Sleaze Roxx: Arc Angels

Released 1992 (Geffen)

Billboard Chart Position #127

Track List:
01. Living In A Dream
02. Paradise Cafe
03. Sent By Angels
04. Sweet Nadine
05. Good Time
06. See What Tomorrow Brings
07. Always Believed In You
08. The Famous Jane
09. Spanish Moon
10. Carry Me On
11. Shape I'm In
12. Too Many Ways To Fall

Band:
Doyle Bramhall II - lead vocals and guitar
Charlie Sexton - lead vocals and guitar
Tommy Shannon - bass and vocals
Chris Layton - drums and vocals

Additional Musicians:
Ian McLagan - piano and B3 organ

Production:
Produced by Little Steven.

Review:
The only effort from the Arc Angels was a mildly successful collection of blues influenced guitar rock. The single "Living In A Dream" displayed the band's vocal sparring between Doyle Bramhall II and Charlie Sexton. It would be the contrasting vocals approaches that made the album so enjoyable. "Paradise Cafe" and "Shape I'm In" jam pretty hard and there is a nice ballad called "Sent By Angels". One of the standout tracks is the ballad "See What Tomorrow Brings", a heartfelt ode to Stevie Ray Vaughan, who perished in a helicopter crash on Aug.27, 1990.
It's interesting to note that the bassist and drummer were at one time part of Stevie Ray Vaughan's rhythm section. The Arc Angels managed to mix blues and hard rock nicely, and the fact that they had (and were) living through the tragedies they sang about made everything so much more believable. I give this album two thumbs up!

Reviewed by Pam for Sleaze Roxx, October 2003.

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