The Darkness - Motorheart

FarleyUK

New album out today!

Just listening to it now - but pretty good so far. Some tasty riffs in there....

S56035

Cheers.  Sticking it on now.

FarleyUK

No sitar or mandolin in sight so far - so that's an improvement IMO!

Boromedic

Love most of their stuff, just getting into this, some great riffs kinda beaten into songs. The classic great riff looking for a good song vibe I guess. It's "Growing On Me" shall we say

It's got that classic lockdown album thing going on though, it lacks a little something that the best songs written together have. 

Rabs

Another track on youtube.... Some nice riffage going on here

darius

Seeing them at Rock City next month. Can’t wait. 

Boromedic

It's definitely getting in my head now, liking it more each listen. Some superb riffs and the rhythm section is ace as ever. It's a good album on the whole!

Octahedron

There’s a couple of songs that I don’t love but overall it’s a decent album.

Some of the bonus tracks were better such as “You Don’t Have To Be Crazy About Me…”, which for some reason really makes me think of the riff from “Beautiful Girls” by Van Halen!!

“Speed Of The Nite Time” has a real 80s vibe.

Overall it’s a good album.

I like most of its predecessor, though. But it’s back to a more riff focused direction and certainly they left out all the instrumental pomp (mandolins and acoustics and the like) this time.

Unfortunately one thing that they do really well was missing… Ballads! 

Boromedic

I like all their albums tbh, there are gems on each one and although as a whole a couple are under par slightly, they're great rock records. They never disappoint anyway!

Jonathangus

On great form at Reading last night.  The encore was brilliantly ridiculous (no, I won't spoil it.)

FarleyUK

Jonathangus said:

On great form at Reading last night.  The encore was brilliantly ridiculous (no, I won't spoil it.)

Gutted I couldn't make it - I'm just down the road!

Love Massive Wagons as well - it was almost a dream gig for me.

Regarding the album, I think my stand-out track has to be Welcome Tae Glasgae; love the riff and the chorus. Very nice to see them opening with it as well (or they did on the Brighton footage anyway).

Boromedic

It's reet grower this album, loving the majority of it now. Welcome is prob my least fave, hahahaha, although it's good like.

Can't wait for the gig, it's gonna be immense, they're always banging live.

monquixote

First listen passed me by a bit. On the second listen and it's growing on me a lot.

Jonathangus

Frankie's hair is so hot it's on fire.  

monquixote said:

First listen passed me by a bit. On the second listen and it's growing on me a lot.

Badum-tish!