Pop KillerRocket City Riot |
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"A Fistful of Rock N' Roll" Volume One, the first in what should prove a lengthy and productive series showcasing the return of real rock and roll music's new breed bent on dethroning the current crop of pretenders decorating a music scene that's long overstayed its welcome, first opened the doorway to me for this band. "On the Strip" was the song-the third one on a list of fifteen, and if placement had anything to do with talent, here's a group that well earned its ranking… if it had nothing to do with it, so what, they belong there anyway! But by now with the emergence of a new self-produced release entitled, appropriately enough "Pop Killer," this Alabaman act, featuring what effectively is a one man wrecking crew, hurls another fist in the direction of mainstream mediocrity! Following up "We Name the Guilty Men" that first appeared on the Scottish label-that's right-TSB Records, "Pop Killer" is full on fury… Southern Discomfort for many, but to individual minded listeners opposed to trendy fashions and in tune with the fine art of guitar rock and rebellion, here's one that'll blow your mind. Running rampant from the opening salvo of "All I Got," "Pop Killer's" strength lies in its ability to deliver maximum volume-streaming audio in the natural sense, and one that beholds the greatness of many of yesterday's unheralded though widely respected underground performers that first led the charge… We're talking the likes of The Stooges, The Ramones, and as outlandish as this might sound, even The Romantics in their less "glamorous" days of course-but then they go and do "She is All I Ever Wanted" and blows that theory right out the garage door! But in most cases, it's catchy yet coarse on featuring crash and bangers like "I'm Gonna Make you Bleed," "Die Today," and the physically addictive "Blow My Mind," with its weighty chorus and bottom heavy groove that really get the riot moving at full bore. Another four door blowout shoves its way through the speakers on the particularly pushy "Mr. Right" which leads not so graciously into a sudden burst of The Ramones' classic "Now I Wanna be a Good Boy…" there'll be no sedation for this one! Rocket City Riot… even the name grabs ya by the scruff of the neck and screams out for attention-and it won't be long before they're heard! (Independent Release) Review by Vinnie Apicella |