From beginning to end, the self-titled debut release from The Psychics is an album that just simply rocks and it rocks hard. If you like bands like Whitesnake,Y&T, and Gotthard, this should be right up your alley. It is comprised of many elements from all of these bands really. The band is made up of, Steve Owers on vocals his brother Mark Owers on guitars, Ian Corlett on bass, Rob Drayson on keyboards and John Manners on drums. If the Owers' name may sound familiar to some, its because they were once part of the band Lionshearts. A great band that I thought didn't get the recognition that they deserved. Thanks to the gods of rock, Steve and Mark have reunited and formed this amazing band. Steve Owers' voice is still great as ever, the musicianship and fluency is great, and the overall vocabulary and texture of songs are varied without losing punch. Mark Owers' guitar work is extraordinary and reminds me of an early Whitesnake. From the moment you press play and, "Portent" comes of your speakers you know the listening experience that awaits you is going to blow you away! Cementing that note are tracks like, "In The City", "Ghosts" and anthemtic arean rocker, "We Rock". This album is exactly what I expected from The Psychics. Knowing of the previous works of Steve and Mark Owers. A album loaded with great vocals, ripping/wailing guitars, pounding drums. 11 tracks in all. There is an honesty to The Psychics that sets them aside from most other acts of their type. This is rock with no pretensions and plenty of integrity. If you have been a fan of the hard rock genre over the last twenty five years, if you have enjoyed the music of the good and the great, the movers and shakers of the genre, then you could bet your mortgage that you’ll almost instantly fall in love with ‘THE PSYCHICS’. As debut albums go, this is as potent a calling card as you could possibly imagine.All thriller and no fillers at all. Gentlemen, you have outdone yourselves. This album deserves global success, but with the music business the way it is, predictions are difficult. At least rock music fans will be satisfied, and I know that is what matters most. The Psychics' self-titled album comes highly recommended.
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED
