12-22-2003, 09:38 PM
"Permission to Land", by The Darkness. I first heard \ saw these guys on my local music channel at 3:00 am. ("Get your hands off my woman") My first reaction was, are these guys for real? Did I step into a time portal back to 1985? It was like finding out Spinal Tap was not a comedy, but an actual documentary.
Some detractors threw out the usual list of complaints. Just a rehash of 70's and 80's hair glam "male genitalia" rock. Joke band. Nothing but a tribute band without any cover song, dressed in David Lee Roth wardrobe.
But you know what, it's hard for me to hate on a band that is this sincere and passionate about "rawking out". The fact that these guys also have a sense of humour and fun doesn't hurt either. And it's been too long since I've heard an enthusiastic falsetto screaming "GEE-TAAAR!" right before a guitar solo.
So long live the mullet, spandex unitards, and GEETAAR!
Some detractors threw out the usual list of complaints. Just a rehash of 70's and 80's hair glam "male genitalia" rock. Joke band. Nothing but a tribute band without any cover song, dressed in David Lee Roth wardrobe.
But you know what, it's hard for me to hate on a band that is this sincere and passionate about "rawking out". The fact that these guys also have a sense of humour and fun doesn't hurt either. And it's been too long since I've heard an enthusiastic falsetto screaming "GEE-TAAAR!" right before a guitar solo.
So long live the mullet, spandex unitards, and GEETAAR!