RESONATE reviews

...and the first reviews are coming in

PlanetMosh

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Glenn Hughes' latest offering, Resonate, should come with some kind of health warning. Loud, proud and indisputably ballsy, this is an album that demands to be played with the volume switch cranked so far over to the right the woofers in your amps will complain. Resonate is an album oozing with class...

Read in full over @ http://planetmosh.com/glenn-hughes-resonate

The Classic Metal Show

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RESONATE is as strong as anything Hughes has ever done; a startling fact given the sheer volume of great music he’s made. Very much recommended.

More @ www.theclassicmetalshow.com/reviews/116-glenn-hughes-resonate

...another 5/5

Liverpool Sound and Vision

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Resonate is hard, incredible and alive, an album of perspective and one that is truly complete.

Full review @ www.liverpoolsoundandvision.co.uk/2016/10/13/glenn-hughes-resonate-album-review

...and another 5/5 review

Rock-N-Load

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Resonate is simply one of the finest albums of 2016, it has to be a contender for album of the year, beautifully cohesive, an unexpected package that strikes a chord on so many levels, it honestly is going to be hard to beat.

Full review @ www.rock-n-load.com/album/glenn-hughes-resonate-album-review

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Rock Guitar Daily

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Listen closely to Hughes's bass playing on this album. It's some of the best classic British rock bass since the days of Jack Bruce, Entwistle, Andy Fraser, and Chris Squire. Glenn Hughes has done what is not supposed to be possible, and he has made an album the stands shoulder to shoulder with anything he has ever done, and in my humble opinion he's made his best solo record yet at the beginning of the third act. Buy it, enjoy it, play it LOUD.

Full review over @ http://rockguitardaily.blogspo…sonate-full-spectrum.html

9.5 review from Spain

viriAOR

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...is one of the most suggestive discs this year, an explosion for the senses, God Save The Voice of Rock.

Full review @ https://viriaor.wordpress.com/…frontiers-records-review/

From the opening salvo of bombastic bass & drums to the very last acoustic chords and vocal gymnastics, RESONATE, delivers on all fronts, ticking every box Glenn Hughes fans need after an 8 year absence from a solo recording!

Whether you're a fan of the funk Glenn Hughes or the rock Glenn Hughes, you're gonna be more than satisfied with an album that has been way too long in it's arrival.

"Heavy" is the album opener which kicks things off in style with Glenn's pounding bass and Søren's maniacal guitar crushing chords. While the guest drummer, Chad Smith, pounds so hard it leaves you gobsmacked!

The production throughout from Glenn and Søren is a masterclass on how it should be done, with the highs in all the right places, from vocals, bass, guitar, keys… the wall of sound created is in a word, perfection! No need to say more!!

Glenn's decision to bring his live solo band members into the studio, along with relative new comer, but in the big scheme of things, a long time GH family tree member, Lachy Doley on keys, was a stroke of genius.

All the musicians involved in this recording, elevate Glenn's vocal prowess and more so this time around, his bass playing. Wonderful stuff! Pontus's drums are as hard hitting as you hear them when he plays live with Glenn and Søren's guitar work is punchy with guitar hero worthy riffs when needed and on such songs as "Landmines", demonstrates his mastery of technique.

The pounding hard rockin' groove and swagger of the songs premiered prior to the album release are just a sweet taster for what is to come and so for me the stand out favorites begin from mid-way through the album, only exception being, the exceptional heavy hitting, "Flow". Joined by "Steady", "God of Money", "How Long", "When I Fall", "Landmines", "Stumble & Go" and "Long Time Gone", these are the real aces in the pack for me!

I don't think I've ever heard Glenn's bass playing so clear, loud and pulsating on a studio recording before. And hearing Søren and Pontus perform new material is so refreshing, and having them spin their own take on things, will only elevate their live performance once these songs hit the stage. As for Lachy Doley, well he is a must-have keeper for the solo band, as his keyboard solo wizardry brings light and shade to songs such as the masterpiece, "When I Fall" and then on the flip side, the heart pumping notes of album closer, "Long Time Gone".

The aptly titled RESONATE, is one of the best, if not the finest, solo album Glenn has ever written; lyrically, musically, production, all are perfection. While it might well be the most heavy sounding solo album, it still retains his trademark, allowing his musical diversity to shine through. With a cohesion and flow that will stand the test of time, it promises to be a contender for 'Album of the Year' in some quarters.

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All songs written & arranged by Glenn Hughes
Produced & Mixed by Glenn Hughes & Søren Andersen

Glenn Hughes (All Vocals, Bass Guitar, Acoustic Guitar)
Søren Andersen (Guitars)
Pontus Engborg (Drums & Percussion)
Lachy Doley (Keyboards)
Chad Smith (Drums) on Heavy & Long Time Gone

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9.5 / 10 review

Maximum Volume Music

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Put simply, "Resonate" is a classic album of classic rock. A fitting return to solo work after nearly a decade, "Resonate" truly does just that.

Full review @ www.maximumvolumemusic.com/review-glenn-hughes-resonate-2016

9 / 10 review...

That Metal Voice

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...a stellar album, the best work he has ever done.

4 / 5 review...

Get Ready To Rock

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'Resonate’ certainly lives up to its name. It's an album sculpted by layered parts and shaped by a huge wall of sound that accommodates every element of Glenn’s bristling persona.

Full review @ http://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2016/10/album-review-glenn-hughes-resonate

FabricationsHQ

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Glenn Hughes has produced, full stop, across more than forty-five years of musical and vocal history including a renowned Purple patch, a number of noted band projects and a solo catalogue that has delivered successfully in AOR, hard rock and soul-funk.

Which is all well and good as long as you have the songs, the melodies, the sound and the sonic punch to back up the volume and the Marshall stacked weight.

As it turns out Resonate doesn't just tick all those musical boxes it also features the best band line-up to ever grace a Glenn Hughes solo record – Hughes (vocals, bass guitar, acoustic guitar), Soren Andersen (guitars), Pontus Engborg (drums) and Lachy Doley (keyboards).

Full review @ www.fabricationshq.com/glenn-hughes---resonate.html

9 / 10 review from Powerplay Rock & Metal Magazine

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It's got swagger and groove, it's got a rich, soulful heart. Glenn Hughes fans are going to be blown away by "Resonate" and it deserves to be recognized by every rock fan, everywhere.

5 / 5 review from France

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RESONATE is rock history embodied in 50 minutes which puts Glenn Hughes on the pedestal that he should never have left. In terms of classic rock, RESONATE is the big winner of the year.

Full review @ www.unitedrocknations.com/chronique-resonate-glenn-hughes-693

10 / 10 review

Sonic Abuse

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Glenn may have named the album 'Resonate' but 'earthquake' may well have been more apt. This is not a rock record; this is a full-tilt, soul-infused, gasoline guzzling, funk-imbued monster of a record that grabs you by whichever anatomical delights you are foolish enough to leave exposed and steadfastly refuses to let go until the disc spins to a halt.

Full review @ www.sonicabuse.com/2016/10/glenn-hughes-resonate-album-review

...from Australia, another excellent review

Sentinel Daily

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...one of the most hands-down enjoyable, vibrant and joyous records you’ll hear all year. ...a hard rock masterclass.

Full review @ www.sentineldaily.com.au/glenn-hughes-resonate-frontiers-music

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No review in Classic Rock magazine yet?

...it's coming End of this month, which will be the January 2017 issue!