CLOSE QUARTERS — We Believe In Rock N' Roll (review)

CLOSE QUARTERS — We Believe In Rock N' Roll album cover Album · 2011 · Hard Rock Buy this album from MMA partners
4/5 ·
Stephen
'We Believe In Rock N' Roll' is a clear sign on the front door when you're about to enter the world of Close Quarters. A slice of Finnish pie in the style of Hanoi Rocks, some sticks from AC/DC dynamites, and the glamorous grip of Kiss and Twisted Sister are the main ingredients that cook up this album. Depends on how you value a band's identity and measure their progress, their music isn't awfully original but done right in many ways and it's very effective to keep the mood flyin' high, especially with those party vibes they threw in majority of their songs, but back again to the original issue - how often do you come across a band these days that's not influenced by the 80s, perhaps close to zero right?

'Just For Tonight' and 'I Believe In Rock N' Roll' are two hell of a songs to unleash an ecstatic aura near the listeners. I even think for a second, how come Dee Snider didn't think of these for their 'Come Out And Play' material. 'You Wanna Get Away' and 'Blackout' are totally a good AC/DC homage. They went downhill on 'Patience' and 'Wild Nights', but I can't deny the greatness of 'Ridin' On', 'Only In It For The Chicks', or 'Your War'. Viktor's raspy and raucous vocal blends gently with the music and KK's sharp playing enhances the whole thing.

This record is very straight-forward with no intention of putting anything complex or any mischievous twist, the idea is to have the total fun, underlining the title of the album, 'We Believe In Rock N' Roll'. Each song flows smoothly and each riffs placed here should be very familiar to you who's grown in the 80s decade. A typical Friday night out-with-the-boys disc you don't wanna forget carrying when you're cruising down for a party. Solid stuff indeed and if you think rock and roll is pretty much dead, wait till you hear this!
Share this review
more

Review Comments

Post a public comment below | Send private message to the reviewer
Please login to post a shout
No shouts posted yet. Be the first member to do so above!

Review Index

Member Zone

Username:
Password:
Stay signed in

Metal Subgenres

Artists Alpha-index

MMA TOP 5 Metal ALBUMS

Rating by members, ranked by custom algorithm
Albums with 30 ratings and more
Master of Puppets Thrash Metal
METALLICA
Buy this album from our partners
Paranoid Heavy Metal
BLACK SABBATH
Buy this album from our partners
Moving Pictures Hard Rock
RUSH
Buy this album from our partners
Powerslave NWoBHM
IRON MAIDEN
Buy this album from our partners
Rising Heavy Metal
RAINBOW
Buy this album from our partners

New Metal Artists

New Metal Releases

Hin helga kvöl Atmospheric Sludge Metal
SÓLSTAFIR
Buy this album from MMA partners
The Cycles of Suffering Black Metal
BURIAL OATH
Buy this album from MMA partners
The Suns of Perdition - Chapter IV: To Shadow Zion Black Metal
PANZERFAUST
Buy this album from MMA partners
Facilis Descensus Averno Death Metal
SAEVUS FINIS
Buy this album from MMA partners
Merciless Crossover Thrash
BODY COUNT
Buy this album from MMA partners
More new releases

New Metal Online Videos

DAWN OF REVENGE - Sanctuary [official music video]
DAWN OF REVENGE
Bosh66· 5 days ago
DAWN OF REVENGE - Farewell [official music video]
DAWN OF REVENGE
Bosh66· 5 days ago
DAWN OF REVENGE - Curtain of Death - [official music video]
DAWN OF REVENGE
Bosh66· 5 days ago
DAWN OF REVENGE - Vengeance [official music video]
DAWN OF REVENGE
Bosh66· 5 days ago
DAWN OF REVENGE - I Need You [official music video]
DAWN OF REVENGE
Bosh66· 5 days ago
More videos

New MMA Metal Forum Topics

More in the forums

New Site interactions

More...

Latest Metal News

members-submitted

More in the forums

Social Media

Follow us
Follow us on Twitter Become a Facebook fan RSS Feed