Easily memorisable, almost obtrusive and most of the time absolutely with no higher point.
That’s what the most of the genre of glam/hair metal with roots in the eighties is all about.
And the
Jetboy new album
Off Your Rocker is no exception. The guys once decided to pan out everything of their badass attitude which is okay, but now it seems like they already reached the bottom.
The whole album doesn’t bring much new, and this refers to the genre they play as well their whole creation. The album with a humble number of tracks has three new songs and the other three are live recordings of songs from their earlier era.
My first warning goes to all the people who don’t wallow in this genre, listening to the album more than twice may have very numbing effects, comprising temporary liking the music even though you may be the biggest antagonist.
What must be admitted is the fact that those messieurs in leopard-printed skinny jeans still can put some energy into their records.
That it is still the same kind of drift as previous almost thirty years is another fact. For a less demanding listener or a true fan it makes no difference. The band rocks, entertains the listener ad that’s pretty enough.
As I said,
Jetboy found the way to success in simplicity and following the well proven templet sex, drugs & alcohol. With the very live sound and simple yet catchy riffs, the first track Perfectly
Wrong is perfectly correct as a start of the album. Very funky, very normal – could be better, could be worse.
Next Doing
Down (Above the
Clouds) are more energetic almost four minutes of rock’n’roll attitude consisting of all the elements that come up to your mind when you try to imagine the typical hard rock composition.
Nothing complicated. Not for ears, nor for head.
The last and the heaviest track is the last new song of the album – Dogs Gotta Roam- is the most sleazy I-don’t-give-a-fuck tuned song of the senary.
The sound of the second, live half of the album is surprisingly good. What I must say I appreciate about the album is the fact that the studio records sound really, really live and the live ones could easily compare to the studio quality. I can easily imagine the crowd of fans getting into the right rock’n’roll mood by songs like High Gear, Crank It Up or Losin’ Streak. They may be old, they may be just the usual flash songs but I’m convinced they all work well work their purpose – to entertain the crowd.
To sum it all up, the album appeals like a try to make an easy way to awareness of the listeners and it doesn’t fail. But on the other hand, it can please only the loyal fans and I’m afraid the album doesn’t have enough potential to gain many new.
Thanks for the review, I am a big 80's metal fan and maybe this will get me back there with some fresh material to listen to!
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