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Roxanne Walsh
My record collector's life started in the 1960s with compilation albums from Bob Dylan and the Rolling Stones that I urged my parents to buy for me. Myself, I just could afford singles from my pocket money. If I recall correctly, the first album I bought myself was the Doors debut album, although that was in 1968 already - prior to that I had recorded their songs with a hand held microphone and a cassette recorder from the family radio. I have not stopped listening and collecting since then.
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Due to the pandemic it took them a while to finish the album, with recordings done between 2018 to 2020. It did not harm the record, it still provides the feeling of one big party and a band really enjoying to do what they are best at.
Nobody would expect them to change anything of their trusted formula and why should they?
The first 5 tracks are a firework of Cheap Trick power pop like fans can only wish for.
Track 6 Final Days sounds like a Slade anthem and is this really a goodbye song?
Track 7 So It Goes is a Beatles style ballad before Light Up the Fire continues to rock and roll but the remaining tracks add little more than standard Cheap Trick (not that this is a totally bad thing).
Note that tracks 12 and 13 (an acoustic song and a Lennon cover) appear to be glued on and probably bonus tracks.
A very fine album and among their best ones. True fans will surely rate it higher than the casual follower of the band's history.
Nobody would expect them to change anything of their trusted formula and why should they?
The first 5 tracks are a firework of Cheap Trick power pop like fans can only wish for.
Track 6 Final Days sounds like a Slade anthem and is this really a goodbye song?
Track 7 So It Goes is a Beatles style ballad before Light Up the Fire continues to rock and roll but the remaining tracks add little more than standard Cheap Trick (not that this is a totally bad thing).
Note that tracks 12 and 13 (an acoustic song and a Lennon cover) appear to be glued on and probably bonus tracks.
A very fine album and among their best ones. True fans will surely rate it higher than the casual follower of the band's history.
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