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Artist: Atello

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CD Title: The Big Payoff

 

Category: Hard Rock

Year: 1999

Label: Atello Music

Catalog Number:

Personnel

Larry Atello lead vocals
Ralph Heiss bass, backing vocals
Rick Giarmo guitars
T. Motts drums, percussion
Bruce Gatewood additional guitars, keyboards
Dave Wrenn additional drums

Tracks

1.	Intro	0:04
2.	Love Me Down	4:36
3.	Emotional Blackmail	4:17
4.	You've Got a Grip On My Heart	6:39
5.	Your Love	4:31
6.	Full Moon Fever	5:02
7.	Hold On	4:30
8.	Blind Justice	4:31
9.	Big Payoff	5:14
Total Running Time:		39:24

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Heavy Harmonies Review
From: Dan	Date: March 18, 2003 at 1:14
This is a surprisingly good little indy release. The band is named for their frontman Larry Atello. Looking at the picture of the band, "dese ain't no youngsters"; I get the feeling they've been around awhile. This lineup appears to gel extremely well, and the band is very tight. This band has a lot going for it! Despite it being billed as being centered around the vocalist, believe it or not, I think where this band especially shines is instrumentally. The guitarist absolutely WAILS at times, and the band clicks instrumentally. The one spot where this album falls short is on the choruses. Since they don't really use backing vocals, the choruses never really stand out. Add a few layers of backing vox and you're there! That notwithstanding, this an extremely enjoyable disc, sure to please any fan of "in-your-face" 80s hard rock! Rating: 87/100

Existing comments about this CD

From: David	Date: May 29, 2001 at 15:03
This cd is in the style of the late 80's and it rocks!, Proberly the best release from 1999.

From: Federico	Date: March 7, 2002 at 10:12
Men this is a very good release. They remind me Dokken and the heavier things from Mr. Big. The voice of the singer is clean and wonderful, the other musicians are very prepareted. The lirics are cool(blind justice),the name is funny(Atello and Desdemona).I guess they deserve more attention from the fans of this music, I higly reccomend this master piece. I keep on spin it and It really rocks me.

From: AOR-MESSIAH	Date: May 13, 2002 at 17:08
Great hard rock in the vein of Whitesnake/Dokken and a bit of Vain thrown in for good measure. Production is A1, the sound is tight and controlled. Larry Atello's voice is fantastic. A MUST HAVE FOR FANS OF THIS GENRE, HIGHLY ECOMMENDED !

From: David	Date: May 13, 2002 at 21:49
The new album is out ladies and gents and it is called "The Wrecking Ball" it's on the way to my house as we speak.

From: Federico	Date: May 16, 2002 at 9:18
Is it real David? Well now I must call my record's dealer.

From: David	Date: May 17, 2002 at 2:52
Yeh, go to www.atello.com to check out all the news

From: M. Allen

Date: November 4, 2002 at 14:15

"The Big Payoff" was more like the big disappointment. Based on all the rave reviews here, most other melodic hard rockers are easier to please than I am, because I thought this CD lacked anything that made it memorable. OK, the vocalist was decent, and the guitars sounded all right, but the songs...God, where were all the cool songs? I'll tell you this much, the band needs improvement before I would recommend them to anyone.

From: wadelink	Date: February 21, 2004 at 17:12
this is a awesome record

From: Gringo	Date: April 1, 2004 at 14:02
Very solid stuff, and definitely worth the time to find. Highly recommended!!!

From: Rycheage

Date: April 6, 2004 at 23:12

'The Big Payoff' is steeped in the tradition of 80's U.S hard rock, bringing to mind acts such as Skid Row and Tuff, with a pinch of Queensryche here and there. To this listener, it's a welcome return to some fond memories. Larry Atello has a good voice that I'd like to see let go a little more often, while Rick Giarmo shows some great talent. Also deserving of a mention is the production, very impressive for an indie band.

From: Carmine Rose	Date: April 14, 2004 at 20:33
I'm sorry to be the bearer of bad news everybody. But sadly Atello has disbanded I know, it sucks. Larry has formed a new band called Licketty Splitt, in fact that's what www.atello.com is representing now.

From: AllanPoisonhell	Date: October 21, 2004 at 21:28
Porra..muito foda o som desses doentes..hard rock!!!!!!!

From: Geoff

Date: March 22, 2005 at 5:40

These guys can play, and man do they have some awesome musical ideas. 'Love Me Down' and 'Emotional Blackmail' are unique and not classics, but both have a certain charm I cannot ignore. 'You've Got a Grip On My Heart' is the clear highlight, purely sensational and a melodic gem, as is 'Hold On' - another stunning track. The rest is great, slightly risky and enjoyable hard rock. 'Grip on my heart' and 'Hold on' are well worth the price of this alone though. Great band, very good disc.

From: AIS-REP	Date: June 9, 2005 at 11:13
Much better than Welcome to the Wrecking Ball.....If anyone is interested in purchasing a CDR of the Persia EP released 4 years before before "TBP" with 3 of the same members, please contact me.

From: z4roxx	Date: November 2, 2005 at 12:09
Eehh in asta è pieno di Atello bravi ma di"the big pay off"manco una copia brava...E'davvero valido???E l altro per caso l hai sentito??

From: walleyeman	Date: January 21, 2007 at 18:30
It seems to me also that release sounds better than The Wrecking Ball, although there both Decent...i couldnt totally tell ya though on this One as i only have one track...song 6 Full Moon Fever, i'de love to have a copy of it..walleye0007@yahoo.com

From: the rocker	Date: January 18, 2008 at 17:34
this is a good cd. i did not read all the comments here, so i don't know if anyone said that the singer sounds like phil lewis.

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