"First of all thank you for all the amazing comments on the solo record samples! I can assure you that this record will be the best solo record to date and that you (at least most of you) won't be disappointed.
Second, to the handful of people who think it sounds like Stryper - well, earth to moon, I am the singer/guitarist/songwriter for Stryper so there is the remote chance that there will be similarities right? Maybe you can't comprehend that but I think most people here do.
For those of you who wonder why it isn't a Stryper record, the truth is that I had the opportunity to make a record and I took it. It's been almost 12 years since my last solo release and I felt it was long overdue. There is a lot of down time with Stryper and life goes on, you've got to do what you've got to do. This doesn't mean that Stryper is going to take a backseat. We have big plans for the band as well including a re-record record with two new songs, touring throughout 2012 and eventually a new, all original Stryper record. We all have done solo projects over the years and it's a great way for all of us to be artistic and express our musical ideas individually. I love what I do and I hope it shows!
For the 99.9% of the people who do get it, you advance to the head of the class. To the 0.1% of the people who don't get it, you're in detention for the rest of the year. Seriously, thank you all for the incredibly positive feedback/comments on my new solo project and I can't wait to release it so you can hear the songs in their entirety. You'll hear similarities (duh) and yet you'll also hear me. God Bless you guys and see you out on the road.....Michael"The album, untitled at the time of this writing, is scheduled for a summer release. The artist entered the studio on December 18 to begin the recording process. Drummer Kenny Aronoff (Chickenfoot) will be appearing on the album in addition to several other guest musicians/singers.
I am one of the 99.9% that "get it" in that the artists last solo release, Truth from 2000, had some GREAT moments to it, such as the Stryper influenced "Save Me" and intricate "The Ever After" (featuring Oz Fox Guitar Solo!).
Samples to three new songs, "Unsuspecting", "All That Left (For Me to Prove)", and "Taking On the World Tonight", can be heard HERE.
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