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Chatter Magazine
Warning: This band may be hazardous to your current idols!!
When I was sixteen years old, I climbed out of my bedroom window, stole the neighbour’s car, picked up my best friend Peggy, and drove to Greensburg, Pennsylvania to do a ‘meet and greet’ with Wendy O Williams. She stepped out from behind the bar with black electrical tape over her nipples, shaving cream foamed over her privates, and blew up a television set. I knew then that God was to be a very integral part of music & women in my life.
Oh yes, there have been a few rocker women in my life throughout the years. I was too young for Janis, although I have worn out every album I have ever owned. I always identified with Bobby McGee. Then there was Cher, Nancy and Ann, pat, Stevie and of course Melissa. These women have changed the face of music. Many generations have fallen in love with them over and over again throughout the years.
I stood up front at the Viper Room for the first live American performance of Never the Bride. the experience was reminiscent of my first Wendy O encounter. Nikki Lamborn kicked ass with her hard core vocals while Been’s harmonic sounds backed up the band. They have been together for eight years, writing and mixing sounds all the way. Look out…they’re next… Big Time.
My advice is simply this:
1. Run, don’t walk to buy this album
2. Buy two – you will want your friends to have a copy.
3. Go to every live performance possible.
Sanitarium Studio Magazine
If you ever find yourself craving a solid, multi-dimensioned rock album to add to your collection then give Never The Bride a whirl. Vocalist Nikki Lamborn, who sounds similar to the cherished Melissa Etheridge in a scary, uncanny way, is simply fantastic as demonstrated in the mellow yet sultry highlights ‘Loser In Love’ and ‘3 Good Reasons’. ‘Saving Grace,’ which opens the band’s debut in a tangy, roots based fashion, sets the tone for an offering that impresses straight to the end. Doug Boyle shines on guitar while the delicate and sometimes melancholy piano finesse of Catherine Feeney cradles Lamborn’s sweet style throughout. This one’s got it all. Emotion, style, and charisma. It’s a keeper
Edge Magazine (Los Angeles)
Never the Bride is another fresh band destined for chart success. Upon release of Encomium, a Led Zeppelin tribute compilation, disc jockeys in Northern California began giving heavy rotation to Never the Bride’s contribution of “Going to California” under the false pretence that it was actually Melissa Etheridge performing under a fake band name. Given singer Nikki Lamborn’s powerful and raspy vocal performance, the mistake is understandable. However, as evidenced from the band’s debut, once the other four members kick in, Never the Bride forges its own distinctive heavy rock sound – with Lamborn’s beautiful voice rounding out the edges. The band’s introduction to American audiences via the sentimental ballad found on Encomium may give listeners the wrong idea about the band. While Never the Bride does have its share of power ballads on their debut, the band’s strength lies in its bluesy and soulful heavy rock numbers which stand as the majority on the disc. Lamborn’s passion and vocal intensity is more reminiscent of Zeppelin’s Robert plant than Melissa Etheridge.
David Ciminelli
Ftang Rock Magazine
Flamboyance in soft rock like you’ve never seen before, grace in a ballad that soothes your soul, power in a voice to die for, and an attitude that is pure rock ‘n’ roll. What makes Never The Bride so f***in’ good, is the friendly way in which everything is presented, the life and sheer energy in every song. But more that this is the catch and hook, holding you attention to the music and presence of every chord. There really is only one way in which to sum this album, and it’s this. The original copy of the album is no longer in my possession. It’s been nicked, and I’ve been told it won’t come out of the culprit’s player. Luckily I’ve got a four track CD sampler for the review, and there’s enough Never The Bride in every note to know what’s going on – plus I’ve listened to the full album just a couple of times.
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