Adam Rich Review of "You Can't Escape Life" @ iTunes By: Jeff Niesel n addition to holding down bass duties in the hard rock outfit Girth, Adam Rich also plays guitar and drums and runs his own record label, Love Muffin Records. It's the home to this, his second solo effort, following 2002's Foundation. Recorded at Rich's home studio and mixed at Toledo's Creme Deluxe Studios, the disc commences with an instrumental guitar piece that sounds like something virtuoso prog rocker Steve Morse might have recorded a decade or two ago. Things go in a different direction quickly on the tunes that follow, most of which feature guest vocalists. With Derek Deprator handling lead vocals, the snotty "Perfect" sounds like a punk version of Dramarama's "Anything Anything (I'll Give You)." Xela effectively adds despondent vocals to the title track, and Jared Levengood provides vocals and humming to the cowpunky "Vultures." © Jeff Niesel / Cleveland Free Times Perfect You Can't Escape Life Vultures Big Blue