Billy Sheehan returns with his third solo release in the form of, 'HOLY COW', and it's a master-class rock recording. Featuring guest appearances from Dug Pinnick of King's X lending his vocal talents on "Turning Point", then you have the Reverend Billy F. Gibbons of ZZ Top on the sizzling mover, "A Lit'l Bit'l Do It To Ya Ev'ry Time". Also making a cameo appearance is Billy's former Mr. Big bandmate, Paul Gilbert. Billy has taken what he created with his two previous works, 'Compression' and 'Cosmic Troubadour' and taken his musical creativity to a whole new level. Every song is amazing. I love how he mixes it up with vocal and instrumental tracks. Sheehan's bass playing stands out once again. The bass lines are just insane and the recording is made for playing at maximum volume. Billy's songwriting and vocal chops are impressive. As is evident on tracks like, "In A Week Or Two", "A Bloodless Casualty" and the groove laden melodic mover, "Make It To Another Day". Also featured are three bonus tracks, "She Goes From Cruel To Missionary", "Sweat On An E String" and "Swimming Underwater". Although Billy Sheehan has always gotten credit for his dazzling solos, he also knows how to pull back and groove with his bass. And he can play more than the bass guitar. 'Holy Cow' is a testament to all this. From start to finish, 'Holy Cow' is a true testament to how talented Billy Sheehan is. If you are in any way a fan of Billy Sheehan or maybe just a fan of well played music, I cannot recommend this CD enough.
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED
