BILLY WHITE TRIO - Illusionation"

Phenomenal solo disc from this amazing, soul-powered bluesy heavy guitarist from Austin, Texas featuring 16 tracks (79 minutes) of world-class, dynamic, stellar, soulful, melodic blues-based heavy guitar power trio riffage - real songs complete with substance, scope & depth that cut hard and deep with endless style and class. Billy White (ex-Don Dokken Band) is truly an outstanding, gifted, soul-powered, guitarist/vocalist who really "Shines" and produces throughout the brilliant and superb "Illusionation" disc. A true, compelling, authentic "Guitar Hero" in every sense of the word. "Illusionation" also features the impressive drum talents of J.J. Johnson (John Mayer) to perfectly round out the awesome Billy White Trio. An outstanding, top-shelf, classic, timeless, essential, musical masterpiece of monumental power trio proportions.

::T R A C K S::

1. NECTARINE
2. TIME BOMB
3. TWELVE
4. NO OTHER
5. FADE
6. ASHES FROM THE SUN
7. THE MOTH AND THE FLAME
8. 13 SECOND BLACKOUT
9. UP THE LADDER DOWN
10. WE ALL WANT TO LIVE FOREVER
11. GIVE THIS LIFE
12. CLOSER
13. COOKIE CUTTER
14. DIAMOND
15. SURROUND YOU
16. COOKIE CUTTER (LIVE BONUS TRACK)

What ever happened to this guy? We did an interview with Billy back in 1990 right after he joined Don Dokken’s solo band replacing not only the genius George Lynch but Norwegian shredder John Norum. White’s previous experience was in the Austin, TX underground prog-metal band WatchTower. His unique ability to play a number of styles led him to form the Billy White Trio in 1994. He’s no longer pushing stadium riffs as his focus is more about amped-up Texas blues and extended jams. Illusionation is more of a compilation of his past couple of records. From this huge 16 tracker, White originally released the first 12 songs back in 1996 under the same title. The remaining four songs were pulled from the 1995 EP "Sistershootingstar" with a smoking live Bonus Track version of that record’s lead-in number “Cookie Cutter”. All of which, in their original form, have been long out of print.
Repackaged with slick new art including some current pictures of White crankin' on his Les Paul give the whole thing an added spark of freshness. Back is the edgy “Nectarine”, the laid-back ‘70s vibe of “Ashes From The Sun” and the distorted yet melodic “13-Second Blackout”. White says in the disc’s liner-notes, “it seems like another lifetime ago. We spent many live shows exploring the boundaries and possibilities within an electric rock trio.” Some of those experiments are heard in the eclectic “Up The Ladder Down” and “The Moth and the Flame” where the arrangements become more progressive. Whereas “Twelve”, the twangy “No Other” and “Cookie Cutter” are serious guitar heavy. Lots of funky grooves as the trio trip out to a blues-based, soul-powered heavy guitar ride packed with White’s signature biting guitar and soulful voice capturing the emotion of a band blossoming into a power trio sunburst.

Todd K. Smith - Cutting Edge (May 2009)

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