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MOTÖRHEAD – No Sleep Till Hammersmith

March 14, 2022 /

This is yet another version of an early Motorhead album that Sanctuary keep milking from the Bronze Records catalogue (which they consumed when Bronze went under). I was told by Lemmy himself that they don’t get a penny from the sales of these albums as they got stiffed when Bronze went bust. They only get publishing from these songs. I’m not sure if that’s still the case, but it’s outrageous if it is.

Anyhoo, this is the 40th anniversary edition of this Live album when Motorhead were at the peak of their powers, I have to admit it’s a nice package with extensive liner notes and it’s spread over three discs. The first is the original release, and the other two are the full recordings from the Newcastle City Hall gig from the same tour. I was at a few shows on this tour – the highlight of which was the Port Vale Heavy Metal Holocaust. What a great day out that was. I managed to snag a backstage pass for the show and got to meet and talk with all the bands on the day. Epic day!

This is as close as you will get to being at a classic Motorhead show, and it’s a great live album. As you will probably notice, keeping time was not Motorhead’s strong point and some of these songs fly past at break neck speed compared to the album versions.

I miss this time as it was so much fun and Motorhead were a huge part of that. It still brings a tear to my eye that none of the classic line up are with us anymore. This album is pure nostalgia for me.

10/10 from The Grooveman.

TKO – Let It Roll

March 12, 2022 /

Five years before the awesome In Your Face album, the band released this, Let It Roll, and it bears little or no resemblance to In Your Face other than the attitude vocal style of a Brad Sinsel. It’s a very 70’s sounding album with a hint of glam, but the overriding influence is The Who.

Believe it or not, this album sold over 150,000 copies, which today would put them at the top of the charts. The only song you could hang your hat on and say this is TKO is Rock N Roll – and thats only the intro. The beginning to Bad Sister sounds like old Rush, and the rest of the album is just OK.

It’s amazing what five years and a hot shot guitar player called Adam “Bomb” Brenner can do.

6/10 from The Grooveman.

KNIFEWORLD – Bottled Out Of Eden

March 12, 2022 /

Knifeworld are the brainchild of ex-Cardiacs (what a band they were – RIP Tim Smith) and current Gong member, Kavus Torabi. Very hard to pigeonhole this project, but if you think psych/Prog you wouldn’t be far off.

This is the band’s third album released in 2016 and is dedicated to Daevid Allen. They seem to operate as some type of collective as the musicians hop from one project to another. The first two tracks, High / Aflame and The Germ Inside are very kraut art rock in style, and they remind me of Gong and XTC with the arrangements and sound. There is almost an ensemble feeling to the music with the horns and woodwind section being very prominent.

This is the only album I have like this in my collection, and I have a strange fascination with this record that I can’t describe. Maybe it’s the King Crimson vibe on tracks like I Must Set Fire To Your Portrait that grabs me, or the huge meandering nature of the whole thing. It just seems to click with my brain. I don’t play this every week, but I do pull it out every month or so to give my brain a workout.

8.5/10 from The Grooveman.

THE JOE PERRY PROJECT – I’ve Got The Rock N Rolls Again

March 11, 2022 /

For five years after Perry had left Aerosmith, the project released three albums and toured sporadically. They had pour album sales until the inevitable happened and he rejoined the Smiths and they all became super rich. This is the second album they released, and of all of the three albums, this is the one that shows what Aerosmith would sound like if Joe was in control.

I actually really like this album – especially Side 1. The opening track East Coast, East Coast is a great sleazy rock n roll tune. No Substance For Arrogance is another great tune with a great riff. The title track has another great riff and motors along at a great pace. Buzz Buzz is just a fun dirty rock n roll song. Soldier of Fortune has a killer sleazy sloppy punk riff that I love as its car crash rock n roll at its best.

Side 2 starts with TV Police and it sounds like an idea that Aerosmith threw away. Listen To The Rock has a typical Perry sloppy riff with a nice funky under groove, and I’m a big fan of Charlie Farrens vocals. Dirty Little Thing is quite a cool pop song with a nice hook and chorus. Play The Game follows and it’s a slow ballad and is the weakest song on the album. South Station Blues closes out the album and is a beast of a tune. It’s easily my favourite track on the album and I love the acoustic intro – boy does this baby swing.

If you took all the best tracks from the three Project albums and put Steven Tyler on vocals, you would have a killer old school Aerosmith record.

8.5/10 from The Grooveman.

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