Band: EBC ROXX
Album title: Winners Vol. 1
Label: J.R. Blacmore Records
Distributor: /
Release date: 17/09/2010
Release: CD

The basic elements in motor racing and in rock music are overwhelming power and incredible energy. At the end of November 2009 Mercedes announced that after 55 years they will return to the motor racing champions league, Formula 1, with their own racing team. For Tony Carey this was the spark he had been waiting for quite some time. Having played live at one of the Formula 1 races before, the time had come for Carey to start a motor racing project.
A silver arrow anthem to accompany the first race of Mercedes Formula 1 pilots Michael Schumacher and Nico Rosberg. In order to put together a proficient team for the project he got fellow musicians ELA and J.R. Blackmore on board. These members succeeded to implement the winning combination of power and energy and so good and had so much fun that a second project was only around the corner.
So this is kind of a theme based classic rock album about cars and bikes. We already had songs about the speedy vehicles but never an entire album as far as I can remember. So lyric wise you know what you can expect of it. Instrument wise, the album has more of a classic rock feel but considering the album is about speed and cars and…. The songs are relatively slow. Also, they sound very similar to each other and can’t be kept apart. Quickly you get lost in it and can’t even tell at witch song number you are. Good music but more something for the fan boys of the genre and car fans.

74/100

Jeroen.