Orianthi – Dark Days Are Gone – Single Review – noblepr

Review By Darren McIntyre

Orianthi Penny Panagaris, aka Orianthi, is a guitarist/singer/songwriter from Adelaide, Australia, who has been wowing audiences since 1999. She has been playing in bands since she was 14 and performed her first stage show for Steve Vai at age 15. Orianthi has jammed with Santana, played lead guitar for Carrie Underwood & was handpicked to play guitar for Michael Jackson on his This Is It series of concerts. Orianthi has opened for John Mayer, Mika, Kid Rock, and Daughtry and played 30 dates on Adam Lambert’s Glam Nation Tour.

Orianthi has toured with Alice Cooper, Michael Bolton, Dave Stewart, and James Durbin & joined Richie Sambora. Orianthi has given us Believe in 2009, Heaven Is This Hell in 2013, O in 2020 & Rock Candy in 2022. Orianthi brought us her killer new album Some Kind Of Feeling, 2022. OrianthiFeeling, and today she delivers the 5th single from that record in the form of Dark Days Are Gone, which I will be reviewing for you today. Please. Please sit back and prepare yourself.

Dark Days Are Gone –A punchy, fast-paced intro gets this beast on the move as a pounding snare drum punch really lets the groove open as Orianthi brings her smouldering, mellow vocals that just pop. The funky low-end bass grooves are just incredible as the track builds and builds, andnd the toe-tapping groove really grabs our attention as the funk-laden beat punches us straight in the face. The guys are really giving us all they have as the smooth vocals fit the arrangement perfectly as a slick, crisp solo erupts and really gives this track swagger and bags of attitude as Orianthi really shreds out and leaves it all out there. The punchy, fast-paced groove really gets the feet moving as we just rise to the occasion as this full-on rock ‘n’ roll explosion punches us straight in the face with its raw, edgy feel.

Orianthi –

               Orianthi – Guitar / Lead / Backing Vocals

               Nick Maybury – Guitar

               Justin Andres – Bass / Backing Vocals

               Ed Roth – Keys

               Jade MacRae – Backing Vocals

               Jimmy Paxson – Drums

Track Listing –

                      Dark Days Are Gone