With drug-addled Pete Doherty removed, Libertines’ clever guitarist turned frontman Carl Barat and drummer Gary Powell form a thrilling, stable compound.
No doubt there’s some sweet pop rock here, a teen girl-power anthem or two, and an nice lil cover of Metallica’s “Nothing Else Matters,” but it’s no I Bificus.
If you can swallow their cheerleader stage banter and their lowest common denominator lyrics, you get the payoff of a decent, politically-charged punk record.
Sarah Jezebel Deva has sung for Cradle of Filth, Therion, and others. She’d give the Evanescence chick a run for her diva status, but she’s, well, a chunky one.
Guitarist/vocalist Chris Simpson, formerly of emo kings Mineral and indie popsters The Gloria Record, has had a career not unlike that of Jeremy Enigk.
I like Hellhammer and Venom more than Cradle of Filth, and a good number of bands on this comp play that cool, old school, broken down, punk-influenced style.
Like The Hellacopter, they dig deep into the vintage soul and r&b styles, so they lose a lot of trendy “garage rock” fans cuz they don’t wear matching suits.
The Avett Brothers take time out from intensity by picking at their acoustics, banjos, and slow-burning tales of Southern life (drinking, loving, killing).