201d with its killer Zeppelin-esque riff, \u201cWake Me When the War is Over,\u201d a throwback back to Bad Company and The Georgia Satellites, and \u201cLook at Me Go,\u201d which channels Tom Petty\u2019s \u201cMary Jane\u2019s Last Dance,\u201d and the Black Crowes-sounding \u201cAngel (I Wanna Fly).\u201d <\/p>\n

Throughout this very strong collection of Strat-driven rockers and acoustic-based ballads, Gravini\u2019s voice shines with all the whisky-throat and she-left-me heartache that makes listening to Robert Plant, David Coverdale and other vocal kings so visceral. When Livio sings, you don\u2019t just hear it\u2014you feel it. <\/p>\n

Keen-eared rock fans will hear many of rock\u2019s greats in Gravini\u2019s voice, from the late Badlands singer Ray Gillen to Soundgarden\u2019s Chris Cornell, to the ageless and inspiring Glenn Hughes\u2014all great company, for sure. <\/p>\n

If there\u2019s any criticism\u2014and it\u2019s minor\u2014it\u2019s that the album would have benefited from a few more rockers on it, but that aside, if you\u2019re looking for a high quality, real Rock \u2018n Roll record to warm you up this winter, fire up Livio Gravini\u2019s No More Secrets<\/em>. The secret is out about Livio!<\/p>\n

Genre: Rock, Blues Rock<\/p>\n

Band:
\nLead Vocalist\/Guitar- Livio Gravini
\nLead Guitarist- John Cantalini
\nBass- John O’Boyle
\nDrums- John Myslinski
\nKeyboards- Bob Casinghino<\/p>\n

Track List:
\n1. Wake Me When the War is Over
\n2. Look at Me Go
\n3. No More Secrets
\n4. Angel (I Wanna Fly)
\n5. Over the Wishing Well
\n6. The Winner
\n7. A Love for Every Season
\n8. Promised Land
\n9. Piece of My Heart
\n10. I Gotta Know Why<\/p>\n

Official: http:\/\/liviogravini.bandzoogle.com\/store<\/a> <\/p>\n

Facebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/liviomgravini<\/a> <\/p>\n

Hardrock Haven rating: 7.5\/10<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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