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Artist : 42 Decibel
Album : Rolling in Town
Genre : Hard Rock
Year : 2015
Label : Steamhammer
Cat# : SPV269172
Source : CDDA
Bitrate : avg. 260kbps
Size : 79,16 MB
Runtime : 42:33
URL : https://www.facebook.com/42Decibelofficial
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01. Can't Keep Control 03:49
02. Short Fused 04:10
03. Rude and fast 02:59
04. Drop of Booze 03:23
05. Burning Down the Road 04:12
06. Eye of the Hawk 04:06
07. Down the Hatch 04:08
08. Midnight Teaser (Evil Woman) 04:35
09. Cold Steel Rider 07:01
10. Smooth Talker 04:10
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There is a strange power to rock and roll but the thing is a
lot of these revivalist groups don't fully get that and
instead create a project that feel second rate. Initially I
thought this of SPV's latest release, 42 Decibel's Rolling In
Town. And yet upon digging in deeper I realized that 42
Decibel understand the spirit of rock and roll far better than
almost any of their peers. Clearly aware of how the music
needs to rise and fall, one gets a sense of completion when
listening to this record, guided by the realization that 42
Decibel want to spread the good word further than it's ever
gone before.
Sure, the record starts off with a tasty rocker (And I must
say, this bands vocalist fucking rips) but it gets deeper than
that fast. Once you start feeling the almost psychedelic vibes
that come in towards the middle of the record 42 Decibel
become all the more engaging. You realize that these guys want
to give you the kind of sonic experience one might have gotten
from hard rock in the 70s and it is glorious, as with their
musical ancestors, it is the deep cuts that contain the bands
true artistry. The pentatonic riffs don't become the backbone
to the record but instead a tasteful accoutrement,
complementing the rest of the release and allowing the
listener to truly immerse themselves in the rock and roll
magic of the band.
At the end of the day, this really is just another rock and
roll release, but that's what makes it great. It proves that
the canon will never stop growing and kind of makes me smile
in a weird and sort of sad way. The fact of the matter is that
42 Decibel transport the listener on multiple levels and
create a sort of spiritual experience with their music. For
that reason it rapidly become impossible to deny the greatness
of what they have constructed here. Instead all I can say is,
throw up the horns!
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