BILLY SHEEHAN Talks New THE WINERY DOGS Album, Names the 3 Most Important Albums He's Played On

With Covid-19 putting a stop to touring and postponing much of the activity in the music business, now’s the time to catch up. With that in mind, The Winery Dogs are back with their third album, simply titled “III”. While the first, self-titled release set the foundation for the band, and the second one, “Hot Streak”, gave way to experimentation, “III” seems like a combination of these two approaches.
Comprised of Mike Portnoy on drums, Billy Sheehan on bass and Richie Kotzen on guitars and vocals, The Winery Dogs concocted an incredible collection of songs yet again on “III”. Soulful moments like “Mad World” and “Lorelei” sit next to high octane songs like “Gaslight” and the first single “Xanadu”. “The Vengeance” and “Rise” combine extremely technical parts with catchy melodies and hooks that hark back to the origins of American rock, using bands like Grand Funk Railroad as a template and modernizing that approach. The album covers a lot of sonic ground, and drives the listeners through an incredible journey, from the first note to the last.
One of the key elements to the band’s sound is the prominent bass in the mix. Owner of a distinctive style, one could argue that Billy Sheehan invented "lead bass", filling up the sonic landscape with chording, two-handed tapping and opening the doors for bass solos in rock. Sheehan kicked off his professional career with Talas, and went on to play with David Lee Roth’s band after he left Van Halen. Having reached stardom with Mr. Big, nowadays he’s a member of prog-metal act Son of Apollo, as well as The Winery Dogs.
“The response to our first two singles Xanadu and Mad World has been amazing" says Billy in a conversation with Sonic Perspectives collaborator Rodrigo Altaf. “We are very grateful to our fans and to everyone who has given us their time”
In this in-depth interview, Rodrigo and Billy discuss the inception of the album, the band extensive touring plans, the logic behind the sequencing of the songs in their live set-list, and Sheehan even goes to mention "Eat’em and Smile”, “Lean Into It” and the debut from The Winery Dogs as the three most important records in his life and career.
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[@garysanders3193]

I want to declare Billy Sheehan's birthday a national holiday!

[@rodrigoaltaf983]

Fitting! I would support that!

[@reemclaughlin4260]

Love, love, love all the dogs. I’m a Philly girl and will see Richie before I leave this Earth. ☮️♥️🕊🍀

[@Ladynhaaa]

Amazing interview with the one of the best, MR. BILLY SHEEHAN. 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

[@rodrigoaltaf983]

Thank you!

[@MrBrunoBastosBraga]

Great job Rodrigo!!! Keep going! 😊

[@rodrigoaltaf983]

Thanks!

[@olaffub8549]

Great interview. Portnoy very underrated singer. Dogs best group since Cream!

[@turefromfinland3264]

Good band, but maybe not...

[@Celeste0415]

If you listen to their live stuff and you single out Mike you’ll think differently.

[@IsaBel-rn7cw]

Hola Billy!!
Great interview! Billy Sheehan is just amazing

[@seangregory2734]

Your interviews are great! Nothing better than watching a true fan chatting with heavyweights like Billy. Cheers!

[@TVResults]

I really enjoy your interviews, thank you!

[@rodrigoaltaf983]

Much appreciated!

[@stephanimeyers9570]

Thank you Billy for explaining how booking works.

[@seethroughhead505]

Very good interview, thank you.

[@turefromfinland3264]

Talas: Sink your teeth into that, and Mr.Big: s/t, they are my favourite records (with Sheehan).

[@eduardopares4126]

“Demented chord”… LMAO 🤣
Rock on, Billy! 🤘🏼

[@TheDevieira73]

Maaassa, Rodrigo!! Muito fã do Billy tb!!

[@cramx3]

Another good Rodrigo interview, "if you think, you stink" great quote, sounds like something top athletes would also say

[@rodrigoaltaf983]

Many thanks, man!

[@przemekdabrowicz3833]

Ale super gitary elektryczne i fajnie brzmią . 😑😑😑😑😑😑😑

[@stephanimeyers9570]

I watched a documentary on Rush and they do seem like sweethearts. I think Mr. Big took some tips from them.

[@TheCOZ]

Great job Rodrigo!

[@rodrigoaltaf983]

Thank you!!!

[@Hoy-ya]

Great musician!!!

[@GusMonsanto]

Rodrigo, this is Great!

[@rodrigoaltaf983]

Thanks man!!!

[@goatfokerkadyrov7528]

Billy that is a dumb band name

[@rodrigoaltaf983]

Why thank you "Goatfoker"