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Review (about “B4”) by Endre “Bandi” Hübner from http://www.rockunited.com - april 2006 Jill YAN: "B4" 8 Indie 2006 Review by Endre 'Bandi' Hübner 25 April 2006 The second independent effort from Swiss guitarist Jill Yan picks up where the first one left off: it is quality progressive instrumental rock with different influences from jazz to blues. However it is to note that the overall approach of songwriting and the sound of the album are very modern; in a good sense of the word. Compared to the first effort this one is an obvious band effort with Ivan De Luce helping Jill out on bass and Franz Hirt on drums. This makes the songs come to life and there's some stunning performance from these two musicians as well. The songs are generally rather long with various themes. Personal favorites were the moody "Ab & Co", the almost 10 minutes long "Dog's Way", a song to sum Jill's music pretty much up, and the heavily Satriani flavored "Too Early". All in all the second album is definitely heavier with a more aggressive sound and partially it is due to the band approach. In "Where's The Paper" Franz plays pretty much like Lars Ulrich back in the days when he actually could play the drums and Jill's guitar sound is either psychedelically clean or has a biting rough edge to crush. For those who haven't heard the first effort: Try to give the above-mentioned "Dog's Day" a try because if you like that one, you'll like the entire album. For fans of more melodic approach, "Too Early" is the only choice on the album that brings the mood of the classic "Rubina" by Satch back. Verdict: solid effort, not melodic enough for my taste but definitely very professional in its own genre. Recommended indeed. www.jillyan.com
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