Beautiful Decline – Richard Duguay (Cursed Blessings Records)
I've already told pretty much everyone I still know personally about this one-in-a million original black cat, Richard Duguay, who's been kickin' around the glam rock underground maybe even longer than myself.
He's played with everybody from Personality Crisis to Duff's solo band, there was even talk of him replacing Izzy Stradlin in Guns N Roses at some point.
I'm obsessed with all his songs-you know they get compared to vintage Bowie and Alice and 70's punks like the Heartbreakers, but for me what makes his music so resonant besides the stellar production, amazing guitar tones, lived it vocals and poetic heartfelt lyrics is the simple fact that Richard is expressing his own uniquely distinctive point of view and doing it all his own way with imagination, guts, and style and flair.
His wife who he collaborates with also has a really good voice.
The last bands I cared about even half as much as this guy were the Beasts Of Bourbon and Dogs D'Amour. Long time back. I'm here in 105 degree desert ghost town heat listening to his soulful, auto mythological LP, "Beautiful Decline" and thinking to myself how more people in the worldwide rock ‘n’ roll community deserve to know about this absolute genius's artistry, so yeah...look it into it. I consider him a brother and kindred spirit even though I've never met him in person. Viva La Duguay!
