Hard 20 |
Yellowhouse"Illusions Of Every Day" Come on into Yellowhouse if you're looking for some rock and roll! Everyone's invited! These guys crank out the jams, playing classic style rock and roll in the 70s/80s vein, with influence from Aerosmith, Guns N Roses, Damn Yankees, the Rolling Stones, with a touch of Pearl Jam. I'll begin at the end by first talking about the last song on this CD, "Leaving Too Late". It's quite long, at over ten minutes, and is one of the slower songs on the disc, like Led Zeppelin meets Pearl Jam. Frankly, I didn't find it the most exciting song on here but there is some good guitar playing on it, as there is on the whole album. Guitarist Harmut Kreckel plays quite well, with a lot of influence by guitarists like Joe Perry, Jimmy Page, and Keith Richards. As for the rest of the album, there are plenty of rocking tunes, like "Red Light Diamond", "Sacred Feelings", "For Ever", "Between The Wheels" (which has a bit of a funky feel to it), and "The Silent Screaming". There are some ballads as well, like "Land Of Lightning" and "Ain't No Cure (For A Messed Up Youth)", these songs showing off the bands Pearl Jammie side. All in all, this is a decent rock album by a fairly talented band, who play straight up, classic style rock and roll without any frills, even if "Leaving Too Late" is a little bit long. Don't know why they felt the need to make this song so lengthy! But aside from that, an enjoyable enough album. |