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Underground Moon – S/T (2001) (2008 – Reissue)

  • January 8, 2012
  • by Rob Rockitt
  • · CD Reviews Q-Z · Entertainment · Hard Rock Music · Music · Rare Rock Rewind

How many of you have heard of Underground Moon? (insert crickets chirping here). Underground Moon is a little known side project of Jeff Pilson (Dokken, Dio, Foreigner).  Pilson was using the name Dominick Moon for this project.  He met producer/guitarist Tommy Henriksen (Alice Cooper) and the two proceeded to record and release an interesting modern rock CD that has a sound that is more in common with bands like Nine Inch Nails, Stabbing Westward and Gravity Kills.

Underground Moon’s self titled (and only) CD was put out in 2001 by Rebelution Entertainment and reissued in 2008 by Metal Mind Productions.  So how is it?  It takes some time getting used to hearing Pilson sing using distortion and other vocal effects.  The song writing is solid, and songs are definitely above average. If you go into this CD expecting something Dokken- like, you will be GREATLY disappointed. It is nothing like that at all.

The music reminds me mostly of Stabbing Westward, and maybe  Rob Zombie (to a much lesser degree). It seems like the music would have been right at home on the radio in the late 90’s or early 00’s. It blows my mind that Pilson, whose career was deeply rooted in 80’s hard rock & metal, can do something so cool and yet extremely different from his normal style.

Some of CD highlights include the songs “Backslide”, “Imaginary Jesus”, “Open Circles” and the cover of Midnight Oil’s “Beds are Burning”.

If you want to check out something cool, yet different, you could do far worse than Underground Moon.  It may not be something I will listen to all of the time, but I am glad I checked it out.  If you are interested in Underground Moon, you can pick the CD up at a reasonable price, at this link.

Rating: Out of 10

Track Listing:

1. Backslide
2. Gray
3. Suicidal Maze
4. In Cinema
5. Beds Are Burning
6. Unknown
7. Shed the Skin
8. Acid Superman
9. Shakti
10. Imaginary Jesus
11. Open Circles

Underground Moon is:

Dominick Moon (aka Jeff Pilson) – Drums, Bass, Vocals
Tommy Henriksen – Guitars

Produced by Tommy Henriksen

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