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John Garner - vocals
Randy Pratt - bass
Patrick Klein - guitar
Bobby Rondinelli - drums
THE LIZARDS dispense a classic form of bluesy rock in the tradition of Zeppelin, Rainbow, and Purple, and do so quite convincingly, creating a collection of classic songs that can be played over and over again, each time picking up something new one hasnt heard the previous time before.
THE LIZARDS arent the kind of old-man retro band, which bores the shit out of you. Not that kind, that have missed thirty years of Rock history. Its obvious to hear, that these musicians have transported the vibe into the current century.
Grande Rock E-Zine - February 2004
To cut it short,The Lizards Rule is an excellent pure '70s hard rock album
and the 'old' fans of this music should not miss this one.
As for the others, just learn that The Lizards indeed rule now!!
Thanos Aggelakis
Good Times Magazine - March 2003
like 70s classic metal assaults the senses like vintage Deep Purple Bassist (Pratt) tightrope between rock and funk
Garners vocal reach even higher, likened to immortal singers like Deep Purple/Whitesnake shouter David Coverdale
and legendary Led Zeppelin vocalist Robert Plant
(Klein) 6 string. Flawless. Tone and dexterity impressive
(Rondinelli) adds a crushing beat to the Maelstrom, cementing The Lizards ever-encompassing sound
a fresh spin to sometime stalled rock arena and their star is on the rise a force to be reckoned with.
Rock and a Hard Place - Summer 2002
The Lizards take from the bluesy funk-laden Classic Rock bands
From the opening guitar lick of the first-cut Something Higher, you know youre in for a treat
appeal to the Classic Rock crowd, who very rarely listens to anything past '75
I really hope that more stuff like this pops up.
Indieville.com - October 2002
packed this album full of standard - yet funk influenced - hard rockpounding,
funky heavy metal with a gritty attitude and lots of energy
(Under the City)'s great chorus is almost worth the price of admission alone very recommended.
Village Voice - April 2002
On first listen, local stoner-metal foursome the Lizards appear to be yet more youngsters
ripping off Soundgarden ripping off Raging Slab ripping off Black Oak Arkansas.
But then you notice the whirling dervish up front ain't no whippersnapper,
but rather one John Garner, who basically invented stoner metal 32 years ago,
in NY's mythically legendary Sir Lord Baltimore.
http://www.hairlessheartherald.co.uk/lizrule.htm
The Lizards - Rule
Back in the early 70s, music was either classed as classical, jazz, Motown, Reggae, pop or rock. People listened to music and liked what they liked. In the case of rock, record collections could be very diverse with albums from Deep Purple, Jethro Tull, Led Zeppelin, The Eagles, Genesis, Trapeze and YES and so on with little thought given to categorisation. These days we are more conscious of the various genres and sub genres and often choose to avoid some categories without a thought, possibly missing out on some exceedingly good music.
Consequently, those into folk, jazz, fusion, blues and progressive rock will probably not give The Lizards a look in, classed as it is under the rock/metal/heavy metal banner, and that would be a mistake.
From the start of opening track, Grip of Love, any misconceptions are blown away. Delightfully heavy but minus the forced screaming vocals normally associated with the more typical HM band, the violins and cello arrangements plus a bluesy approach tips a wink towards Led Zeppelin. It is very melodic and full of individual complexity and, dare I say it, a little bit prog in the Jethro Tull sense. The Lizards may be a fairly new band (Rule is their second album), but the sound and approach is extremely polished.
Not that surprising really when you learn that the chaps who are The Lizards have had years of experience. Vocalist and percussionist, John Garner, is the former singer and drummer for the first band to be dubbed heavy metal back in 1971, Sir Lord Baltimore. Drummer, Bobby Rondinelli has toured with Rainbow and Black Sabbath and continues to perform with Blue Oyster Cult. Randy Pratt was in a sort of sci fi prog band called Star People prior to The Lizards, which toured with Ozric Tentacles. And with Patrick Kleins mastery of guitar (think Laurie Wisefield, Martin Barre and probably a few others) and backing vocals, a new era in classic blues rock begins.
All bar one of the ten great tracks (Kingdom Come Sir Lord Baltimore) are original, yet full of influences. These influences include Led Zeppelin, Blues Oyster Cult, Black Sabbath, Red Hot Chilli Peppers and even a touch of Captain Beefheart.
Jem Jedrzejewski Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.
Randy Pratt - bass
Patrick Klein - guitar
Bobby Rondinelli - drums
THE LIZARDS dispense a classic form of bluesy rock in the tradition of Zeppelin, Rainbow, and Purple, and do so quite convincingly, creating a collection of classic songs that can be played over and over again, each time picking up something new one hasnt heard the previous time before.
THE LIZARDS arent the kind of old-man retro band, which bores the shit out of you. Not that kind, that have missed thirty years of Rock history. Its obvious to hear, that these musicians have transported the vibe into the current century.
Grande Rock E-Zine - February 2004
To cut it short,The Lizards Rule is an excellent pure '70s hard rock album
and the 'old' fans of this music should not miss this one.
As for the others, just learn that The Lizards indeed rule now!!
Thanos Aggelakis
Good Times Magazine - March 2003
like 70s classic metal assaults the senses like vintage Deep Purple Bassist (Pratt) tightrope between rock and funk
Garners vocal reach even higher, likened to immortal singers like Deep Purple/Whitesnake shouter David Coverdale
and legendary Led Zeppelin vocalist Robert Plant
(Klein) 6 string. Flawless. Tone and dexterity impressive
(Rondinelli) adds a crushing beat to the Maelstrom, cementing The Lizards ever-encompassing sound
a fresh spin to sometime stalled rock arena and their star is on the rise a force to be reckoned with.
Rock and a Hard Place - Summer 2002
The Lizards take from the bluesy funk-laden Classic Rock bands
From the opening guitar lick of the first-cut Something Higher, you know youre in for a treat
appeal to the Classic Rock crowd, who very rarely listens to anything past '75
I really hope that more stuff like this pops up.
Indieville.com - October 2002
packed this album full of standard - yet funk influenced - hard rockpounding,
funky heavy metal with a gritty attitude and lots of energy
(Under the City)'s great chorus is almost worth the price of admission alone very recommended.
Village Voice - April 2002
On first listen, local stoner-metal foursome the Lizards appear to be yet more youngsters
ripping off Soundgarden ripping off Raging Slab ripping off Black Oak Arkansas.
But then you notice the whirling dervish up front ain't no whippersnapper,
but rather one John Garner, who basically invented stoner metal 32 years ago,
in NY's mythically legendary Sir Lord Baltimore.
http://www.hairlessheartherald.co.uk/lizrule.htm
The Lizards - Rule
Back in the early 70s, music was either classed as classical, jazz, Motown, Reggae, pop or rock. People listened to music and liked what they liked. In the case of rock, record collections could be very diverse with albums from Deep Purple, Jethro Tull, Led Zeppelin, The Eagles, Genesis, Trapeze and YES and so on with little thought given to categorisation. These days we are more conscious of the various genres and sub genres and often choose to avoid some categories without a thought, possibly missing out on some exceedingly good music.
Consequently, those into folk, jazz, fusion, blues and progressive rock will probably not give The Lizards a look in, classed as it is under the rock/metal/heavy metal banner, and that would be a mistake.
From the start of opening track, Grip of Love, any misconceptions are blown away. Delightfully heavy but minus the forced screaming vocals normally associated with the more typical HM band, the violins and cello arrangements plus a bluesy approach tips a wink towards Led Zeppelin. It is very melodic and full of individual complexity and, dare I say it, a little bit prog in the Jethro Tull sense. The Lizards may be a fairly new band (Rule is their second album), but the sound and approach is extremely polished.
Not that surprising really when you learn that the chaps who are The Lizards have had years of experience. Vocalist and percussionist, John Garner, is the former singer and drummer for the first band to be dubbed heavy metal back in 1971, Sir Lord Baltimore. Drummer, Bobby Rondinelli has toured with Rainbow and Black Sabbath and continues to perform with Blue Oyster Cult. Randy Pratt was in a sort of sci fi prog band called Star People prior to The Lizards, which toured with Ozric Tentacles. And with Patrick Kleins mastery of guitar (think Laurie Wisefield, Martin Barre and probably a few others) and backing vocals, a new era in classic blues rock begins.
All bar one of the ten great tracks (Kingdom Come Sir Lord Baltimore) are original, yet full of influences. These influences include Led Zeppelin, Blues Oyster Cult, Black Sabbath, Red Hot Chilli Peppers and even a touch of Captain Beefheart.
Jem Jedrzejewski Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.
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