Voodoo Logic

Voodoo Logic is a five-piece band that features vocals coming from seemingly everywhere throughout their set, which is great.

The group features:

Lori Stern Vocals

Geroge Woods Rhythm Guitar, Vocals

Adam Stern Lead Guitar, Vocals

John "D-Day" Perez Bass, Vocals

John Anthony Perez Drums

 

For most of the songs, vocals were anchored by Lori Ragsdale however, there were a couple of tracks in which Woods took the lead on vocals. Additionally, there were tracks where all they sang together, which was our favorite aspect of Voodoo Logic's vocal performance overall (we're just suckers for classic harmonies). Vocals from Ragsdale had a touch of signature vibrato throughout the set.

 

The band acknowledges inspiration from 70's and 80's rock music and it shows. There were times where influences of Van Halen, Santana and Led Zeppelin came through both vocaly and musically enhanced by Stern's classic vibe in his playing. This influence was particularly evident in Stern's guitar solos, which were absolutely wonderful, soulful and blistering at times. We were extremely impressed with his prowess. Back to the vocals for a minute, we did enjoy when Ragsdale and Woods would play off each other, vocally. Additionally, Woods' guitar and vocals played very well off Stern and Ragsdale respectively.

 

The guitar players compliment one another in a special way that makes everything sound authentic and full of classic influences from the past. There is good stuff in every song. "Hiding in the Shadows, "started with a great falsetto on the track. Ragsdale was killing it vocally on this track. We also appreciated that there was a sense of "no fuss, no frills" approach to Voodoo Logic's style on this song. They came up and just commanded the stage with it. It was a classy move to dedicate the song to the loss of Aretha Franklin afterward.

 

We also noted a few other observations during the show. We specifically noted that John Anthony Perez is an extremely talented drummer. We were pleasantly surprised when Woods began to sing as well, as it is not often where a band features several vocalists so prominently, especially ones that work so well together. Voodoo Logic's sound may be rooted in 70's and 80's rock, but there is some funk influence there as well, as Wood's entire rhythm guitar riff in their last song was a funk/soul riff and we dug it. We loved the guitar solo from Woods in the last song, which was a surprise as well.

 

Overall, Voodoo Logic put on a tight set of music that is full of nostalgia for 70's and 80's rock. This is a band who put on a technically sound show full of fun and great energy (something hard to find these days), and well worth your time to watch their set.

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