Richard Kendrick � Murder And The F-Word
Label: Versailles Records
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Sick of waiting for a new Van Halen album? You can get the next best thing, the debut release from Richard Kendrick which sports some cool Van Halen'esq hard rockin tunes. You get it all: the guitar mastery; the vocal punch of Sammy meets Dave meets Ian Gillian, the rip-roaring melodies, rich harmonies and count �em 17 tracks. Ok, I'm not saying Kendrick is aping Van Halen just that the music fits the same mold, then again there are elements of Rainbow and Deep Purple here as well. 

My only previous exposure to Kendrick was his contribution to "Fire Women � A Tribute to the Cult".  Now we get a taste of Richard's own music and it's equally impressive. If you're an adherent to 80's style guitar based hard rock then this is the CD for you. "Murder and the F Word" features some strong songwriting and excellent musicianship. We have a new guitar hero and his name is Richard Kendrick