TYGERS OF PAN TANG – Animal Instinct +1 (Remix 2024) *HQ*
Two decades ago, Robb Weir, TYGERS OF PAN TANG founder and keeper of the flame, was at a crossroads. He had tried to keep the Tygers alive with differing line-ups but now he was in the position of seeing his hopes dissolve completely as the band were unable to find just the right vocalist. Enter Jack Meille, possessor of a set of pipes that could not only do justice to the Tygers‘ back catalogue but crucially, create the hard rock melodies essential to the band’s sound for the future.
In 2008, TYGERS OF PAN TANG returned into action with their full studio album ‘Animal Instinct‘, the first with new vocalist Meille, a celebrated comeback to the band’s roaring ’80s sound. The original material contained on Animal Instinct sees the band retaining all the classic elements of their sound yet these songs also come across as remarkably fresh and current as well. It’s almost as if Meille gave these guys a firm kick to their asses because there is definitely a rejuvenated feeling permeating throughout.
There was always something about that original release though that bothered the band: the sleeve. It was felt that it didn’t do the band justice. Step in Andy Pilkington, responsible for the last two Tygers albums’ covers. He was asked to create a cover that would sit happily alongside the quality seen in other Tygers‘ album sleeves.
They also felt that the sound required a new mix and called upon the services of trusted friend and producer Marco Angioni to add the necessary sheen to an already fine-sounding album. A bonus track, “Don’t Say Rock’n’Roll Is Gonna Die” has also been added to the re-issue.
Highly Recommended
Animal Instinct 2024 Remix:
01 – Rock Candy
02 – Cry Sweet Freedom
03 – Live For The Day
04 – Let It Burn
05 – If You See Kay
06 – Hot Blooded
07 – Devils Find A Fool
08 – Winners and Losers
09 – Cruisin’
10 – Bury The Hatchet
11 – Dark Rider
12 – Don’t Say R’N’R Is Gonna Die [Bonus Track]
Jacopo Meille – vocals
Dean Robertson – guitars
Robb Weir – guitars, voicebox
Brian West – bass
Craig Ellis – drums
Pre order:
www.amazon.co.uk/ANIMAL-INSTINCT-TYGERS-PAN-TANG/dp/B0DJWKSZ3T
