Rival Sons – Before the Fire
www.myspace.com/rivalsons
Rating: B+
I have good
news for the faithful brethren that is Classic Rock Revisited…
Rock n’ Roll is alive and well and still cranked up on the
Sunset Strip! Don’t believe me? Just check out the link above
for a band called Rival Sons. These sombitches are playing rock
n’ roll that matters. This is not just a ‘let’s sound like
Zeppelin’ thing – it is the real deal.
Rival Sons
are a kick ass band whose sound harkens back to the 70’s and
80’s in both sound and spirit, however, they have a component
not found in most other revivalist bands… they have songwriting
talent. Rival Sons write music in the classic rock style but it
still sounds fresh, new and, dare I say it, original. They may
just be the Great White Hope for hard rock.
The album
opens with a Led Zep style riff rocker titled “Tell Me
Something.” Following that song is “Lucky Girl” which shows
these guys have listened to The Cult a time or two. “I Want
More” is dripping with the Who. While I am making these
comparisons, I must, again, point out that these are not just
sound-alikes or copycats. They show their influences but they
are doing their own thing and it works. Rival Sons are an
impressive band that, hopefully, has a bright future ahead of
them.
As the
truest rockers on the planet, the Classic Rock Revisited readers
need to get behind bands like Rival Sons and support them.
Check ‘em out and listen to a few tunes on their MySpace and me
thinks you will agree 100%.
By Jeb
Wright
