Loads of Hot Guitar Licks!!!! You just find yourself doing air guitar, man.
author: Neil Levy
this cd is great. it's loaded with lots of hot guitar licks, sweet wa-wa action and deep, soulfull lyrics. the kind that really make you think. all said, this a really fun listening experience.
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It's the LA vibe with all its palm trees, roller skaters, and OP t-shirts.
author: Sakol Mongkolkasetarin
This is the musical equivalent to taking a time machine back to my 70s. I'm talking about the LA vibe with all its palm trees, roller skaters, and OP t-shirts. You just gotta love the orchestration with the wailing guitar action. My favorite song is Wild Las Vegas...very uplifting, physically and spiritually. Just an overall great groove track. Rock on with these tunes while driving down Sunset Boulevard in a '75 Mustang convertible. What can I say, nothing wrong with nostalgia.
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Two Thumbs Up
author: John Acker
Great CD that will bring joy to your ears if you like Classic Rock. Wonderful guitar that brings back memories of rock bands from the 70's and 80's. I would definitely give this R&D Project CD two thumbs up.
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Strong songwriting, unique vocals, fantastic guitar work
author: Stace England
I wasn’t sure what to expect exactly when I got this CD. Kuhlmann’s strong songwriting reputation precedes him and he is well known in Los Angeles song writing circles and so on, does a lot of acoustic shows and has even done SXSW in Austin multiple times. So there’s no doubt the guy’s got some chops and is recognized by his peers.
But wow! This is a full electric configuration on many of the songs and they rock in all the right spots. The R&D Project is a relationship song cycle and I can tell you from personal experience this genre is the toughest one to pull off successfully, and the R&D Project does just that. I often compared writing and recording my last record, Lovey Dovey ALL The Time to climbing Everest (it was for me) – Bob and Don seem do it semi-effortlessly (I hate guys like that :). It’s a much better, more consistent record than Lovey Dovey. I give them both high props for attempting it and succeeding.
Kuhlmann’s voice is a complex, rich instrument. He’s sounds tough and road weary but utterly vulnerable, frequently at the same time. This will probably sound sexist, but it’s a voice women will love, as they will love these songs and I mean that as a high compliment. His voice can sound Springsteenish at times, but that isn’t quite it either – it’s uniquely Kuhlmann.
The band is great and the guitar player, Todd Robinson, is fantastic. There’s extremely nice piano in just the right spots too. My favorite songs are Forgot to Forget About You, Will You Still Change With Me, Goodbye Lover and Let the Girl Go.
The R&D Project could easily succeed on commercial radio and I hope it gets that chance.
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