The Only Ones & Hanoi Rocks
06/05/11 13:08 With Love from Ace
I’ve been listening to a lot of great records these past 3 weeks, and I thought to myself the other day: ”why not share it with you guys out there on the intrawebs across the world?” As a music lover mysfelf I always get excited when my friends plug their recent favourite albums to me. So I thought I will give it a go myself right here on the blog
I’ve been listening to a lot of great records these past 3 weeks, and I thought to myself the other day: ”why not share it with you guys out there on the intrawebs across the world?” As a music lover mysfelf I always get excited when my friends plug their recent favourite albums to me. So I thought I will give it a go myself right here on the blog.
Fronted by the enigmatic Peter Perrett, The Only Ones made 3 records and sort of faded away into obscurity. It's really a fantastic record and I'm sort baffled that nobody I talk to know of this record or the group for that matter. Peter Perrett sings his heart on every cut of the album and his voice sort of remind me of Lou Reed and a little bit of Bowie.
Speaking of Reed and Bowie, the music also leans in that direction. Especially their earlier records like Transformer and Ziggy Stardust. The Only Ones is often shoe horned into the punk category which I find a little strange. Because they don't sound punk at all to me. Some of you may disagree with me on that. They sound way more glam to me. So if you're into early 70's glam ala Roxy Music, Bowie and Lou Reed I think you will dig this one.
The Only Ones only made three studio albums, and to tell you the truth i've could have picked anyone of them. They are all great. But I've listned to this one the most lately so that's why I choose this one. But hey, check their first one as wells simply tittled The Only Ones. There you will find their biggest hit Another Girl, Another Planet (which have been covered by both The Libertines and Paul Westerberg/The Replacements).
Key tracks: Someone Who Cares, Out There In The Night, From Here To Eternity
This one i've really been looking forward to! Hanoi Rocks first record is mix of everything I like in rock n' roll. It's got glam, it's got punk, it's got power pop and blistering guitar parts a la Johnny Thunders and Keith Richards.
Often regarded as the ”inventors” of hair metal, Hanoi Rocks doesn't sound like that at all. They sound way more like Mott The Hoople, New York Dolls or maybe Japan to me. Yes, it is true that a lot of the Sunset Strips bands in the mid-80's were inspired by Hanoi Rocks, but that's more on their look than the actual music if you ask me. And thank god for that!
Michael Monroe (lead vocals) delivers a fantastic over the top performance on this album. You can quite clearly hear, that he's not a very technically good singer and his finnish accent is thicker than gravy. But to me it's only a good thing. I find it very charming.
Andy McCoy (lead guitar) does a fine job in keeping the music raw and gritty, and it's obvious to anyone that he's a huge Johnny Thunders and Keith Richards fan. Add some bouncy bass from Sam Yaffa, a steady beat from Gyp Casino and a chugging rythm guitar from Nasty Suicide (I'm not kiddting, those are their names), and you got a fun, loud and snotty glam/punk rock record with some killer tunes. I find this one an awful lot of fun and so will you.
Key tracks: Tragedy, Village Girl, 11th Street Kids, Don't Never Leave Me.
The Only Ones – Even Serpents Shine
Speaking of Reed and Bowie, the music also leans in that direction. Especially their earlier records like Transformer and Ziggy Stardust. The Only Ones is often shoe horned into the punk category which I find a little strange. Because they don't sound punk at all to me. Some of you may disagree with me on that. They sound way more glam to me. So if you're into early 70's glam ala Roxy Music, Bowie and Lou Reed I think you will dig this one.
The Only Ones only made three studio albums, and to tell you the truth i've could have picked anyone of them. They are all great. But I've listned to this one the most lately so that's why I choose this one. But hey, check their first one as wells simply tittled The Only Ones. There you will find their biggest hit Another Girl, Another Planet (which have been covered by both The Libertines and Paul Westerberg/The Replacements).
Key tracks: Someone Who Cares, Out There In The Night, From Here To Eternity
Hanoi Rocks – Bangkok Shocks, Saigon Shakes, Hanoi Rocks
Often regarded as the ”inventors” of hair metal, Hanoi Rocks doesn't sound like that at all. They sound way more like Mott The Hoople, New York Dolls or maybe Japan to me. Yes, it is true that a lot of the Sunset Strips bands in the mid-80's were inspired by Hanoi Rocks, but that's more on their look than the actual music if you ask me. And thank god for that!
Michael Monroe (lead vocals) delivers a fantastic over the top performance on this album. You can quite clearly hear, that he's not a very technically good singer and his finnish accent is thicker than gravy. But to me it's only a good thing. I find it very charming.
Andy McCoy (lead guitar) does a fine job in keeping the music raw and gritty, and it's obvious to anyone that he's a huge Johnny Thunders and Keith Richards fan. Add some bouncy bass from Sam Yaffa, a steady beat from Gyp Casino and a chugging rythm guitar from Nasty Suicide (I'm not kiddting, those are their names), and you got a fun, loud and snotty glam/punk rock record with some killer tunes. I find this one an awful lot of fun and so will you.
Key tracks: Tragedy, Village Girl, 11th Street Kids, Don't Never Leave Me.
Well....that's all for me now. Please comment on the recomendations, even if you agree or disagree.
Love,
Ace