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Firebrand Magazine
The Jac Dalton Band - Icarus The superb debut album from some of the most talented muso’s in Australia
Sometimes you get hold of a CD and it knocks you off your feet as soon as you stick it in the drive... Icarus is one of those albums. When people think of Australian bands they think of the legends such as AC/DC, Rose Tattoo, Airbourne as all deliver that unmistakably aussie sound, however Australia is a very strange place with a lot of acts that are unknown to the outside world , to put it plainly Australia is the musical equivalent of El Dorado the infamous lost city of gold, and Icarus make no mistake is pure gold!
The Jac Dalton Band is without doubt an Australian supergroup, hosting some of the best talent in Australia... On Guitars we have the guitar shaman himself Mr. Graham Greene, Now I am a fan of the instrumental guitar genre, but Graham the undisputed Satriani of the south can do stuff with a guitar most musicians would believe impossible. Jac himself is a great guy a real gent to speak to and musically superior to most musicians out there, Originally from the states and now settled in Australia for a fair few years now, his voice can be described best as a younger version of David Coverdale. Providing a powerful performance and excellent vocal range. The album is a pure work of craft and love, and one of the rare times you can actually say that each track is a killer and not a filler, it is without doubt a jewel in the crown of the melodic rock genre.
Jac Dalton However we digress, Graham and Jac are not the only two talented members of the band, Graham’s wife Donna Greene, a singer / songwriter with an incredible talent and one of the best female vocalists I have heard, she easily is in my top 3 of all time which is a hard spot to get into considering its occupied by Doro and Lita. Annemieke again a guitarist and songwriter in her own right is another powerful addition to the band (which total 7 members!) originally from Holland and moving to Australia in 1984 is widely recognised to be the role model for female guitarists in Perth, On sticks we have Troy Brazier a man who knows his craft, technically superior in drums, and can be likened in ability to the legendary Neil Peart of Rush. Jim Awram yet again another guitar god...this band really meets the definition of the term supergroup. I normally would balance the good in an article with the bad, but I am happy to report that in this case there is no bad to balance it against, and in all the years of reviewing i have not uttered that statement too many times.
Graham Greene