Welcome to Mozarts Ghost

From a cutting edge music act, discover a world of innovative and inspiring sound. On this album there have been four collaborations which show an open invitation to versatility and the proverbial broad menu.

From the epic rock "Death On The Western Front", to the reggaesque rock "Sly Eyes", and the moving ballad "Muriel", the lead singer of Mozarts Ghost possesses that adaptability of voice which provides a stimulating tonic for people around the world from all walks of life.

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Here is what a reviewer (Agenda 10) had to say about the album "Elvis Rocked The People Then":

Influences include Def Leppard, Brian Adams, R.E.M, and 80's hardcore.  Dempsey has had his soul saved by helping to restore the glamour of the guitar.  From what may might recognize as Dublin's traditional few, to Scotland and Northern England, the on to Pegasus for a swoop in the USA.

The debut album "Elvis Rocked The People Then" is a testament to the refreshing versatility that rock-pop can exhibit.  This album immediately brought to mind DJ composer Fat Boy Slim whose last album was a collaboration with several people over years, an alleviation of monotomy.

The various bands that Jack Dempsey dealt with include The Enigmatic Strangers, then Sixth Angel, and The Queen Of Quebec.  "I've kept in touch with most of the bands that I've been involved with", Jack reminisced.  Jack, with an 'old school' persona, prefers to avoid too much technology and reverts back to the old rock-pulse and gusto with plenty of life and charge.

Indeed, after listening to his debut album, taking into cogniscance the overall presentation and unforgettable name, the commerciality and versatility is clearly evident.  Refreshing variations fro mthe epic rock of "Death On The Western Front", to the reggaesque punchy rocker "Sly Eyes" and the atmospheric balland "Muriel", "Elvis Rocked The People Then" that is built upon from a traditional spiritual diamond.

Elvis is a very well produced number with an unexpected lift from guitar work to trumpet.  The fact that it is adapted from a trad does not detract from its commercial strength (a trad a number 1 for 8 weeks in '62).  Other trads have been remarkably successful including "House of The Rising Sun" by The Animals - also from Northern
England - then "Rivers of Babylon" by Boney-M and "Whiskey in A Jar" by Thin Lizzy to name but a few off-the-cuff.  A business initiative to utilize trads with a proven monolithic presence with appropriate modification is, of course, not unique.

All-in-all, the sturdy vocal mastery of the lyrics flows naturally with the bars.  The strong back-beat and dynamic cohesion of the instrumentation make a captivating rock act.  After my thirty years experience I have come up with a phrase which I believe is a comparable description of Jack Dempsey - in a nutshell; R.E.M with an interesting frisson of Kinkfest versatility.

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