Review of the Mike Ness CD Cheating At Solitaire

The exceptionally talented Rock artist Mike Ness has released him CD entitled Cheating At Solitaire. I am very confident and happy to announce that I believe Mike Ness fans, and Rock fans alike will be pleased with this one. With the release of Cheating At Solitaire Mike Ness's artistic excellence is on full display as Ness has once again delivered a brilliant collection of tracks that could very well be him best work to date.

Mike Ness has been a heavy hitter in the Rock genre for quite some time now and Cheating At Solitaire is an excellent illustration as to why.

One of the nicer things about a CD like this is with this level of talent even if Rock isn't your favorite genre you still can't help but appreciate the greatness of the artist.

Overall Cheating At Solitaire is an outstanding release. What I call must have music. I give it two thumbs up and is most definitely a worthy addition to any Rock collection. Truly an outstanding Rock CD. One of those that is completely void of any wasted time, as each track is simply superb.

While the entire album is really very good the truly standout tunes are track 7 - Cheating At Solitaire, track 11 - Ballad Of A Lonely Man, and track 15 - Send Her Back.

My Bonus Pick, and the one that got Sore [...as in "Stuck On REpeat"] is track 1 - The Devil In Miss Jones. Wow!

Cheating At Solitaire Release Notes:

Mike Ness originally released Cheating At Solitaire on April 13, 1999 on the Time Bomb Recordings label.

CD Track List Follows:

1. The Devil In Miss Jones 2. Don't Think Twice 3. Misery Loves Company 4. Crime Don't Pay 5. Rest Of Our Lives 6. You Win Again 7. Cheating At Solitaire 8. No Man's Friend 9. Charmed Life 10. Dope Fiend Blues 11. Ballad Of A Lonely Man 12. I'm In Love W/ My Car 13. If You Leave Before Me 14. Long Black Veil 15. Send Her Back

Personnel: Mike Ness (vocals, acoustic & electric guitars); Bruce Springsteen (vocals, guitar); James Saez (acoustic, electric & slide guitars, keyboards, percussion); Chris Lawrence (guitar, pedal steel guitar); Brian Setzer, Billy Zoom (guitar); Tom Corbett (mandolin); Mando Dorame (tenor saxophone); Jamie Muhoberac (Hammond B-3 organ, keyboards); Veikko Lepisto (acoustic & electric basses); Josh Freese, Daniel Glass (drums).

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