Although the lyrics of Orianthi’s newest fiery, kick-ass single – and fourth on Woodward Avenue Information – “Consideration,” expose an annoying ex lover’s behavior of drunk texting to rile up her cooled passions, its title, on a deeper stage makes us take into consideration the type of consideration we’ve been paying to the singer/songwriter and virtuoso electrical guitarist over the previous 20 years. Appears nothing can ever be written concerning the multi-talented veteran artist with out mentioning her longtime collabs with Alice Cooper, Dave Stewart and Richie Sambora – and naturally the truth that Michael Jackson employed her for his London performances the yr of his premature demise.
But equal “Consideration” also needs to be paid to her success as an artist in her personal proper, beginning along with her Prime 20 Billboard pop hit “In response to You” and gold-selling Geffen album “Imagine,” launched in 2009. Whereas taking part in with legends through the years, she’s continued to construct her discography with quite a few albums on completely different labels. Her prolific streak of stylistically numerous singles in 2024 on Woodward Avenue – “First Time Blues” with Joe Bonamassa, “Ghost” and “Some Sort of Feeling” –launches a recent, adventurous new part of her solo profession, an period of thrilling creativity and powerhouse modern rock and roll.
Penned by Orianthi, Don Miggs and Gregory Hansen, “Consideration” is a basic styled energy rocker that marks her second monitor produced and blended by the legendary Kevin “The Caveman” Shirley, whose surreally intensive resume contains Bonamassa, Journey, Aerosmith, Led Zeppelin, Dream Theater and numerous artists from his residence nation of South Africa and his later adopted residence of Australia.
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After an edgy, rhythmic electrical guitar intro, Orianthi makes use of her silky, sultry vocal tone to deliver us right into a compelling situation the place she’s free from an advanced relationship and residing life on her personal phrases now: “I ain’t on the Whisky/Ready on you/Or staring on the ceiling/Sitting in a lodge room…” Then the groove, propelled by bassist Justin Andres and drummer Demian Arriaga, kicks up, and over extra rhythmic, crunchy guitar vitality, she tells her former vital different, “I’m sipping on tequila/With somebody you knew/And also you’re out on tour/Doing what you all the time do.” She doesn’t specify, nevertheless it looks like code for “screwing round such as you did on me.”
Because the monitor develops, Orianthi’s more and more emotional vocals convey frustration and exasperation, then all the pieces explodes on the killer hook the place she actually lets the man have it: “You’re so predictable/You do it each time/Drunk checking on me/In the course of the night time/ what you place me by/U simply need consideration.” She wraps the refrain with the mic drop line: “I’m finished desirous about you,” which is adopted by a cool melodic earworm of wordless background vocals.
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After some intelligent wordplay within the second verse (“Ambien and alcohol/Swearing I’m the love of your life”) and one other romp by the high-octane refrain (the place he repeats “I’m finished desirous about you” a couple of instances for good measure, Orianthi will get to the magic that each fan waits for – her blazing solo motion. It’s 30 seconds of untamed abandon, pure hyperkinetic rock and roll bliss, a simple hearth with a blaze of excessive notes that permits her to say along with her axe one thing deeper that even the biting lyrics can’t: I’m so over you! “Consideration” is finest appreciated through its dynamic efficiency video, which reveals a couple of shut ups of her intricate guitarisma. After one other run by the hook, Orianthi repeats “I’m finished desirous about you” again and again as her guitar wails behind her vocals for heavier emphasis.
With each new single, Orianthi reminds us that she’s on the prime of her sport in each means, discovering recent, weak but attitude-filled musical tales to inform, and permitting us to expertise the guitar chops which have made her a modern-day rock hero. – Jonathan Widran
Orianthi – Guitar and Lead Vocal
Justin Andres – Bass, Nick Maybury – Guitars
Demian Arriaga – Drums, Carey Frank – Keyboards
Background Vocals – Sharlotte Gibson, Maiya Sykes & Allison Iraheta
Produced & Combined by Kevin “The Caveman” Shirley
Mastered by Brian Lee & Bob Smith at Waygate Mastering
Written by Orianthi Panagaris, Don Miggs & Gregory Hansen
Mark Nordman – Govt Producer
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