Rock 'n' roll from Finspång, Sweden akin to The Hellacopters. Guitarist/vocalist Andreas Axelson and company deliver 12 tracks of good, clean retro-rock (see: Jet and any other band in the same category.) The album's opening track, "State of Shock" is a good opener that gets the toes tapping but then I found myself getting kinda bored halfway through the album. The last two tracks, "Too Much" and the album's title track, sound like how the entire album should have sounded. Recommended for fans of The Hellacopters and bands of that vein.
- Navy Keophan
This isn't exactly the sort of stuff I usually listen to, but get a few beers in me and I bet I'd get into it. They claim to be the kings of "hillbilly punkrock n' roll" for what it's worth and I'm not about to dispute it. I certainly can't think of anyone challenging 'em for the throne. Anyhow, it's a decent fun record, even if songs tend to blend together a bit. I'd like to hear them mix it up more in the rhythm department and maybe have the guitars play a little less sometimes. I'd probably would have loved this if I had heard it when I was younger and more of a punkrocker.
- Avi Roig
As soon as I put this on my wife said, "is that The Hellacopters?" So yeah, they're not gonna win any points for originality, but I must admit that they do what they do pretty darn well. Whereas most wannabe hard rock bands emphasize the 'hard' part, these guys remember to play up the power-pop end of things, even covering a classic Cheap Trick song ("He's a whore"). They've got the talent part down, now they just need a little more personality.
- Avi Roig
harold | Mon, Feb 6th, 2012 22:42:51