After further research, just as I first thought. Someone needs to take the cough syrup
away from Brendan O'brian! Come on O'brian!, you've got some "Gangland" Rap intruders on
the front lawn of the "House of Rock" with our AC\DC dobermans on a leash and on "Dimetapp"!
WAR MACHINE/ The beginning of this song had me anticipating that hard-knock into the
main part like "R&R aint noise pollution", still a little light in the "crunch". But good tune.
SPOILIN FOR A FIGHT/ Its "B-side", but I wouldnt hit the stop button.
WHEELS/ Another "B-side", blehh,...skip forward.
DECIBEL/ LoL,...Love the song for the most part but you have to remember, WORDS are
everything when it comes to music, including the title! A word that makes me think of
"Math-Class" just doesnt work well to create a song off of. The music was great though.
Beginning made me think of a little ZZ top.
STORMY MAY DAY/ Nice crunchy-blues rythum. The guitar "level" goes well with the song.
I would probably put it on my "Favorites" list
SHE LIKES ROCK & ROLL/ Ok, music-writing 101. Never have songs with similar titles on the
same record. How about, "Shes a Rocker" or "She likes to Rock". Also thats a no-no in the
main song body unless your doing a "story line" like Pink Floyd or Queensryche. Songs ok.
MONEY MADE/ Nice funky rythum that gets you tappin. Its just different enough where it
doesnt go out of bounds of AC/DC standards. I like it.
ROCK & ROLL DREAM/ (See above on music-writing 101) Sorry fellas,but this song starts off
just way too pretty! I wont lower my standards and I dont accept AC/DC ballads!
(Leave that to POISON and SLAUGHTER.).
ROCKING ALL THE WAY/ I think the "STORM" of the "Thunder Down Under" was over Texas
for awhile. I swore Brians low-growl and some of the music at the start sounded like something
from the "ZZ" boys there for a moment. Not a bad song though.
BLACK ICE/ The title song needed more "Dazzle" and "Pizzaz". (Music-writing 101;Record-title
song, even if not the "hit-song", should still carry the power and potential of the hit including,
radio, party-favorite, best of, concert encore,etc.)
"If your going out, theres two ways about it. You can die a long-slow death in your
"rockin-chair", or you can die in a blaze-of-glory, guns ablazin and everyone remembers
your name." .
