| Written by Alex Stojanovic TRACK LISTING I've Got You Under My Skin I've Got The World On A String I Fall In Love Too Easily Wave Fly Me To The Moon Nancy (With The Laughing Face) My Way You Make Me Feel So Young Luck Be A Lady That's Life Come Fly With Me In The Wee Small Hours Of The Morning The Song Is You All Or Nothing At All Release Date: May 27, 2022 / Label: JMM Records |  |
Nothing in life shows more confidence in a person than a willingness to step outside of their comfort zone. There's taking small steps out, and there's taking big steps out. For Mark Tremonti, he recently took one of the biggest steps you could imagine outside of his comfort zone, and decided to step into the world of big band jazz, and record a charitable album of Frank Sinatra covers. What makes this project such a monumental one is a couple of things. First off is the charitable component that's attached. All the proceeds for the album go to the National Down Syndrome Society. Tremonti's young daughter has Down Syndrome, and she was the inspiration for this project. Secondly, the music is played by members that have toured and recorded with Ole' Blue Eyes himself back in the day.
The band members themselves were pretty skeptical about the idea at first, given Tremonti's musical background, coming from hard rock and heavy metal. However, the man earned their respect for his commitment, professionalism and outstanding performance. While on the subject of performance, as Tremonti sings the first notes of "I've Got You Under My Skin", it's insane how much his voice resembles Sinatra's. I swear, if he were the singer in a pure Sinatra tribute band, he would make a killing. The bluesy tone in his baritone voice fit perfectly with the soft brush drumming approach.
My favourite cut is "Fly Me To The Moon", mainly because it's my favourite Sinatra song. However, another standout moment is "Come Fly With Me", because they sped up the tempo. Now, if you're going into this album expecting any inklings of rock/metal, or just guitar in general, you are SOL, because this is the furthest thing from a rock project, so there are absolutely no familiar elements from Mark's past to find on this album. While we're on that subject though, I will say that it would be pretty cool to hear some rock renditions of Sinatra songs as well. This is a great representation of what Sinatra songs would sound like with more modern production. Tremonti, Frank is undoubtedly looking down on you with a big smile on his face saying "That is how you do it!"
The band members themselves were pretty skeptical about the idea at first, given Tremonti's musical background, coming from hard rock and heavy metal. However, the man earned their respect for his commitment, professionalism and outstanding performance. While on the subject of performance, as Tremonti sings the first notes of "I've Got You Under My Skin", it's insane how much his voice resembles Sinatra's. I swear, if he were the singer in a pure Sinatra tribute band, he would make a killing. The bluesy tone in his baritone voice fit perfectly with the soft brush drumming approach.
My favourite cut is "Fly Me To The Moon", mainly because it's my favourite Sinatra song. However, another standout moment is "Come Fly With Me", because they sped up the tempo. Now, if you're going into this album expecting any inklings of rock/metal, or just guitar in general, you are SOL, because this is the furthest thing from a rock project, so there are absolutely no familiar elements from Mark's past to find on this album. While we're on that subject though, I will say that it would be pretty cool to hear some rock renditions of Sinatra songs as well. This is a great representation of what Sinatra songs would sound like with more modern production. Tremonti, Frank is undoubtedly looking down on you with a big smile on his face saying "That is how you do it!"
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