{"id":2191,"date":"2012-05-10T10:17:10","date_gmt":"2012-05-10T10:17:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/john-5.com\/main\/?p=2191"},"modified":"2012-05-10T10:17:10","modified_gmt":"2012-05-10T10:17:10","slug":"god-told-me-to-reviewed-by-bare-bones-music","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/john-5.com\/main\/2012\/05\/10\/god-told-me-to-reviewed-by-bare-bones-music\/","title":{"rendered":"God Told Me To reviewed by Bare Bones Music"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"Following on from their interview<\/a> with John 5, Bare Bones Music have also reviewed his new album God Told Me To giving it a four and a half skulls out of 5 rating.<\/p>\n

Enjoy!<\/p>\n

God Told Me To<\/strong> By: Johnny Price<\/em><\/p>\n

JOHN 5 has just released his newest solo album and as always, he is keeping his fans on their toes. This is a musician who continues to peel away creative layer after creative layer, almost re-inventing himself each time. God Told Me To is his newest solo effort and it\u2019s a feast for the senses. If you think you knew everything about this guy, this album will prove you wrong.<\/p>\n

The album was produced by John 5 long with Chris Baseford (Rob Zombie\/Tommy Lee) and Bob Marlette (Sebastian Bach\/Black Sabbath). It\u2019s is an all instrumental effort with John 5 playing all instruments with the exception of drums. The first track, \u201cWelcome to Violence<\/em>\u201d, opens with a lady saying \u201cPlay the guitar, play it again my Johnny\u201d and then the crash of the strings as the assault begins. How does a mere mortal riff like this without peeling the skin away from his fingertips? What a way to open the album!<\/p>\n

His cover of Michael Jackson\u2019s \u201cBeat It<\/em>\u201d is up next and was released digitally about a year ago, so I am sure a lot of people are already familiar with it. John 5 pays tribute to the great Eddie Van Halen but laying down a spot-on recreation of his solo on that song. I thought it was a very nice touch by John 5 to do so, instead of re-working the classic solo and taking away from its legacy.<\/p>\n

The first surprise comes on track three entitled \u201cAshland Bump<\/em>\u201d, as it\u2019s an acoustic, bluesy number. A great change of pace and styles and is one mother plucker of a song. \u201cThe Castle<\/em>\u201d is another acoustic number and shows that John 5 can shred acoustically just as he does electrically. I don\u2019t think I have ever heard a musician play an acoustic guitar so fast.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Hill of the Seven Jackals<\/em>\u201d head back to familiar ground for fans and the shredding is back at full force. One of more interesting tracks on the album is the Spanish flavored \u201cNoche Acosador<\/em>\u201d. I almost felt as if I was watching a Quentin Tarantino and a bunch of outlaws were sitting around a table, exchanging stories with this music being the accompanying track. I love this track and two major thumbs up for John 5 stepping outside of what is probably expected on a solo album of his and do this song.<\/p>\n

The last two tracks, \u201cThe Lie You Live<\/em>\u201d and \u201cCreepy Crawler<\/em>\u201d, are acoustic numbers that are the complete antithesis of songs such as the album\u2019s opener. Each of these tracks show a side of John 5 that is such a drastic departure from the kabuki faced axe warrior that we see alongside Rob Zombie on-stage. These tracks are beautiful, somber compositions that show the diversity of a truly gifted artist whose guitar is an extension of himself. These two tracks totally blew me away and just added another layer this insanely talented and gifted artist.<\/p>\n

So, this new solo effort one half acoustic and half electric and switches back and forth on here. John 5 is becoming one of the guitar greats of this time. He is influencing a whole new generation of guitar players and this album will be a great eye and mind opener for many of them. Don\u2019t be afraid to try new things and expand yourself as an artist. It\u2019s a key in maintaining longevity in the industry today. This album tapped into several new keys in his guitar arsenal. What will he do next?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Bare Bones Music follows on from their interview with John 5 review his album God Told Me To<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[286,129,621],"class_list":["post-2191","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-review","tag-bare-bones-music","tag-god-told-me-to","tag-review","tw-post-no-content"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p1qFj4-zl","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":2188,"url":"https:\/\/john-5.com\/main\/2012\/05\/10\/bare-bones-music-interviews-john-5-about-the-new-album-and-more\/","url_meta":{"origin":2191,"position":0},"title":"Bare Bones Music interviews John 5 about the new album and more","author":"Dillon - Team John 5","date":"May 10, 2012","format":false,"excerpt":"Bare Bones Music interviews John 5 about God Told Me To, scoring for The Lords of Salem and much more","rel":"","context":"In "Interview"","block_context":{"text":"Interview","link":"https:\/\/john-5.com\/main\/category\/interview\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/john-5.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/john-5-150x150.png?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":2178,"url":"https:\/\/john-5.com\/main\/2012\/05\/08\/metal-assault-reviews-god-told-me-to\/","url_meta":{"origin":2191,"position":1},"title":"Metal Assault reviews God Told Me To","author":"Dillon - Team John 5","date":"May 8, 2012","format":false,"excerpt":"Metal Assult gives God Told Me To a 10 out of 10 review - read it here","rel":"","context":"In "Review"","block_context":{"text":"Review","link":"https:\/\/john-5.com\/main\/category\/review\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/john-5.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/god-told-me-to-cover-john-5-290px-150x150.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":2151,"url":"https:\/\/john-5.com\/main\/2012\/04\/27\/from-interviews-from-the-edge-john-5-discusses-god-told-me-to-new-zombie-album-and-tours\/","url_meta":{"origin":2191,"position":2},"title":"From Interviews from the Edge – John 5 discusses God Told Me To, New Zombie Album and Tours","author":"Dillon - Team John 5","date":"April 27, 2012","format":false,"excerpt":"Interviews from the Edge recently sat down with John 5 for an interview. 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