,Thin Blue Line” hits full frontal with blues grit and impressive vocals. Whammy echoing guitars and slides pull it through 3-layered choruses with sticky sweet but powerful emotive overhaul. Towering with melodic mayhem in a sensitive mood set.
Spotlight moment is the majestic ,Broken Chandelier” with its organic and soulful thrives. It’s just another highlight track on this impressive album. Ray Luzier on drums, the songs fluctuates tempo. Adding to the skills of the other guest, Mr. Pinnick also takes the acoustic opened ,Man In The Moon” to a higher level with his backing vocals. Loudmouth-lyrics, precisely matching the tenor of the song, add up. With Lynch’s loud guitar hooks implemented for just the right amount of bite the track spits grit and gravel. It is just stellar and the production radiates greatness all over. The stellar swing inside features King’s X typical multi layered vocal interaction with Roxanne’s fine tuned feeling for melody and soul. The song brings persistence and power to the plate, with great soul and power. It’s not the only track the Mobster of Rock shines on as he also lends him impressive skills and loud hammer-ons to the tentative and raw ,Go Fuck Yourself”, featuring King’s X’ dUg Pinnick as well. Soulful and funky he injects the songs with heartfelt emotion and power like on the following ,Super Bad”, also featuring guest shredder George Lynch! A low-balled groove pitched into gear with Lynch and Butler anteing up.
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Jamie Brown shifts shape and sheds skin on the album with star-studded attitude, not compromising. Twin guitars fire with impressive thrive and pull forward the vehicle. Again it is larger than life and Styx’ influences are present, and it paws deep in your head with its impressive drum and guitar interaction. Riff galore and a Grande opening lead us into the retrospective sounding ,Girls Alright”, which title does justice to the depth and quality of the song as one expects a tacky simple tune. The balance is just perfect and it keeps you on edge. It’s organic and old school, yet has a modern and fresh crunch. It unites past and present toning perfectly. Roxanne sounds uplifting and driven, but also has a darker edge implemented, differing from their debuting days. It’s unique and daring, with me being out of balance throughout the entire listening session. Three layered chorus and vocal sections warping us back to the Styx heydays as well, but the band manages to keep it all fresh and modern sounding, with powerful low pitched drive and staccato guitar fiddles. All of a sudden the band shoots into melodic gear with towering melodies over raw riffs. Upon its opening track ,Someone To Kill” I did however have no high expectation until the track suddenly kicks in with its larger than life chorus. `Radio Silence’, the album title, blinks an eye to the sudden demise of the genre and the band’s long absence.
Melodic drought lasted for years and finally melodic rock is on the rise, taking a lot of those old time classic bands like Roxanne along in its wake.Īnd I am glad it did. They even landed radio play with no less than 3 songs before the band vanished as many others. With grunge lurking in the dark, just behind the threshold, the band managed to garner some attention with their melodic rock songs build around excellent hooks and melodies. Unknown to the vast majority of rockers, Roxanne released an impressive debut in the late eighties, which remains one of rock’s most searched for Gems. Novemby Edwin van Hoof - More about our team
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