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Electric Guitars -Rock N Roll Radio cd

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The third album from the Danish guitar duo featuring Mika Vandborg and Soren Andersen was released in February of 2017. This time, Electric Guitars offer a more balanced approach than the previous album, String Fever. The album is rife with catchy vocal hooks, killer guitar lines, and solid song writing. It seems Electric Guitars are expanding on a premise first set out with String Fever, and carrying along those same lines with this release. They are not trying to be something they’re not, Electric Guitars just seem to be good at writing good songs. “Rock ‘N’ Roll Radio” is the lead off track. It starts with a very Ac/dc sounding intro, and even continues with an Angus Young riff, but backs it up with a secondary guitar bed and bass line that compliments the lead line. The chorus draws me in… “I need more rock and roll on the radio…”. I guess there’s little room for argument there. The next track “False Flag Operation” has a bit of Ratt to it… think “Lack Of Communication” with the driving guitars which never let up. Again, the chorus is memorable with both the guitar and vocal lines. Something I’m liking a lot. “Headless Chicken” — now we’re into something different. Like Jackyl without the redneck pretense, Jacob Binzer and Jezper Binzer from D-A-D offer a sleazier, dirtier sound, and have developed a solid rock song. Nothing worthy of radio airplay mind you, in my opinion, compared to the Bon Jovi esque hooks offered in the first two tracks. “Swagman” continues the darker theme, with a gothic intro featuring wolf howling and Black Sabbath like melodic plodding. No matter, the song develops into a bit of a banger. Every band needs a swag man to hawk t-shirts, albums and guitar picks… this is an homage to those guys. “Splinter” is another ear worm. Again, the opening riff forces me to recall AC/DC circa Stiff Upper Lip, but don’t be discouraged. The song evolves into a sing-along soon enough, and could be considered a decent driving tune. I dislike “Bambi On Ice” and am not sure why it was included. Right or wrong, I hear some ’80s style Deep Purple (House of Blue Light era) in “Lucy Glow.” Maybe because I’ve been listening to both albums lately. Speaking of Deep Purple and even Sabbath, “Homewrecking Woman” has that plodding feel, with a bit of jazz/blues during the verses. Things perk up in the chorus again, but not really enough to make me want to hear the whole five minute song. Not saying it’s a bad song, just that it’s not something I’m into. “Stay Under The Radar” is back to the full on guitars and vocals. This tune gets me going, and will be quickly added to my 2017 mix. Rounding out the ten track album is “Back To You”, which is ok, I guess. An appropriate finish but offers little in the way of innovative instrumentation, sounding more like early ’80s metal and mid-’90s grunge as a hybrid. Dio meets Cobain, perhaps. Electric Guitars have grown in the year since String Fever. The talent is still great, but the songwriting quality has seriously improved. There are still a number of potentially “radio friendly” tracks, and a few darker selections, but it is far more balanced and the band has discovered their own sound. In my short-spaced cranial cavity, Rock ‘N’ Roll Radio is a definite check out wherever you can.

Track List:
1. Rock N Roll Radio
2. False Flag Operation
3. Headless Chicken
4. Swagman
5. Splinter
6. Bambi On Ice
7. Lucy Glow
8. Homewrecking Woman
9. Stay Under The Radar
10. Back To You

Additional information

Label

Target Records

Release Year

2017

Catalogue Number

PMZ202CD