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I
must confess that the promo notes
and the first spin created an abstract
picture in my mind. Call it confusion,
but it isn’t exactly like that.
The label suggests that Absolute Steel
is a Heave Metal band (well the name
maybe), but I was pretty sure that
this wasn’t the case. Just take
a look at the cover art (nice hair…hahaha),
the titles of the songs and the album
and tell me that these aren’t
the “symbols” of American-oriented
Hard Rock. Maybe the fact that the
Scandinavian beaches are far colder
and different than the ones on the
Pacific Ocean played its role on the
promo release notes.
Anyway let’s
get to the point. The first I noticed
was the not so well worked production.
Secondly, I immediately noticed from
Absolute Steel’s music (leave
out the last 2 songs) that these guys
(including me) would give anything
just to spend one day, hour, even
minutes of their lives on a Florida
Beach, having a summer party. Melodic
Hard Rock filled with pleasant tunes
and very good riffs, while the lyrical
part is all about party and fun. Just
listen to the melodies of the great
ballad “Juicy Lucy” and
you’ll surely agree that it’s
one of the best written lately, but
if they paid more attention lyrics
they would achieve great things, even
earn some charts places in their country.
As for the last 2 songs, well this
is a different story. They are entirely
based on the guitar, reminding the
riffs and solos that are produced
by the magical hands of Hoffmann (Accept).
Bottom-line:
Absolute Steel are still in the beginning
of their musical adventure. The songs
are very good, but the production
is a serious handicap here and cuts
off points. Let’s hope their
next effort won’t face the same
problem.
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