CD Review:
Since reviewing albums for Full Spectrum (since 2003, it is now mid 2006) there have been only three CDs from the Nation's Capital that I would give a five star rating, they include: Jim Bryson's The North Side Benches, The Weapons of Mass Seduction's Thank You for Your Daughters, and finally the subject of this review, Eternal Returns by the Black Boot Trio.
Drummer Stef Bennett, singer-guitarist Steve Fai, and bassist Geoff Taylor are from Canada's capital and have been going at it for more than a decade. Their style of Roots Country and psycho-billy has made them one of the best acts to hit the stages in and outside Ottawa.
Eternal Returns is a gem of a CD. It harkens back to the days of Johnny Cash and Merle Haggard when country didn't have a pop prefix hyphened to its name. The songs range in subject matter from drinking and love to heartache and murder. It includes one of the greatest love songs this reviewer has ever heard in his lifetime ("I Love You").
Steve Fai is one of the best songwriters Ottawa has ever produced (with only Jim Bryson and perhaps Bob Stark as rivals) and he has been doing it for over 16 years. The biggest question about this band isn't their talent, it's why they haven't been signed to a major label; they are that good.
Scott D. Brown
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| Band |
Motley Crue |
| Album Title |
Girls, Girls, Girls |
| Date Of Release |
1987 |
| Genre |
Rock |
| Official Website |
www.motley.com |
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CD Review:
Girls, Girls, Girls is a mediocre effort from one of the best known hair bands of the '80s. There are two songs I still enjoy from this band though and they are "Girls Girls Girls" and "Kickstart My Heart." "Girls..." is on this album. "Wildside" isn't too bad either, but you can't say much for an album that has one great party song and another that is average. If you want to try them out, purchase Shout at the Devil or Dr. Feelgood, leave this one alone.
Full Spectrum Staff
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