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"Presented as the revival of Rock, The Darkness arrives from nowhere with "Permission To Land", a first try inhabited by a certain insouciance and a magic proper to the beginnings doubled by a stroke of genius."
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4/5
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In 2003, unless you spent the year on a desert island, you couldn't ignore The Darkness phenomenon. If the Metal press devoted a cover to these illustrious Suffolk unknowns, the band would even appear on several prime time shows.
It all starts with 'I Believe In A Thing Called Love'. Justin Hawkins, singer and guitarist, transcends this hit with his distinctive castrato voice, and the lead guitar held by his brother and carried by a basic but lively rhythm quickly evokes Queen or AC/DC.
The Darkness is then presented as the revival of Rock. And it's true that this first try remains inhabited by a certain urgency and a magic proper to the beginnings doubled by a stroke of genius. Big riffs, groove and lyrical flights, 'Black Shuck' exudes pure energy. Sometimes raging, sometimes bordering on the comical in its stratospheric climbs, Justin's vocals splash over each composition.
Rock as the world seemed to expect it, the band delivers it in armfuls. 'Get Your Hands Off My Woman' (which sees Justin sing even higher) is irreverent as hell, and the light-hearted 'Givin' Up (Givin' A Fuck)' introduces the Poulain/Graham pair as the perfect rhythmic backbone for these punchy hits. 'Growing On Me', more Rock N' Roll and with an ultra melodic pre-chorus, 'Stuck In A Rut' and its Aerosmith-like groove, 'Friday Night' and its Mercury-like offbeat lyrics, everything here refers to the great moments of Rock, with a unique personality. In the ballad department, we find 'Love Is Only A Feeling' where Justin's voice, more composed, gives a new colour to the exercise and a 'Love On The Rocks With No Ice' less successful like its title.
Apart from an end of album lacking a bit of panache after this avalanche of testosterone, the bet is more than won. Just like the artwork and the title of the album, The Darkness seems like a kind of UFO coming out of nowhere and ready to land to revolutionize the world. Unfortunately, the over-mediatization will have reason for the health of the band, pushing it quickly to the rupture, to finally return in 2015, with the will to regain this popularity which was certainly too ephemeral for their taste. - Official website
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TRACK LISTING:
01. Black Shuck
02. Get Your Hands Off My Woman
03. Growing On Me
04. I Believe In A Thing Called Love
05. Love Is Only A Feeling
06. Givin Up
07. Stuck In A Rut
08. Friday Night
09. Love On The Rocks With No Ice
10. Holding My Own
LINEUP:
Dan Hawkins: Guitares
Ed Graham: Batterie
Frankie Poullain: Basse
Justin Hawkins: Chant / Guitares
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