Ben Jackson Group – All Over You
Going by the music on here, the attitude that drives former Crimson Glory member, Ben Jackson, is to make fun, booming, groovy, rocking, midpaced, traditional rock & roll. You can clearly hear the bass guitar jamming along to the groove rock drumming, the guitars are plenty present, but they are not drowning everything else. Don’t worry, there are abundant guitar grooves and solos.
The singing is so traditional that I forgot that this was what men sound like when they are not screaming from the top of their lungs or growling like your next-door neighbor’s stupid dog. The vocals do not remind me of anyone else, but again, they are sung in a pretty clear, mid register tone and the singing is backed up and harmonized by Kid TNT, whose parents named her Rose Sexton. Ben Jackson does a good job with his natural abilities, which is a positive, since he’s not trying to sing like Rob Halford or Bruce Dickinson. Finally, if you expect music similar to Crimson Glory/”Transcendence” you will be sadly disappointed. The two bands make totally different music. Let’s leave at this: if you would like to hear some traditional, modern hard rock (with some metal elements) that concentrates on groovy and sing-along songs, then you won’t feel deceived.