Company Line: It doesn’t get more metal than this – hard, fast, loud, and British! When released in the UK, The Darkness’ PERMISSION TO LAND quickly soared to the number one spot in the UK album chart. It’s also gotten rave reviews, with Kerrang!, the mother of all metal mags, saying ‘The Darkness are so f***ing rock it’s positively painful!..Bold, brilliant and built to last, The Darkness are the greatest rock ‘n’ roll band of the last twenty years.’ The very metal mofos also gave the Darkness two awards at the recent Kerrang! awards, scoring them ‘Best Live Act’ and ‘Best Album.’ Bottom line, if you’re looking to add some real rock to your life, pick up PERMISSION TO LAND.
The Good: Do you still sport a mullet or wear spandex? That might sway you.
The Average:
“Love Is Only A Feeling” – Sadly in another time and day Whitesnake would have made this a hit.
“Black Shuck” – Iron Maiden without Eddie – and talent.
“Get Your Hands Off My Woman” and “I Believe In A Thing Called Love” – Is Tiny Tim in a metal band? I’m not sure if I’m supposed to be taking this seriously.
“Givin’ Up” – Okay, it’s not really good, but boy it’s good for a laugh.
The Ugly:
“Hiolding My Own” – Meatloaf is going to pissed when he hears this rip-off. And you won’t like Meatloaf when he’s angry.
“Growing On Me” – Journey called and they want their identity back.
“Stuck In A Rut” – Axl Rose has finally figured out where his dignity went.
Frankly: If this were the ‘80s we would cast these guys off as Motley Crue wanna-be’s. The only reason we are talking about them now is because no one has the balls to do heavy metal. I’m not sure whether to laugh or bless them.
+ Rae Gun
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