Yes, you can teach an old dog new tricks.

Jesse Malin - Glitter In The Gutter

[4/5] The third time is definitely the charm for Jesse Malin, the former D Generation frontman who manages to collect his wide-reaching thoughts and influences into a fine-tuned assortment of melodic, punk-tinged, mid-paced numbers on Glitter In The Gutter, his third solo album since DG's breakup in 1999. At times he's in Paul Westerberg's Trembling territory (bravely pulling off a soulful, piano-based cover of the Replacements' "Bastards Of Young"), but there's even more current coverage-the head-boppin' "Prisoners Of Paradise" feels like it fell off the master tapes of Sugarcult's Palm Trees And Power Lines. Bear in mind, Malin didn't make this album entirely on his own, receiving a little help from some of his better-known friends including co-conspirator Ryan Adams, Queens Of The Stone Age's Josh Homme, Foo Fighters' Chris Shiflett and the legendary Bruce Springsteen. Still, despite Malin's lengthy career in the trenches (and his dog-eared Rolodex of rock celebs), Glitter In The Gutter stands to be his best release ever. (ADELINE/EAST WEST) Waleed Rashidi ROCKS LIKE:
Paul Westerberg's Come Feel Me Tremble
Ryan Adam's Gold
Green Day's Warning


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