JANI LANE – Catch A Falling Star (2016)

The late, talented ex-Warrant frontman JANI LANE is being honored with a posthumous compilation album titled “Catch A Falling Star” to be released on CD and vinyl LP tomorrow. This is a compendium of his work since leaving Warrant in 2004.

In 2011, the Rock world lost an incredibly gifted singer and songwriter, a man whose voice reverberated around the world on such blockbuster hits as “Cherry Pie,” “Down Boys,” “Sometimes She Cries,” “Uncle Tom’s Cabin,” and the unforgettable ballad “Heaven.”
Jani Lane joined Warrant in 1985, and together the band lit up the L.A. club circuit, becoming an international sensation with multi-platinum albums and an adoring fanbase.

Always a music lover at heart, after Lane left Warrant in 2004, he continued to write and record, often paying homage to some of his musical heroes by participating in tribute projects to Def Leppard, Bon Jovi, Judas Priest and others.
“Catch A Falling Star” collects some of these superb solo performances in one convenient package and for the first time ever on vinyl, including Lane’s takes on UFO’s “Doctor, Doctor,” Def Leppard’s “Photograph,” Bon Jovi’s epic “Lay Your Hands On Me” and more.

Put together by Lane’s Warrant bandmates guitarist Erik Turner, bassist Jerry Dixon and sticksman Bobby Borg (all perform on the album) and Cleopatra / Deadline Records, the recordings appearing here features guest appearances from Alice Cooper, former W.A.S.P guitarist Chris Holmes, Jake E. Lee, George Lynch, etc.
Bobby Borg says: “There is no better tribute to Lane than a collection of covers from the music he loved from the heart. Those who saw Warrant perform live know that Jani loved to mix cover songs into the shows – songs by The Doors, Led Zeppelin, Joe Walsh, Queen, and other artists throughout our live sets. I loved that about the band”.

Speaking of Lane’s distinctive vocal style, Borg writes “Lane was able to convey the subject matter of a song emotionally whether soft and heartfelt or loud and aggressive while always maintaining a certain charm as if he were grinning warmly.”
This collection is the perfect way to remember both the man and immense musical gifts, and is sure to leave a warm grin on the face of his fans everywhere” .

All versions on “Catch A Falling Star” are pretty good in my opinion, being Van Halen’s ‘Panama’, Bon Jovi’s ‘Lay Your Hands On Me’ and UFO’s ‘Doctor, Doctor’ among my favs.
But I think where Jani Lane particularly shines is in Led Zeppelin’s ‘The Ocean’; first of all, this is not the typical kind of songs we immediately associate with Lane’s style, and he does a darn good job here. Second, here we can appreciate his delicate and skillful vocal versatility (check the middle part).
We miss you Jani.

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1 – I Want You To Want Me (feat. Ryan Roxie, Alice Cooper)
2 – Panama (feat. George Lynch ex-Dokken)
3 – Photograph (feat. Erik Turner & Jerry Dixon of Warrant)
4 – The Ocean
5 – Doctor, Doctor
6 – Electric Eye
7 – Free For All (feat. Jake E. Lee ex-Ozzy)
8 – Surprise (feat. Chris Holmes, ex-W.A.S.P.)
9 – Lay Your Hands On Me (feat. E. Turner & J. Dixon of Warrant)

Jani Lane – lead & backing vocals

guitars:
Jake E. Lee
Chris Holmes
Bob Kulick
George Lynch
Tracii Guns
Eric Turner
Tim Orrahood
John Morris
Eric Cassidy
Bruce Boullet
DJ Ashba
Eric Turner

bass:
Tony Franklin
Jerry Dixon
Adrian Perry

drums:
Gregg Bissonette
Randy Castillo
Lou Molino
Stephen Riley
James Kottak

Danny Wagner (keyboards)
Matt Thorne (bass, backing vocals)
Billy Sherwood (guitar, bass, keyboards, engineering)

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