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1. Black Shuck |
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| THE DARKNESS: "Permission to land " the darkness Atlantic Records | ||||
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review by
Salvo "Lovedeath" Russo____ |
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Year 2004 or 1974???? This album brings us in the
middle of the 70s & 80s ! An album
that could be the joy of all those who like that typical
Hard-Rock-Glam made in the 70s !!! This band is famous in all
the world thanks to their image that remind of the early Queen,
event if in my opinion the sound of this
band is not influenced only by Queen !!
Concerning the structure of the
songs it's impossible not to find something similar to AC/DC, in
particular concerning the guitar-riffs and that typical Gibson
sound.
The singer is known for his style
that tries to imitate Freddy Mercury ! But in my opinion he's far
from Freddy!!!
Of course he has a beautiful voice and a personal
style, but the timbre is different ! But I can't but admit that this
band is able to play well that style known in all the
world ...PURE ROCK !!!! Songs full of energy even
if sometimes not all ideas are good, and in my opinion they
have still to find the perfect groove ! For me, the best
song of this album is "Love is only a Feeling", and
I hope that they will compose songs following that style in future !
But on the whole I can't but admit that if you like AC/DC,
Kiss, Deep Purple, Queen, you'll find something interesting
listening to Permission to land !
"Love is only a Feeling" is the
symbol of their style that join the melody to the energy of rock
! Hawkins gets a fantastic timbre; even if in my opinion he
gets very good high and medium tones but I don't appreciate the
excessive use of falsetto !
Unfortunately not all songs
getunforgettable refrains, but the glamour-maniacs will dance
listening to Black Shuck which is a power-glam full of AC/DC
riffs !
"Growing on me" is another
super-hit, in which the sound of Gibson meets the groove of the good
rhytmic session, and a fantastic refrain...even if I don't like how
Justin uses his voice !!!!
"I believe in a thing called Love"
is a song that reminds me of the early Queen, in particular the
guitar sound.
All in all the band try to let us live the atmosphere of the 70s, but there are also useless songs without good melodies.."Love on the Rocks with no Ice" is the example of what I say ! This song gets me bored, and the refrain is very tedious as well as Justin's voice appears here ! In my opinion Justin gives the best of himself in the strophe of "Love is only a Feeling" where he shows his beautiful timbre ! "Holding my own" closes this album in a good way. A power ballad that is full of melody but no tears.
Rating: 6.8/10
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