| CD REVIEW Wild Side |
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Band : Wild Side When I put this CD on, I thought I was listening to vintage Mötley Crüe - 80ies style. Just listen to songs like "Live Forever" or "Wild One". Even Joachim Berntsen's voice sounds somewhat similar to Vince Neil. But these guys come from Norway not from the Los Angeles. This is the band's second release, after their 2008 debut album Indication, which was only released in Scandinavia. What else can be said about this band/ album. Well, I personally find that it's not only Mötley Crüe you hear, but also other well known eighties bands like Poison to name but one - especially if you listen to the ballad "Love for you" you hear some Poison-esque stuff. It's great to hear this kind of music again, it reminds me of when I was much younger and didn't have to worry about taking care of my family, getting up in the morning to go to work etc. An era where all you had to worry about were your school results, your girlfriend, your friends. They made a damn good album of this one, but I cannot judge if it's better or not compared to their debut album, since this is really the first work I hear from this band. But as said before, it can easily stand the comparison with the early Crüe work, although I wonder if these songs will be remembered as well as the early Crüe work.Musically I cannot find anything is lacking. They wrote some good tracks and the musicianship is very decent at the least, especially since they have not one but two guitarists, and they can play quite a nice solo as well. For all glam lovers an album I'd definitely recommend. 75/100 Erik Morren. |
