Waysted - the band founded by
UFO bassist Pete Way is back with a new album. 11 new songs featuring original
Waysted vocalist Fin.
"The Harsh Reality" is a straight forward album. This review will follow the leitmotif of the album by being very direct.
Waysted has gotten young guitarist Chris George, whose big chunky sound suits the English lads. Fin's voice is full and overall "The Harsh Reality" is wrapped up in a pompous sound. Despite being based in traditional Rock N' Roll
Waysted has managed to mix in modern tones like on the bombastic
Song for Steve.
File this under a "good record". There is a few misses like the blues song
It Wasn't Me, but the excellent stuff like
Propaganda,
Long Time Dead, the title track and
Handbags and Gladrags certainly outweighs the few misses and makes "The Harsh Reality" worth your time.
The only letdown is Pete Way doesn't play all the bass on the album. Pete Way is so busy with
UFO that he got his tech Jason Poole to play some bass parts on the album. However, Pete Way has only contributed to writing
Keepin' it Street and
Song for Steve - so despite this being Pete's band one has to recognize the valuable contributions from mainly Fin and guitarist Chris George. "The Harsh Reality" is a strong album of honest British Rock N' Roll.
Written by
Michael Saturday, December 22, 2007
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