Stephen
“Babylon’s Burning” is the fourth album of Swedish glam act, Babylon Bombs, and this one catches me by surprise. I suspected their music to be in the modern glam corridor which I can hardly appreciate but they blow me away with a solid setlist of good old days commercial sleaze. This album is like a rough mix of Faster Pussycat, Hanoi Rocks, and Trixter. Worked on the cold hands of Chris Laney, sure you can always expect a big and satisfying sound on the production department.
“Liberation” didn’t really impress me much as an album starter, but the title track that do them the favor. The melodic verse and addictive hooks of that song kept me sitting tight on my chair to wait for their next offering. “Resurrection Love” is like a lost Hanoi Rocks from their “Two Steps” era but you won’t expect the next big track, “Nobody’s Home” will be their best creation. A fantastic gasoline-burning uptempo hard rock in the style of classic GNR is showing Babylon Bombs at their very best here. The happy vibe at “Angel Eyes”, the great dobro-driven radio friendly ballad of “It’s Alright”, and the Aerosmith 70s feel of “Anywhere The Wind Blows” are just marvellous. The rest of the album is just mind-boggling, from the commercial melodic rock of “Winding Road”, the sleazy “Rattle My Bones”, and the anthemic “Goodbye Good Luck”, the whole bunch definitely are diamonds. Couple of decent and okay tracks here and there, but I assure you, they don’t make any fillers at all, each song worth your precious time for a listen or two.
Honestly, I haven't heard their previous albums, probably will check them later, but this one surely will hooks you in a minute if you’re into late 80s sleaze metal. Great vocal, explosive guitars, nicely composed songs, awesome production. I give this a solid nine for a job well done, kudos Bombs!