REVIEWS FROM MY VINYL COLLECTION

Day: November 11, 2021

TRUST – Paris By Night Live

Now we have bands like Gojira and Uneven Structure to glory over, but for the longest time France’s best export to the world of rock n roll was Trust. This album was recorded in Paris at the Monsters Of Rock show with Iron Maiden and Anthrax. The band were on fire the night they recorded this. I’m sure you all know that even Anthrax covered Antisocial as a single. They even improve on the album takes of the songs, and I really love the tone of Nuno’s guitar. Some people are put off by the fact that they sing in French, but I don’t hear anyone complaining about Rammstein.

A really cool opening with Paris By Night as it’s Love At First Feel by AC/DC with different lyrics – Bernie and Bon Scott were good friends. Highlights here (and there are many) are Sors Tes Griffes – with a great riff and groove, a killer version of Antisocial with great crowd interaction, Ton Dernier Acte – as l love the power of the song, and L’Elite which closes out the album.

A really great album by a band that many people pass over. If you are a lover of mid-eighties hard rock then you will love this album.

10/10 from The Grooveman.

WHITE ZOMBIE – La Sexorcisto: Devil Music Volume 1

I’m not the biggest Rob Zombie fan. I think he has been making the same record over and over since the release of this one. Sure, there are bells and whistles and a whole bunch of technology added to the mix now, but essentially there has been nothing new for eons. Apart from John Tempesta on drums, he got rid of the whole band so he could just name the whole shebang after himself. I’m sure there were a lot of “financial” reasons for doing that because as a solo unit you make more of the cash yourself.

I quite like the B-Movie horror schtick that is interspersed throughout the whole album here, as it was new and fresh. Black Sunshine is really cool with a sub fifties groove to the beat, and an appearance from Iggy Pop. Grindhouse A Go Go is probably the best on here – he has revisited this groove and vibe a lot on the albums that came after.

The band has gotten better for sure, as you won’t get a better guitarist than John 5 in your band, but for me, I don’t need to own anything else other than this.

8/10 from The Grooveman.