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"Leave aside the fact that Airbourne plays AC/DC and come and take your dose of energy and good humor"
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4/5
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If the communication set up by Roadrunner contributed greatly to the expectation caused by the announcement of Airbourne's new album, it must be acknowledged that the quality of the first opus ("Runnin' Wild") and the combo's live performances alone justify the excitement and impatience around "No Guts, No Glory", a newborn member of the O'Keeffe brothers' gang.
Let's immediately eliminate the sterile debate about whether Airbourne is a simple AC/DC clone, or its brilliant successor for the simple reason that it doesn't matter. When you're a Hard-Rock fan, it's not to torture your neurons, but to spend a good time. And if the influence of the glorious elders of the Young Corp. is obvious, Airbourne manages to mix it with personal elements or those of other legendary formations. This is how we find a little of Motörhead in a agressive and introductory "Born To Kill", a "Raise The Flag" with communicative energy, in a more festive "White Line Fever" or in the hymn "Steel Town". Rose Tattoo's shadow is also not far away on the hysterical "It Ain't Over Till It's Over", the crazy "Back On The Bottle", or a "Armed And Dangerous" with its final acceleration.
Of course, it is impossible not to think of AC/DC when the tempo slows down a little, but how to resist these virile choirs, these heady choruses and this communicative good mood? Obviously, Ryan's game is close to Phil Rudd's metronomic one, but isn't that the essential basis for the effectiveness of this style? Maybe, this album would have been more effective by reducing its duration (and again, we didn't get the special edition with 5 bonus tracks!), but what track should have been d? "No Way But The Hard Way" with its vicious vocal passage, "Blonde, Bad And Beautiful" with its boogie riff and its excellent solo, or "Get Busy Livin'", are all powerful hymns. And what about "Bottom Of The Well" with its alternation of blues-rock passages and catchy and hyper effective choruses?
No, definitely, there's nothing to throw into this "No Guts, No Glory". Airbourne claims nothing and assumes everything, without taking the lead, and with ardour, freshness and skill. Joel's vocals are more varied and the band appears as a solidary and indestructible. So leave aside the overly intellectualized comments and come and take your dose of energy and good humor, because as the band members like to say: That's only Rock'n'Roll dude!
- Official website
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TRACK LISTING:
01. Born To Kill - 3:39
02. No Way But The Hard Way - 3:34
03. Blonde, Bad And Beautiful - 3:49
04. Raise The Flag - 3:33
05. Bottom Of The Well - 4:30
06. White Line Fever - 3:09
07. It Ain't Over Till It's Over - 3:17
08. Steel Town - 3:09
09. Chewin' The Fat - 3:12
10. Get Busy Livin' - 3:37
11. Armed And Dangerous - 4:12
12. Overdrive - 3:22
13. Back On The Bottle - 3:50
LINEUP:
David Roads: Guitares
Joel O’Keeffe: Chant / Guitares
Justin Street: Basse
Ryan O’Keeffe: Batterie
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