Lucien- Deal With It Review

Artist: Lucien
Title: Deal With It
Website: http://www.luciennocelli.com
Style: Guitar Rock
Label: Infinite Trend Records
Rating: 8.9 out of 10
By C.W. Ross

 

Known simply as Lucien he's more then a musician, he's a showman. His energetic live shows have been referred to as, 'the perfect modern glam rock concert.' Lucien is also in the touring International Beatlemania Stage Production playing the part of John Lennon. He is also an author having penned a guitar book for the advanced player "Modes In Motion," which recently has been republished marking the book's 10th anniversary.

 

What you'll find on Deal With It is a collection of guitar rock songs that pay homage to the past while remaining fresh. Here's what Lucien had to say about it, "I wanted to fulfill the need of classic rock fans who desperately want to buy new recordings of the genre they grew up with. now they can." He continues on, "What I've created is modern classic rock, classic rock for those yearning for it with a modern twist that also tremendously appeals to younger audiences."

 

On this release besides handling lead vocals Lucien also plays all of the instruments including, guitar, bass, drums, percussion, and strings. You'll find guest drummers on 4 of the tracks. Lucien is also joined by his wife Sheri who adds in some harmony and background vocals.

 

This artist picked up his first guitar, a red half sized acoustic that his parents bought him at the age of 5, from that point on he was hooked. Besides a long history playing rock music Lucien also studied jazz guitar those styles along with touches of funk and pop creates his style.

 

While Deal With It is filled with the virtuoso guitar playing of Lucien the song's lyrics refuse to take a back seat. The songs are well written and deal with life related issues in general, both in the present and past. Issues like dealing with things one day at a time, taking the time to slow down and enjoy life, loneliness, childhood memories and what good does war really accomplish to name a few.

 

If you're a fan of guitar music, 70's/80's rock, or just good music then you need to get Lucien's latest release, Deal With It.