Willie Basse - The Money Grind
New Empire Media
www.williebasse.com
Rating: C
Willie was the
mainstay in the West Coast rock band Black Sheep that
featured at various times Paul Gilbert, Slash and Randy
Castillo. While his former band mates hit the big time
with Ozzy, GNR and Mr. Big, Willie remained in
obscurity.
The Money Grind
is classic hard rock,
even though Willie claims he hates that term. The music
is frozen in the past and takes little musical risks or
chances. It is full of cliches that have been beat to
death – still if that is your thing you will love this
album as it is played well and the style is true to the
era of which he is stuck in. The guy has talent but the
time has come for Willie to realize Black Sheep never
made it and if he wants a relevant career he needs to
dig deeper inside instead of trying to succeed with a
formula that left him behind in the first place.
– Jeb Wright
