Badlands - Dancing on the Edge

Members of Black Sabbath, Ozzy Osbourne, Racer X, and KISS played on this band. Bandlands is blues flavored rock, that is raw and laden with emotion. The late Ray Gillen’s voice is perfectly suited to the genre, displaying a wide tonal range, in a variety of styles, from all out rockers to slow bluesy ballads. His ability to infuse genuine feeling into the music, is one of the keys to its appeal. Song topics are down to earth, gently influenced by themes from the American frontier. This is music that taps into the roots of blues based hard rock. Beside Gillen’s vocal talents, Badlands also features the considerable skills of guitarist Jake E. Lee, the man who came to replace Randy Rhodes in Ozzy Osboune’s band. The frenetic energy that powered such metal classics as “Journey to the Center of Eternity“, “Rock and Roll Rebel“ and “Bark at the Moon“, are channeled into a completely different direction. The results, while perhaps not as manic, are still very powerful in a