Kulick, Bruce

Borrowing the title from Lou Reed's classic 1972 solo set, ex-Kiss guitarist Bruce Kulick issued his sophomore solo set, Transformer, in 2004. And while his solo debut, 2001's Audio Dog, was extremely Kiss-like in sound and approach, Kulick stretches out far more the second time around, as several of his influences can certainly be detected throughout -- Van Halen in the album opening "Jump the Shark" (whose title comes from a popular website), the Beatles in "If Love's the Answer," and Jimi Hendrix in "Inn of the Mountain Gods." Elsewhere, the melodic "Truth or Dare" sounds quite Foo Fighters-esque, while "Against the Grain" shows that Kulick is just as adept on the acoustic guitar as he is on the electric. A solid follow-up to his debut, and further proof that perhaps Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley should have let Kulick contribute a bit more in the songwriting department circa Kiss' 1984-1996 era. Greg Prato.

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