This cd goes great in rock and prog mixes. It has been in the mix of my hundred disc changer now for a few years (at least 4). The local rock station WPXE could probably have played Soul Sirkus and been a part of making a new band popular. The problem with Soul Sirkus is that they never got the promotion necessary to make it big.
World Play, the band’s only album to date has a few well know session names in it, such as it Neal Schon, Jeff Soto (temporarily sung) and Deen Castronovo, both of which played in the mega popular band Journey. Also, that this music has music that was salvaged from an album with Sammy Hagar is apparent. Just listen to the album through, it sounds like it could have been one of Hagar’s best works. I can only guess that Sammy Hagar walked away from this group to have a chance to play with the guitarist Joe Satriani, in Chicken Foot. This album is better than Chicken Foot, IMHO.
This band makes also me think of Van Halen, or Chicken Foot. The singer sounds like somewhere between King’s X and Van Hagar.
Honestly, Soul Sirkus probably would have gone under my radar had not Virgil Donati played on tour with them, replacing Deen Castronovo. Donati is one of my heroes, as I champion the underground virtuosos in progressive metal, jazz, and rock.
Last, but not least, if you like the harder side of Van Hagar –Van Halen with Sammy Hagar on vocals -, then get this album.
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