RGG August 2015 - p.22
Ever since I reviewed the debut single from this
record I have been looking forward to getting my
mitts on the album So without further ado here
are my thoughts on the debut album from
Defy
All Reason The Road Ahead
The brute that is
Midnight Train
sets things off in
fine style The guitars crunch while the drums
thunder like a er… train and the result is a track
that not only gets your attention but knocks you
clean over All of that is topped off not for the last
time on this album by a great guitar solo which
has you pulling that face like you’re the baddest
dude on the planet (Don’t pretend you don’t
know that face and that feeling)
The main thing that I love about these four guys
from North Wales is exactly like rock bands from
yesteryear they are ‘everyman’ bands You heard
the music the lyrics and you thought that they
were just like you and that’s exactly how I felt
when I heard
Bad Blood
I grew up in a working class town every Friday
we’d drink and put the hammer down There was
always a place to go for the sex and the drugs
the rock and roll
Now I’m guessing like me a good
of you
raised a wry smile there because you remember
those nights The song itself is another belter it’s
got more of a Southern Rock/Black Stone Cherry
kind of slant than the opener and it remains
probably my favourite track off the album
Relatable lyrics quality vocal and a roaring
guitar solo what more could you want?
The pace then drops down for ballad
Behind
Those Eyes
The gravelly vocal and the
structure of this one mean that it’s overall
sound falls somewhere between something
from Rod Stewart and Bryan Adams And unlike
a load of music snobs out there I’m good with
that (Who the hell doesn’t love Maggie
May!?) The thing that really sets this track
about apart though is that solo man alive it’s
a real soaring grandstand effort that gives the
track a real killer feel
You Get Me High
kicks things back up a gear
with a great little fuzzy bass intro before the
riffs return It’s another solid hard rock track; it
hasn’t quite got the standout quality of the first
three but its enjoyable stuff nevertheless
Bad
Taste Of You
has got Nickelback written all
over of it the only difference here is that the
boys have better hair Yes Mr Kroeger I’m
looking at you Again I’m up for a bit of
Nickelback so I’m down with this; I like the
punchiness of it
