I used to be in constant acquaintance with Manny Amador...
Anyway, my views:
FIRST ALBUM- "FREE"
1. The Breed's first album, "Free" was awesome. I wish Manny could have not used much of the room sound for the guitar recordings using his Carvin axe and Marshall 30th Anniversary half-cranked, but it was kick ass nevertheless.
2. Harley A. did the drums in the 1st album. Great drum sounds, great playing. It's Harley, what else?
3. I think Charlie Y did a great job in the 1st album too. Pretty much his best before he did the Papa (or UFC) ketchup ads.
4. John Besa did a great job of keeping the groove and supporting Manny A's wild runs.
Choice cuts: Black Mercedes Benz, Apocalypse, Logan's Run Revisited, Free, Asar
My rating: 4/5
SECOND ALBUM - "AMUSING OURSELVES TO DEATH"
1. This album had a very dark vibe. Even the inlay card was kind of dark. The inlay folds form a cross. It was also Mike Turner's debut album with The Breed (and the only one AFAIK).
2. Miguel Ortigas played drums on this album. I'd say, the drums were ok.
3. Songwriting-wise, I felt it had a very huge turn from Rock to the edge of Dark Metal with a Christian vibe.
4. Charlie Y also had a tad more darkness to his performance.
5. Mike Turner also infused a lot of dark chord-voicings...
My rating: 2.5/5
Choice cuts: Virtual Reality, Nightmare
To Manny "Mad dog" Amador, stop being a Linux geek and get back to Rawk.
