★★★★★
Sound: People mostly know Richie Kotzen for two things: playing on Poison's "Native Tongue" album, and replacing Paul Gilbert in Mr. Big for two albums. But, he also has had a very prolific solo career. He has released 14 (!) solo albums since being discovered by Shrapnel Records in the 80's. 2009 brought the release of his 13th album, "Peace Sign". The record is a brilliant summary of Mr. Kotzen, showcasing his fluid guitar playing and his soulful vocals...
- www.ultimate-guitar.com
2012-04-12
★★★★★
I listen to a lot of music. I listen to tons of metal in all the melodic genres, and also most any melodic hard rock I can get my hands on. Every once in a while, I come across an artist or band who simply does not fit the grid. The music surprises me and pleases me. Call it cognitive, or acoustic dissonance, if you will. Such is the case with Richie Kotzen's new work 'Return of Mother's Head Family Reunion.' Mr. Kotzen is probably best remembered for his work with Poison and Mr. Big...
- www.dangerdog.com
2010-12-06
★★★★★
Sound: This album has an unbeatable sense of freshness even many years after it's release date, it is very spontaneous, very well written and played. I could call it seventies blues-rock-soul infectious music with the turbo of Richie's guitar playing in it (guitar playing which is everything but limited and seventies)! Fantastic riffs are everywhere in this album and Richie has a very cool array of seventies guitar tones...
- www.ultimate-guitar.com
2009-11-15
★★★★★
Richie Kotzen put himself on the map in 1989 the way many of his Shrapnel Records/guitar shredding bretheren did -- he put out an all-instrumental album showcasing his unbelievable chops, and made a splash in the guitar community with lots of magazine interviews, clinics, and product endorsements. When it came time to produce a follow-up album, Kotzen decided to broaden his appeal by doing more pop-oriented vocal songs -- much like Joe Satriani was doing at the time...
- music.aol.com
2008-08-27
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