Hardcore Superstar – C’Mon Take On Me (2013)
For Sweden’s Hardcore Superstar every morning, noon and night is party central with the ghost of Johnny Thunders in residence. Here – as on every HS record – tales of bad men, worse women and times that inspire shit-eating grins are served up aplenty. It ain’t big, it certainly ain’t clever, and you’ve heard it done better before. But you can’t help but like it. The title track is a snotty take on teen abandon and comes across like an STD you’ll scratch all day. ‘One More Minute’ is as filthy as it is beautiful, and proves that this is far more than mere Crue emulation – the melodies are better, for instance. ‘Won’t Take The Blame’ is hard rock that could be on the radio, whilst ‘Long Time No See’ – with its soft/heavy structure and bittersweet lament – reminds you of Vain. Hell, even when the tunes are thinner than stretched spandex (‘Are You Gonna Cry Now’) it’s still a lot of fun. In Jocke Berry they have a vocalist who can always add a little danger to proceedings.
The world doesn’t need this album – there are better straight up rock ‘n’ roll records released this year, and HS themselves have served up better ones in the past. But your day will be a bit better with ‘C’mon Take On Me’ in it.
For Sweden’s Hardcore Superstar every morning, noon and night is party central with the ghost of Johnny Thunders in residence. Here – as on every HS record – tales of bad men, worse women and times that inspire shit-eating grins are served up aplenty. It ain’t big, it certainly ain’t clever, and you’ve heard it done better before. But you can’t help but like it. The title track is a snotty take on teen abandon and comes across like an STD you’ll scratch all day. ‘One More Minute’ is as filthy as it is beautiful, and proves that this is far more than mere Crue emulation – the melodies are better, for instance. ‘Won’t Take The Blame’ is hard rock that could be on the radio, whilst ‘Long Time No See’ – with its soft/heavy structure and bittersweet lament – reminds you of Vain. Hell, even when the tunes are thinner than stretched spandex (‘Are You Gonna Cry Now’) it’s still a lot of fun. In Jocke Berry they have a vocalist who can always add a little danger to proceedings.
The world doesn’t need this album – there are better straight up rock ‘n’ roll records released this year, and HS themselves have served up better ones in the past. But your day will be a bit better with ‘C’mon Take On Me’ in it.
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