Showcasing a stunning performance from George – a seemingly bottomless pit of inspired and creative guitar playing – and an absolutely over the top lead vocal performance from Dino, Dirty Shirley is going to be an easy ‘must listen’ for the hard rock and metal crowd. Check out the band's first single "Here Comes The King" Dino explains: “This record was done differently from everything else I did so far. ; ) Then when I heard what he was actually all about, I had to duck back into the laboratory and reinvent the wheel. Photographer and interviewer The Rockpit is an online media publication reporting and promoting rock, metal and blues music from Australia and around the world. Interestingly after that epic Hard Rocker things get looser – with a lilting bluesy almost Winger-like party groove to ‘Dirty Blues.’ I’m impressed even allowing for the genre hopping…‘I Disappear’ is another almost seven minute song, but again different, this one more vintage Queensryche in feel as it crawls along languidly, flowing and down-tuned towards you feel towards the epic guitar solo that sets it all off. It turned out fantastic and versatile. George jammed and sent me rough versions and I tried a thousand melodies and lyrics on it. As the press release hints this is a bit of a ‘bista’ – “ The Dirty Shirley band project therefore covers many grounds in the songwriting departments offering different influences from 80’s Metal to 70’s and 90’s sounds and covering a wide spectrum of styles (from classic Metal to more “traditional” Lynch Mob oriented sounds) showcasing George Lynch more inspired and creative than … You gotta listen to the whole album to get the impression of it, not only the singles. From R&B and rock ballads to some very heavy tunes, bluesy stuff, hard rock, rock ‘n’ roll, grungy vibes….everything. George’s playing is top notch and Dino’s voice is just amazing. This is an interesting one at the start of the year – the impressive pipes of Animal Drives’ Opening with the epic early Rainbow meets Dio almost seven minute ‘Here Comes The King’ it’s certainly a mighty introduction to the band. The resulting album and band, DIRTY SHIRLEY — named after one of the first songs they wrote together — covers a wide spectrum of styles. Its a song that whilst still rather cool already feels a bit out of place and out of character, though the light and airy ‘The Dying’ is different again like a 90’s take on Dokken – four very different songs to kick off and if I’m honest I’m confused…Not in a bad way, or course, just that after those openers I had expected more in the same vein like maybe ‘Last Man Standing’ that follows with a real Lynch Mob groove. Sign up to our mailing list to receive all of our latest updates as well as feature content including news, reviews and intrerviews with bands from Australia and around the world. 80% of the guitar work on this record is rhythms, so I wanted to create a three-dimensional sonic tapestry that complemented the more basic riffs and chords. 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As the press release hints this is a bit of a ‘bista’ – “And that variety continues throughout,now most times that’s an issue for me, but it isn’t here because these are simply when you boil it all down just damned good songs. Head of Hard Rock and Blues Originating from a seed planted in his mind about writing a record based on the apostle Paul, ‘Sola Gratia’ quickly came together at the beginning of 2020. Frontiers Music is pleased to announce the signing of Dirty Shirley, a new band project featuring guitarist George Lynch (The End Machine, KXM, Lynch Mob, ex-Dokken) and vocalist/keyboardist Dino Jelusick (Animal Drive, Trans-Siberian Orchestra). The talented young singer has an appreciation and deep respect for the musical heroes who preceded and profoundly influenced him, so when George Lynch suggested the idea of writing and producing a record together, Dino was more than intrigued. I see big things for Dino in his future. Evanescence drummer Will Hunt rounds out the group line-up. Frontiers Music Srl is pleased to announce Dirty Shirley, a new band project featuring guitarist George Lynch (The End Machine, KXM, Lynch Mob, ex-Dokken) and vocalist/keyboardist Dino Jelusick (Animal Drive, Trans-Siberian Orchestra).