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Jester were formed in 1995 and are made up of
four very dedicated and talented young men. They all hail from different
parts of the US, but they have centred their home in New Jersey where
they currently headline their own shows as well as support the likes
of Warrant, Ratt, Dokken, Skid Row and Great White. Their debut CD,
"Tales from the Boogieman" was released in 1997 on their
own label, but was not really known outside the New Jersey area and
so we have kindly included it as a bonus CD on this special edition
of the Digitalia CD. If you like hard rock that shows diversity and
melodicism that most bands spend an entire career trying to achieve,
then look no further than this debut, you will not be disappointed.
The thing is, they have gone one better with their second album, Digitalia,
which shows a harder edge and musical depth. If you like a hard rock
album that blends Dokken, Skid Row and early Gun's and Roses then
you can quite easily fall in love with this one. After a rather raunchy
"Welcome to.." the title track rips out of the speakers
and it becomes very obvious that this is going to be an outstanding
performance. The same aggressive style carries on for the song "Radio",
before we are treated to the huge anthems of "Anything and Everything",
a song guaranteed to have you singing along to it's massive chorus.
The mood slows a little for the ballad "More than I know",
which smacks of Mr. Big and lead vocalist Joe Kori comes across as
a hybrid of Sebastian Bach and Eric Martin on this song. However,
the band are more at home pumping out great hard rock tunes, check
out "Voodoo", "Rock and a hard place" and "Enter
you" for driving rock songs played with panache. Overall, Digitalia
is an "in your face" CD full of great song writing, excellent
musicianship and thoughtful lyrics. These guys play with conviction
and energy and the bonus CD "Boogieman" will give every
hard rock fan out there value for money. What better way to introduce
a great rock and roll band from New Jersey?
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