Randy Fricke
"RANDY FRICKE is a multi-talented musician from La Crosse, Wisconsin who released his first solo album last year. The ex-SILENT SCREAM frontman has done everything on this CD! All the songs are written, performed and produced by "the Man!" And what do we get ? A really nice hardrock album with influences from bands such as KISS, and DAVID LEE ROTH. His guitar playing is really great and it sounds like he´s been inspired by heroes such as RANDY RHOADS & ACE FREHLEY. The opener, "We´re All In The Game" is maybe the best of them all! It´s 6 minutes long and full of great guitar work, smokin' riffs, and a cool solo! The chorus is really catchy and reminds me of early LYNCH MOB. "I See You. You See Me" is a song that could have been on any of the early VAN HALEN albums with DAVID LEE ROTH. In fact RANDY FRICKE has a voice that sounds a little bit like "Diamond Dave". Next track, "Payin For Paradise" starts with a cool guitar intro! It´s a uptempo KISS/POISON rocker with a nice chorus. "Can´t Stop Thinking Of You" is a fine ballad that kinda sounds like FRICKE´S answer to the ALICE COOPER classic, "Only Women Bleed." Really nice!
(Catchy Hooks Magazine)

"Singer/songwriter Randy Fricke writes and sings melodic, hard rock with snarling guitar riffs, burning solos, cautionary lyrics, and a tendency towards Prog Rock. Styx meets OZZY?" (Lycos)

"Der aus Wisconsin stammende Gitarrist Randy Fricke präsentiert sich uns auf seiner ersten Solo-CD als Alleinunterhalter. Sämtliche Songs wurden von ihm geschrieben, eingespielt, aufgenommen und produziert. Meiner Meinung nach eine beachtliche Leistung. Der erste Songs "We're all in the game" ist ein richtiger Ohrwurm mit einem schönen Refrain und auch unter den nachfolgenden Songs ist das ein oder andere Highlight zu finden. Die Stärken von Mr. Fricke liegen ganz klar bei den balladesken Stücken sowie im Midtempo-Bereich. Die 3 schnelleren Songs wissen weniger zu gefallen. Insgesamt klingt diese CD irgendwie, als wenn C.C. DeVille, Ozzy Osbourne und Ted Nugent zusammen ein Album aufgenommen hätten, falls man sich das vorstellen kann. Jedenfalls ist Randy Fricke mit dieser CD ein guter Einstand gelungen, der hinsichtlich seiner musikalischen Zukunft sehr vielversprechend klingt." (CB-Hardline Magazine/Germany)

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"This CD sounds somehow as if Ozzy Osbourne, Ted Nugent and C.C. DeVille, would have made an album together, .....if one can imagine that." (Hardline magazine/Germany)

"If you want to hear a partyrock influenced melodic hardrock album a la RATT, 80s KISS... then you need to check RANDY FRICKE's debut CD." (StrutterZine)

"I was impressed. MAN!" (Tony Lopacinski/Lead Guitar/Earth To Andy)

"I THINK IT'S GREAT !!" (Federico Martinelli, DJ, RADIO ANTENNA 2, Italy)
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