Your album is wonderful -- great to hear real musicians -- much success in the future. Keep it up Warriors! God Bless.

Warriors Path was created from a diverse group of musicians. These "Musician's musicians" harness a Woodstock-Generation-meets-70's-album-oriented-classic-rock sound with a distinctive appeal to rock fans over 40. "I Feel" has a guitar-driven groove reminiscent of Lynyrd Skynyrd with great performances on both lead and backing vocal's that draws easy comparison to post-Peter Green Fleetwood Mac.

One of the groups' best songs, "Your Face of Love," brings Chris Isaak's "Wicked Game" favorably to mind, while the vocals of singer, Mark Protus sound similar to Marty Balin's work on Jefferson Airplane's classic album, "Surrealistic Pillow."

Very melodic, song-based rock that's in no way enslaved to any current trends, Warriors Path offer a refreshing break from modern pop that sounds like it came from a can.

Listening to Warriors Path is like listening to a RocknRoll prism---each song is a splash of color in the musical continuum. Songwriter/Lyricist/Singer/Genius Mark Protus first hits us with his Velvet Hammer and we cant help but like the exquisite La Petite Morte or Little Death.

We are next splashed with Good Enough and weigh ourselves on the scale of self-doubt; a scale were all familiar with. Following in our palette is the rapid All in a Moment---a snap-shot song set to a beating heart describing the almost-gone feeling of the perfect instant we wish to savor again and again.

Everything I Need is the ideal balancing act between a RocknRoll Ballad and Love Song with a Country Twist. Warriors Dream is a whispered conference all about that, falling right into the hypnotic Blow You a Kiss---probably the most commercially appealing cut on the CD. Although outwardly mesmerizing with an up beat, Anybody Else? has moving lyrics of self-exile, trust issues and asks the question How did I get this way? Red is the color of blood, but even when the wounds heal, My Body Knows. In this rhythmic song the wages of war arent always obvious---but they are telling. With The World is Melting, tucked between some heavy guitar we see some fresh green or something the Spanish call Esperanza or Hopeless Hope.

In a world going to hell there is something to live for. Warriors Path can only be described as a Full-Spectrum RocknRoll Experience.

First off I love the simplistic nature of the package. The photo on the front is questionable, but as a whole its pretty nice. Almost immediately listening to it I could tell you I liked it. It is catchy, well done, and tight! The drums do something to me. It almost sounds off. My first inclination is to say that the overhead mics, if there were any, were out of phase. Everything else sounds great! The guitar work is clean and very good, nice lead vocals, awesome touch of female background vocals, clever addition of keys, too.

The entire album blends well with itself. It flows well, especially with the short ambient track, Warriors Dream, there is a nice overall feel about Warriors Path. Ill say, that the appearance of the cover, and of the band title, gave me an impression of a much heavier album, much more aggressive tones and vocals. But, I was wrong. This is a sound that can appeal to many difference kinds of listeners.

I will definitely be anxious to hear what his next project will be. Favorite Track: 1, Velvet Hammer

Warriors Path has a soulful classic and modern sound which when looking at the lineup does not surprise you at all why they are so damn good. Warrior's Path debut CD lineup is as follows: Mark Protus (also the founder of Bubby Boy Music), Chris Pinnick (former member and lead guitarist for Chicago), Chet McCracken (former member and drummer for The Doobie Brothers), and Will MacGregor (recorded with Tori Amos and the Pretenders). When you put that much talent together the album has to be destined for greatness.

Velvet Hammer has to be by far my favorite song on the album, it blend's very well especially Mark Protus vocals as well as the rest of this album does. This is highly recommended from RAD to be in the top 15 category for best album of 2002.