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GMT: Bitter & Twisted |
| Choice Of The Month March 2007 | ||
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2006 | heavy rock |
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| RetroWrek | ||
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| GMT | ||
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| Playing Time | Cat. N° | |
| 49:07 | FIRK112 | |
| Review by / Translated by | Rating | |
| Edwin | 9/10 | |
| nederlands | Review | |
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The odd couple… Sleazy punk guitarist Bernie Tormé and heavyweight bassist John McCoy have played together before on several occasions (most famously with GILLAN), and they’re back again in a power trio setting, which is completed by powerhouse drummer Robin Guy. GMT is the name and rough and ready rock & roll is the game. Bitter & Twisted is the band’s debut album - and what an album it is… It’s not easy to describe the style, but you can recognize many sounds from the members’ previous bands. There’s some classic rock, punk, blues and psychedelic rock… The album is amazingly versatile, but whatever you call it, it’s loud! The energetic punky rocker ‘Cannonball’ kicks off the album in spectacular fashion. ‘Rocky Road’ has that punky attitude as well, and the Celtic flavour in this song (à la THIN LIZZY/GARY MOORE) and the tribal rhythm are highly appreciated – in fact, this song sounds like a heavy version of ADAM & THE ANTS. Other great songs are the psychedelic ‘Miss The Buzz’, the moody, bluesy ‘Down To Here’ (with an amazing guitar solo) and the brilliant closer ‘Vincenzo’, a laughing-out-loud track which reminds me a bit of GILLAN’s ‘No Laughing In Heaven’. As a guitarist, Bernie Tormé can’t be equalled, and his playing gells perfectly with McCoy’s thundering bass and Guy’s heavy drumming. These guys really have a thing going. You might argue that Tormé isn’t much of a singer, but then his raw vocals are exactly what this music asks for. I’ve been enjoying this album much more than I expected… it’s been in my cd player for several weeks now and I just can’t get enough. Raw, rough, rocking… if that’s what you’re looking for in your music, GMT delivers. Fantastic album! |
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03/04/2007 . |
