Other than the original EP, which is included as a bonus within this release, Nobody Said It Was Easy is the only album the original band put out. With deaths due to drugs, being sent to jail, and car accidents The Four Horsemen were haunted by tragedy. If you like your your Rock n’ Roll whisky soaked and striped bare then these guys will just hit the sweet spot.
The first two tracks were singles. The first was the title track which gained some great reviews, but the follow up and my favourite track Rockin’ Is Ma Business is the one that got them a lot of attention. A superb four to the floor groovin’ dirty rock n’ roller to get the feet stompin’. I can best describe the band’s sound as something like this: if Rose Tattoo, Status Quo, and AC/DC had a child and it was born down in the backwoods of Tennessee drinking a bottle of JD listening to the Rolling Stones, you might get the picture.
Can’t Stop Rockin’ is a simple alcohol soaked boogie, it’s just a fun song to listen to. Let It Rock is the same groove and chords as Ain’t No Fun by AC/ DC but with added bite. Lookin’ For Trouble is the type of high octane rock n’ roll that you wish DC would still do, but they haven’t done for years.
Rick Rubin has that knack of getting these type of records to sound so freakin’ awesome it’s as though they are playing in your own home, superb and crystal clear. We need bands like this to come along once in a while when music gets a little top much in love with itself and overblown, just to remind everyone that simple stripped back rock n’ roll is all you need.
9.5/10 from The Grooveman.
