![]() The award for the catchiest chorus goes to Black Heart Murder and by the time I’m Alone opens with an AC/DC guitar line and picks up the pace towards a furious climax, there’s plenty of head bopping to be had, something that seemed unthinkable a mere half hour before. I Remember When I Was Young has a good opening riff and a decent bounce to it whilst Rock You has another big QUO riff and an underlying groove that carries it well. This is where the bulk of the re-recorded material is present, understandable given they’re the tracks that have been around for a while, but all of a sudden, from the moment On Parole gives us cowbell (always a winning move), LACED IN LUST go from a band who are a pale imitation of those that came before to one with serious potential. Thank heavens, therefore, for the entire second half. The full album is over an hour in length as well – a slog for many people, let alone those with a love for short, punchy rock songs that make you want to drink beer and stay up until the early hours. Firing Lines brings some of that famous QUO chord progression into play and things start to pick up somewhat, although the quality in the middle drops dramatically and Party’s Over, the title now quite ironic given what’s come before, isn’t anything to write home about either. There’s a touch of something in there – a bit of stomp in Save Me and a half-decent chorus in Hot Tonight – but there’s little bite or bravado at play here.īizarrely, the following track, Your Name is entirely acoustic, which disrupts the album’s flow and, given its ploddy nature and saccharine subject matter, probably shouldn’t have made the album at all. First Bite, one the other hand, comes across too safe, particularly in the first three tracks of Save Me (L.I.L Woman), Hot Tonight and Hard in This Town more concerning is that they’re all new material. Similarly, there needs to be an element of sleaze, an added sex factor as if the song could legitimately seduce someone. When playing in the vein of glam legends like MÖTLEY CRUE and POISON, one major factor is danger – whether or not the tunes emit a sense of living life on the edge. Entitled First Bite, it comprises new material with re-recorded favourites and is released via Rockshots Records. The logical next step, particularly when shows aren’t possible, was a debut album, and tomorrow sees that drop. Dubbed the ‘naughty sons of Adelaide’, the Australians have crafted a strong set of songs since their formation in 2012 and toured with the likes of TYGERS OF PAN TANG, FEAR FACTORY and the mighty STATUS QUO. ![]() There will always be a place in rock music for straight up party tunes, and LACED IN LUST have set their sights on doing just that.
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