ArtistRack brings to you ‘Mercy’ by Marco Conelli and his Rogue Commandos
Fingerpainting With Paste, the third release from The Rogue Commandos (Marco Conelli and Isabella Castillo) pulls from various styles, genres and stages, but remains undeniably Rogue. The riff-driven album opener “Nobody’s Burden” features Conelli’s outlaw country groove guitar and drum beat, providing the ground work for the lead guitar of Russ Rogers playing off Castillo’s saxophone and backing vocals. Track 2-“Love Minus One” combines the folk of Dylan with a mood reminiscent of the Animal’s era of Pink Floyd, with its psychedelic saxaphone and guitar work. Castillo takes over lead vocals on “Is There a Place” a ballad that appears like a page out of the Lost Lennon Tapes featuring a Motown-style backing vocal supplied by Sandrine Charrier and piano by Brian Unger. Imagine Kiss with a horn section? This occasionally quirky outfit pulls no punches in recruiting Too Much Joy Drummer Tommy Vinton for a remake of the Kiss classic “Strutter”. Unger and Charrier return for the XTC reminiscent “The Girl Who Would Be King”. Through Conelli’s lyrical tapestries, the shining moment of this collection may very well be the album’s closer. “Mercy” is foreboding as the song’s chorus “Don’t look to me for Mercy” is dark drama played out to the last piano chord. Finger painting With Paste combines fun, artsy, and good old fashioned rock n roll in an epic 7 song collection.
 pulls from various styles, genres and stages, but remains undeniably Rogue. The riff-driven album opener "Nobody's Burden" features Conelli's outlaw country groove guitar and drum beat, providing the ground work for the lead guitar of Russ Rogers playing off Castillo’s saxophone and backing vocals. Track 2-“Love Minus One" combines the folk of Dylan with a mood reminiscent of the Animal’s era of Pink Floyd, with its psychedelic saxaphone and guitar work. Castillo takes over lead vocals on "Is There a Place" a ballad that appears like a page out of the Lost Lennon Tapes featuring a Motown-style backing vocal supplied by Sandrine Charrier and piano by Brian Unger. Imagine Kiss with a horn section? This occasionally quirky outfit pulls no punches in recruiting Too Much Joy Drummer Tommy Vinton for a remake of the Kiss classic “Strutter”. Unger and Charrier return for the XTC reminiscent “The Girl Who Would Be King”. Through Conelli’s lyrical tapestries, the shining moment of this collection may very well be the album’s closer. “Mercy” is foreboding as the song’s chorus “Don’t look to me for Mercy” is dark drama played out to the last piano chord. Finger painting With Paste combines fun, artsy, and good old fashioned rock n roll in an epic 7 song collection.){kind=link}