New Roses, The - One More For The Road

Kev Rowland

There must be a mistake in the press release, as according to that these guys are German, and there is just no way that should be the case. This is good old fashioned rock with swagger and blues that is rarely found outside the UK. Here we have a lineage that tracks back through bands such as Thunder and The Quireboys into Bad Company (especially) and The Faces, with elements of Mott The Hoople. Arguably Aerosmith could also be included in the list as the only non-Brits, but German? No Way! Following on the release from their last album 'Dead Man's Voice' in 2016, the band played more than 250 shows all over Europe, including performances at the UEFA Champions League Festival in Berlin, shows at the Hamburg and Swiss Harley Days and being special guests on tour with acts including Accept, Tremonti, Y&T, Saxon and The Dead Daisies to name just a few.

I can’t really envisage these guys fitting in with any of the aforementioned bands, apart from possibly Y&T, as they have a very different approach indeed. This is classic rock, played in the Seventies British style, with one anthem following another. All the instruments have been turned up to 10, and the drummer must get through loads of heads as he hits so hard, but this is all about great songs with emotive vocals. This is certainly one of the most interesting hard rock bands I have heard coming out of Europe for quite some time, and this album is just one gem after another. If you enjoy classic old school melodic hard rock with balls then this is a band you need to discover immediately, if not sooner.

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