Joe Perry invited a bevy of friends to help him make
Sweetzerland Manifesto, a rough and heavy collection of rockers with a blues edge.
David Johansen and
Terry Reid stop by for three tracks apiece, while Robin Zander sings "Aye, Aye, Aye," which leaves just one song sung by
Perry: a cover of
P.F. Sloan's "Eve of Destruction," which was popularized by
Barry McGuire. Generally, the
Johansen songs are harder than the
Reid tunes, but the former
New York Doll does get to sing the spacy "I Wanna Roll." That said, the overall effect of
Sweetzerland Manifesto is heavy, thick, and murky:
Perry lays down some good leads and riffs, but listening to it from beginning to end is a bit of a slog. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine