Ultimate Fakebook – This Will Be Laughing Week

Ultimate Fakebook
Artist: Ultimate Fakebook
Title: This Will Be Laughing Week
Label: Sony
Rating: 7/10

The Ultimate Fakebook is back-to-roots rock. They’ve got solid melodies, they’re not too depressing, are even often uplifting, and work on a simple rock ‘n’ roll fundamental built long ago by the likes of the Beatles and other pop rockers of the era. The sound is updated just past that of Soul Asylum, though it’s not as weary.

“Brokyn Needle” is riffed right from the Nirvana fakebook. You go from the power chord grind to the quite simple, tender “This Will Be Laughing Week”. A silly promenade surrounds “I’m All Out Of It Now”. My personal favorite is “Real Drums”. It’s just a little fireside song that tells the tale and helps you sleep.

The Ultimate Fakebook tries to bring arena rock back to the school dances and arena. Ever since boy bands chased rock away, rarely heard from are the likes of the giant rock groups of the ’70’s. It’s just too bad The Ultimate Fakebook bit off more than they can chew. They’re good, but KISS has no worries, even in retirement.

+ rae gun


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