Surefire Machine - Surefire Machine (Album)
Self Released November 10, 2008, 01:44 PM Views: 294
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 Surefire Machine claim to be 'dedicated to rock and only rock' and never a truer statement could be said about Surefire Machine as this self-titled debut album is 100% unadulterated in your face rock n' roll much like being transported back to something like 1973 or thereabouts.
Opening like some kind of AC/DC live album with an electric audience enthralling at a performance, as the drums lurch into view with the furious riff lapping over it, 'One Way Ticket' is a fitting start and displays all that is needed to know about Surefire Machine fast drums - check, riffs - check, vocals that sound like Eagles Of Death Metal - check, so all is in order from the beginning.
'Hot Leaded Woman' is like some sort of Motorhead/Metallica mash-up an intriguing prospect I hear you say but don't get too carried away that's the way it sounds but they can't quite carry it off without becoming a little generic after a few listens. 'Walking Tall' comes off to me like Electirc Six if they weren't full of innuendo and endless campness but instead owned Harley Davidson's, Aviator shades, and had long beards.
No let up in the ferocity as '69 Nova' comes in guns blazing and continues along the same line as the previous tracks though it's got more of a blues cut to it (if played at 45 speed i'd imagine), with an almost punk-like shout-along chorus, and at last a sort of mini-drum solo to break-up the endless guitar heroics. 'Paparazzi' continues the blues theme with it's harmonica overtone but this is more a bluegrass-blues kind of tune, it's brief compared to the rest and sits comfortably in the middle of the album as some sort of in-your-face pause.
'Not Me' is all 70's Clapton guitar licks, Surefire Machine are big ZZ Top fans and this is almost their homage to that band but there's certainly a more contemporary feel to it and this comes from the vocals with vocalist Rail Road Wilson giving an almost soulful delivery at times. 'Blue Bloods' returns to the hard-hitting 80's metal-riff sound that was evident earlier on the album, and album closer 'Truckers Trade' again ploughs the Metallica sound-trench but again with that slightly bluegrass vocal delivery.
Closing an all too short album in reality, Surefire Machine should really have been looking to tag on two or three more tracks but somehow you fell there would be little diversity from the full-on rock assault heard here but on a track like 'Not Me' Surefire Machine show that there is more to them than just rock pastiche.
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| | | | Overall Rating | | 6 | | Vocals / Lyrics | | 6 | | Musicianship | | 7 | | Production | | 7 | | Creativity | | 4 | | Lastability | | 5 | | Reviewers Tilt | | 6 |
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