Today is a very special day waveriders! No it's not my birthday. What?
No, I'm not celebrating a promotion or engagement. Listen, today is special because I get to
discuss a new album that is directly tied to my favorite band, Mother
Superior. So grab a seat all of you true
believers in the power of rock 'n' roll and let's talk about the album Ride from Motor Sister.
Wait a second Penfold.
You brought up Mother Superior and then immediately switched gears to Motor Sister. What gives?
Excellent catch! Motor Sister is essentially a new
version of Mother Superior. The band was
created after Scott Ian told his wife Pearl Aday that he wanted to play guitar
in Mother Superior for his 50th birthday.
It was to be a one-night deal where he would pick out his favorite MS
songs and then play them at his birthday party.
To facilitate this Pearl contacted Jim Wilson, the guitarist/lead
singer/main man of Mother Superior with whom she had collaborated on her own
records, and asked him if he would be willing to play these tunes again (MS
broke up in the early 2000s). He agreed
and Scott Ian filled out the rest of the band by contacting Joey Vera and John
Tempesta, both of whom were MS fans.
They rehearsed the day before the party and then played the show. As you might imagine the small crowd in
attendance was filled with some fairly influential people in the music business
who were so enthused with the band's performance that the idea of recording was
put forward. Ride is the resultant album.
If you are a fan of classic hard rock like Led Zeppelin, The
Rolling Stones, Jimi Hendrix, Humble Pie, Cream, etc. and you have never heard
of Mother Superior then prepare to have your brain rewire itself thanks to the
sheer magnitude of righteousness possessed by this music. I've been listening to the original versions
of these twelve songs
for years and they are just as powerful and rockin' now as they were when I
first heard them years ago. These songs
have everything you want. There is crazy
playing, fantastic singing, incredible melodies, and riffs galore! My only complaint is that I would have
selected some other songs from the MS catalogue to be resurrected under the Motor Sister banner. You know...MY personal favorites.
Don't listen to my whining waveriders. This is a prime example of how I simply
cannot control the irrational fanboy inside of my head. The bottom line is that Motor Sister should be celebrated around the rock loving
world! If like me you are a Mother
Superior fan then you need to pick up a copy of Ride to hear these wonderful songs in a new light. If on the other hand you've never heard of
Mother Superior this is your chance to get in on the newly renovated ground floor
of the Jim Wilson fan club. I'm here to
tell you that it is the place to be!
Long live Motor
Sister!
- Penfold
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