I am a bit torn with
Crash Kelly´s most anticipated follow up to "Penny Pills".
Half the record I absolutely love and half the record I think is too polished.
Hang out where you matter and
Ride The Wire opens "Electric Satisfaction" in same style as "Penny Pills", namely full blast 70's Glam Rock.
"Electric Satisfaction" highlights:
Overall "Electric Satisfaction" is a journey back in time
when music that charted was played on guitar, bass and drums. The irresistible riff of Turn It Around and the melodic chorus takes me right back to those days.
The best song on "Electric Satisfaction" is
Count on me, count on you, because it has a great vibe and emotion. For some reason the creepy atmosphere that the song creates, reminds of
Alice Cooper back in the 70´s. Great hooks and overall a well written piece of music. Speaking of Cooper,
Crash Kelly also covers
Cold Ethyl with help from Nick Walsh.
Cut on your tongue is the most successful attempt to bridge 70´s rock with power pop without losing integrity and edge. The short solo sounds great and is an integrated part of the song. Works great.
Crash Kelly brings it down on
Cracked and Faded, which is the only song that doesn't sound like it's written with radio airplay in mind.
Cracked and Faded has a great warm vibe and the song changes for the chorus, which makes it one of the most interesting tracks.
Too polished songs on "Electric Satisfaction":
33 on the charts - the lyrical message is great, but the song has no nerve or edge. Its way too polished and
Crash Kelly tries to sound like melodic pop rockers chasing a radio hit, doesn't suit the genius rock band they are.
Crash Kelly totally lost the rock drive that drove songs like
You Wanna Know and
She Gets Away on
Two year runaround, where the most dangerous is the handclaps that goes well with the cheerful beat. If you are into polished power pop this song might attract you.
In the middle of nowhere:
She put the shock in my rock n roll - has a great instrumentation and a great bridge to the chorus. The middle part has twin guitars, which sounds very inspired of Thin Lizzy. The solo is great!
Rock n roll disasters the radio - the chorus is okay, but the verse isn't memorable.
Crash Kelly certainly wear their influences on their sleeve. "Electric Satisfaction" a big boiling pot of 70's Rock 'n' Roll spiced with Gilby Clarke's production. The production sounds good, but it has taken some raw nerve outta the band as well. Sean Kelly proves to be a competent guitarist, song writer and singer. This time
Crash Kelly makes a Glam Retro Rock record but unfortunately is at the expense of the real rocking songs that permeates their debut.
Written by
Michael Tuesday, August 15, 2006
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