Whitford/St. Holmes
Brad Whitford is the guitarist for Aerosmith. Derek St. Holmes is/was the vocalist/rhythm guitarist for Ted Nugent. For a short time in the 80's Brad had left Aerosmith and he joined up with his friend Derek St. Holmes to put out:

Whitford/St. Holmes (Columbia)

1. "I Need Love" (3:18)
2. "Whiskey Woman" (3:51)
3. "Hold On" (3:00)
4. "Sharpshooter" (5:29)
5. "Every Morning" (4:40)
6. "Action" (3:45)
7. "Shy Away" (4:12)
8. "Does It Really Matter?" (4:25)
9. "Spanish Boy" (4:09)
10."Mystery Girl" (3:19)

In 1981, Aerosmith's second guitarist left to persue a solo career.(Albeit a short lived one.) Brad Whitford hooked up with Ted Nugent vocalist/rhythm guitarist Derek St. Holmes. Rounding out the lineup were bassist David Hewett and drummer Steve Pace. Of course everybody, including myself, compared this to Aerosmith and Ted Nugent, but this album is no where near as good as albums like "Rocks," "Toys in the Attic," "Ted Nugent" or "Cat Scratch Fever." That being said, this isn't a bad album either. It is a good collection of arena rock/metal songs with a good amount of commercial hooks. "Sharpshooter" is an exceptional commercial metal song and others like "Whiskey Woman" and "Spanish Boy" are just good rock and roll songs. Probably not an album that would appease the masses, but for Aerosmith and Ted Nugent fans, this album was/is a real treat.

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