3-LockBox
12-26-2003, 09:01 PM
>I think the song <i>I Believe In A Thing Called Love</i> stayed in my head a couple of weeks after seeing the video on MTV2. I really thought it was a joke, a put-on if you will. But no, its a real band video. I heard a second song from the album <i>Permission To Land</i> (Growing On Me) and went out and found it at Best Buy.<
All I can say is, this is either genius or parody. Definately a guilty pleasure for a near 39 year old man (me), but its also a nostalgia trip for those who remember when hard rock wasn't so damn dreary. The music on this album struts, skulks, and prances shamelessly. The lead singer and lead guitarist (brother they are) must have dipped into dad's Thin Lizzy, Queen, and T-Rex collection. They capture the rapture that was the '70s rock without sounding like a clone band. Yes, they do sprinkle their songs with profanity, and the lead singer's jumping in and out of falsetto will turn people away, but the writing is great. The lyrics are playful, and the musicianship is superb (these guys have chops). Yes there are a couple of obligatory power ballads here, but they're the best I've heard in two decades (Aerosmith has nothin on <i>Love Is Only A Feeling</i>). In fact, if this band were the blueprint for most of the '80s rock bands, then heavy metal may have survived the doom and gloom '90s. These guys give <i>AC/DC</i> someone to which to pass the baton.
If you don't think the words 'fun' and 'hard rock' belong in the same sentence, then don't buy this album. Buy it, and people will wonder what you're smiling about at the stop light.
All I can say is, this is either genius or parody. Definately a guilty pleasure for a near 39 year old man (me), but its also a nostalgia trip for those who remember when hard rock wasn't so damn dreary. The music on this album struts, skulks, and prances shamelessly. The lead singer and lead guitarist (brother they are) must have dipped into dad's Thin Lizzy, Queen, and T-Rex collection. They capture the rapture that was the '70s rock without sounding like a clone band. Yes, they do sprinkle their songs with profanity, and the lead singer's jumping in and out of falsetto will turn people away, but the writing is great. The lyrics are playful, and the musicianship is superb (these guys have chops). Yes there are a couple of obligatory power ballads here, but they're the best I've heard in two decades (Aerosmith has nothin on <i>Love Is Only A Feeling</i>). In fact, if this band were the blueprint for most of the '80s rock bands, then heavy metal may have survived the doom and gloom '90s. These guys give <i>AC/DC</i> someone to which to pass the baton.
If you don't think the words 'fun' and 'hard rock' belong in the same sentence, then don't buy this album. Buy it, and people will wonder what you're smiling about at the stop light.