{"id":61657,"date":"2018-07-28T19:10:51","date_gmt":"2018-07-29T00:10:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hardrockhaven.net\/online\/?p=61657"},"modified":"2018-07-29T04:10:18","modified_gmt":"2018-07-29T09:10:18","slug":"modern-art-featuring-ted-poley-music-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hardrockhaven.net\/online\/2018\/modern-art-featuring-ted-poley-music-review\/","title":{"rendered":"Modern Art Featuring Ted Poley"},"content":{"rendered":"

by Derric Miller<\/span>
\n\u2014 Managing Editor \u2014<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\"\"This IS NOT a Ted Poley solo album. It’s a project he worked on with the dudes from Degreed, which is basically Modern Rock–not Hair Metal, not old school Hard Rock–but like Modern AOR Rock. If you are used to what you are used to from Poley \u2026 it’s going to throw you for a bit of a loop.<\/p>\n

The good thing? Frontiers is releasing his new solo album in 2019 so whether you like Modern Art<\/em> or not, as always \u2026 Poley has more music coming your way.<\/p>\n

For a guy who has built his fanbase off of Hair Metal with Danger Danger, and some insane solo records, along with projects like Poley\/Rivera and Tokyo Motor Fist \u2026 you’d have to be in the loop to see this one coming. “Left field” isn’t far enough to describe what you’ll hear on Modern Art<\/em>.<\/p>\n

“New World” starts this modern journey, and Poley sings about as low as you’ve ever heard him. Now, that’s not a bad thing–Poley is one of those ’80s rockers who hasn’t lost an iota of vocal talent through the decades; he could sing a cookbook and it’d somehow sound like it should. There’s nuances of cutting guitars, the drumming is stunning and powerful (actually throughout the entire album), but this doesn’t sound like what’d you’d expect from Poley.<\/p>\n

Modern Art<\/em> has released a number of lyric videos, and “Gypsy at Heart” may be the best. The chorus is a Danger Danger chorus; the band Degreed pitched this one in Poley’s wheelhouse and as always, he knocked it out of the park and hopefully hit some beer guzzling hot dog eating dude in the gut while doing so. Perchance, the best song on the release \u2026<\/p>\n

“Out of Control” is one of those songs where you hear things like \u2026 beats. It’s not “electronica” by any means, but putting Poley’s voice along with beats is a creative stretch \u2026 that works wonders. Another highlight of the release; you don’t expect to hear it, but when you do, it makes perfect sense. (On a side note, the chorus at times sounds like Pink’s “Just Like a Pill.” NO, not exactly, but the tempo and rhythm.)<\/p>\n

If you were looking for an upbeat, anthemic release \u2026 nope. On “Time,” you again hear Poley use his lower range and his pitch, timbre, everything makes you wonder, “Why now dude?” He can still hit all the highs, but the warmth in his lower range is palpable.<\/p>\n

The heaviest and crunchiest song is, “I Know a Liar.” This is just \u2026 the joint songwriting efforts mayhap needed some more feeling out, because this one matches (if doesn’t outright destroy) “Gypsy at Heart.”<\/p>\n

Things slow back down after the last highlight, and it all culminates on “Wilderness.” This composition is one of those kind of arena anthems you’ve been waiting for, and the guitar solo probably the best on the release.<\/p>\n

Modern Art<\/em> is not what your typical Poley fan (whatever that means) was expecting. Is it good? Hell yeah. Worth your attention? Twice. Just don’t think you are walking into “Under the Gun” or “Naughty Naughty.” This is Poley morphing his talent to the song in front of him and proving once again as long as you have the ears \u2026 he has the voice.<\/p>\n

Genre: Hard Rock<\/p>\n

Band:
\nTed Poley \u2013 Vocals
\nDaniel Johansson \u2013 Guitars
\nRobin Eriksson \u2013 Bass, backing vocals, co-lead vocals on track 11.
\nMikael Jansson \u2013 Keyboards, programming,
\nMats Eriksson \u2013 Drums, percussion<\/p>\n

Tracklisting:
\nNew World
\nGypsy At Heart
\nBury Me
\nOut Of Control
\nRunning For The Light
\nWhat Kind Of Love
\nTime
\nDevil To My Angel
\nI Know A Liar
\nFind Another Man
\nWilderness<\/p>\n

Label: Independent<\/p>\n

Online:
\nwww.ted-poley.com<\/a><\/p>\n

Hardrock Haven rating: [usr 8.1 size=20]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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