As often happens with many musicians being part of renowned, established acts, FRANCESCO MARRAS – current guitarist of legendary English band Tygers of Pan Tang, and for Italians Screaming Shadows – they don’t have too much room to showcase their own chops and talent. The solution, in those cases, it’s a solo album.
And that’s exactly what FRANCESCO MARRAS is delivering with the self-explanatory “It’s Me“. And glad he did it. Don’t be fooled by the album cover art – I really don’t get it, far from representing the music inside this CD. “It’s Me” features 10 rocking tracks plenty of melody, of course guitar-driven but where the Hammond B3 play an important role – I love it – and the mature voice of Marras is a pleasant surprise.
Musically this is classic hard rock with melody, think 1981’s Whitesnake, Black Country Communion, Burning Rain, Marco Mendoza solo albums, etc – you get the picture. All really well produced, recorded & mixed.
01. Money Talks (04:06)
02. Take my Hand (04:30)
03. You Set My Heart on Fire (03:44)
04. We Take the Blue Away (03:53)
05. The Thrill of the Hunt (03:22)
06. Lady of Ice (03:25)
07. In the Name of Rock and Roll (04:07)
08. Do You Hear Me Now? (03:27)
09. Embrace the Silence (04:15)
10. Closer to the Edge (03:47)
Line Up:
Francesco Marras – vocals, guitars, bass, banjo and drums programming
Bodo Schopf – drums on track 2
Marco “Lord” Cossu – hammond, piano
Marco Garrucciu – backing vocals
Emanuele Martinez – violin on track 10