Short version: Josh Todd's "You Made Me" is one of my favorite rock albums of all time. I loaned my copy to a friend and after one listen, he bought the disc as well. "It's still rocking my ass off," he told me a full month later. Don't miss this one!
Long version: I bought and loved the first two Buckcherry albums - and was bitterly disappointed upon hearing that the band had split. So news of Josh Todd's solo album, though it didn't reach me until summer 2005, was music to my ears.
Turns out, I hadn't heard anything yet.
"You Made Me" has a harder edge than the first two Buckcherry albums, and the band behind Josh was tight. Every song on the record is a keeper, especially if you love pure, unadulterated, raucous rock 'n' roll. The louder and dirtier, the better.
There's just something about Todd's vocals - he can scream with the best of them, but has a great range and can be very melodic. It's really the perfect rock 'n' roll voice, and the man puts it to great use in straight-ahead rockers and emotive power ballads (I think there's really only one on this album) alike.
To sum, this is rock that rocks. Some of the best available today. Do yourself a favor and support Josh Todd - the music world would be a much less interesting place without him.
P.S. Buckcherry's back together and I saw their show in Madison, Wisconsin last night - awesome! Looking forward to many more shows - and more albums - ahead!
This album came out 2004 when Buckcherry was done. This is an underrated, "nu-metal" disc of big crunchy guitars and Josh Todd howling - his voice seems a bit fuller now than it did back then. I saw Josh with this band about half a dozen times and they were amazing. But that was then. There are many great songs here - Shine is incredible, Circles, Blast, Lovely Bones, Burn - right down the line. No real guitar solos here, just big fat guitars. If you are a fan of Josh or Buckcherry, I recommend this disc. I just bought for my nephew as he gets into Buckcherry and I said to myself, wow, i forget how great this disc really is.