Johnny O'Neil and his band release their fourth album "Johnny O'Neil LIVE at Le Musique Room"
"Lover" is the first single from our upcoming third studio album. A tune Johnny wrote about a fellow who has watched a woman being mistreated by someone from afar, and tells her to "leave him - c'mon with me!"
JOHNNY O'NEIL LIVE AT LE MUSIQUE ROOM
Our new live album was recorded in a very intimate theater setting at Le Musique Room, opening for our good friends, Bobby Jensen and the Dead Cowboys.
The album represents a true inflection point for our band. After our former guitarist, John Funk, informed us last spring that, “I just have no passion to play hard rock anymore,” we had to decide whether to replace him with another second guitarist.
We very briefly considered holding auditions, but rather than going through the agony (and time!) of that process, we elected to forge ahead as a three-piece, and have never looked back or regretted our decision.
The album features songs from our first two studio albums, as well as a brand new track, “Lover,” a tune Johnny wrote about a fellow who has watched a woman being mistreated by someone from afar, and tells her to “leave him – c’mon with me!”
“Lover” is the first single from our upcoming third studio album, which again will be co-produced, recorded, and mixed by Johnny’s “Blood Brother,” the incomparable Brian Bart.
We cannot wait for our fans to hear us get back to our hard rock roots - this time as a three-piece!
Brian Bart and Johnny O'Neil
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PRESS
"If you didn’t know this was a fresh slab of tunes you would assume this was a mid to late 70s lost or hidden gem, beautifully dusted off and given a polish.
I think you get the impression I like this, it’s all 10’s from me."
Songwriting: 10
Originality: 10
Memorability: 10
Production: 10
NEIL COOK
METAL TEMPLE
"Overall, O’Neil‘s album Truth Or Dare is the surprise record of the year for me. I never thought that I would like it so much but when you realize how much experience that O’Neil has under his belt, you realize that it’s not surprising that the man could come up with a killer record."
OLIVIER
SLEAZE ROXX
"I just enjoyed listening to "Truth or Dare", the upcoming release from Johnny O'Neil. If you like the classic hook-driven chorus, Johnny has you covered with "Comin' For You." Like guitars? The instrumental, "World Run Amuck," should fill that pleasure."
MIKE FINDLING
CHAINSAW / SLAVE RAIDER / MIKE FINDLING AGENCY
"Johnny O'Neil has crafted an album that's a lot of fun to listen to with the guitars right where they should be - in your face. I just listened top to bottom - BEST ALBUM of 2021 so far!"
RON KEEL
HOST OF STREETS OF ROCK N ROLL RADIO SHOW & THE RON KEEL PODCAST
”If you are yearning for foot-stomping, fist-raising hard rock with seasoned chunky riffs delivered by a frontman “running amuck”, press play here!”
METAL TIM HENDERSON
BRAVEWORDS.COM