![]() ![]() Last but one track ‘Devil Woman’ digs deep into the rock and roll heritage. This is a song that always brings a smile to my face and I hope it does the same for you! ‘Lightnin’ Bar Blues’ gives us a respite from the fury and like the earlier ‘No More Law and Order’, has a great harmony that sticks in your head and gets your toe tapping. Theres more sax and just a superb beat all the way through. ‘Visitor’ takes a bit of a darker twist lyrically, but keeps the pace and punch of the two preceding songs. It rattles along at a fair pace with more great guitar work and next track ‘Don’t Follow Me’ keeps up the tempo. ‘MC Baby’ is another rocker, its riff and beat reminds me briefly of Doctor Feelgood, before it explodes into another spiky Hanoi classic. Guitarist Andy McCoy wrote most of the lyrics on the album with contributions from Monroe and others. ![]() It, like many Hanoi songs gets a little darker with the lyrics. ‘Sweet Home Suburbia’ dives between the Stones circa ‘Exile’ onwards and the Clash. The band were full of talent and it shows and sounds throughout the album. ‘Teenangels Outsiders’ has some great terrific guitar moments and so many of us will resonate with the lyrics of our youth. A reggae like groove unpins a catchy tune with some great harmony. ‘No More Law and Order’ is straight out of the play book from the Clash. Recorded 40 years ago? Hell this sounds like yesterday! There is a real punch to this re(al)mix! Both of these are classic Hanoi Rocks tunes and instantly you can hear the freshness and vibrancy. With a new running order the album kicks off with the double header of title track ‘Oriental Beat’ and ‘Motorvatin’’. The original ‘Oriental Beat’ album was released in 1982 and its fair to say from the recent press release that Hanoi Rocks were not happy with that version of the album (although listening briefly to it today it doesn’t sound that bad!) and so here we have their ‘definite’ version. Then the tremendous ‘Two Steps From The Move’ landed and the band were poised for great success until tragedy struck with the death of drummer Razzle.ĭespite some attempts to continue the band then folded although more recently have got together on occasions whilst lead singer Michael Monroe has also enjoyed a healthy solo career and other band members have worked with a number of other artists. There was already 4 studio albums to then check out but to some extent to my ears at the time those got overshadowed by the live record. Looking and sounding like mixed up New York Dolls and Rolling Stones with a strong dose of glam and punk attitude, Hanoi Rocks first came to my attention with their blistering live album ‘’All Those Wasted Years’ when it was released circa 1984. 4 days ago Gig Review : Daughtry with support from Ayron Jones, Rock City, NottinghamĪfter 40 years Hanoi Rocks get to finish and release their own vision of how second album Oriental Beat should have sounded first time around.4 days ago Album Review : Last In Line – Jericho.4 days ago Australian pop-punks Between You & Me release new single ‘Nevermind’.3 days ago Pink Floyd Announce Activity around 50th Anniversary of The Dark Side of The Moon album release.3 days ago ELECTRIC BOYS release new single and video “I’ve Got A Feelin'”.3 days ago Grande Royale launch sixth studio album ‘Welcome to Grime Town.3 days ago Gig Review : Blaze Bayley with Absolva Unstoppable UK Tour 2023 Patriot, Crumlin.3 days ago HOST – release sprawling ambient remix of ‘Hiding By Tomorrow’ by Lustmord.3 days ago Gig Review : Black Spiders UK Tour 2023 With support from King Kraken The Patriot, Crumlin.3 days ago THY ART IS MURDER – release the second single from ‘The Aggression Sessions’ ‘Until There Is No Longer. ![]()
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