Customer Reviews

Get It Together

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I recently saw The Forty Fives open up for Southern Culture on the Skids and I was unexpectedly delighted with their sound and even more so for their energy. There are no musical revelations on this recording but it did yield some fun, catchy and energetic tunes. This CD is not recommended for music elitist of the likes that have written scathing reviews on this page but for those who want something new that runs at a different pace.

This record has found it's way into a permanent slot in my CD player, with it's raw energy and vintage vibe. Imagine the Cavern Club era Beatles transplanted smack in the middle of a hot and sweaty Memphis roadhouse, and you get an idea of where The Forty Fives are coming from. Other sounds come to mind also, such as the MC5, The Pretty Things, and even the early Who and Kinks. Pedal to the floor and damn the torpedoes, The Forty Fives are a joyride for the ears.

Great name for a garage rock band. Nothing ground breaking from this Atlanta band but they're decent garage rock and the singer has a strong angry voice with good energy. The Forty Fives would be a good opening band for Jet.

This album is full of short unfulfilling sounds that range from the monotonous to the unbearable. Lyrics that scream Jr. high and music that doesn't even muster up some toe tapping. I purchased this album on the advice of a friend who said that they rocked but was sadly disappointed with it. The production of it was lacking in any depth with no apparent style that was consistent throughout. in short they didn't get it together.

I honestly don't remember ever hearing such a homogenized album. Every song except for one has pretty much the same feel, and I just couldn't get anything out of that one song anyway. Even when rock 'n' roll is simple and fun, there's at least a modicum of honest emotion in there somewhere. Not here (at least as far as I can tell). I had a bandmate who just loved this album, though it might have been out of obligation- he said it was what rock 'n' roll was "supposed" to be. Since when was rock 'n' roll about doing what you're supposed to do?

I bought this record with no knowledge of the 45's what-so-ever. Cover looked cool, song titles like what I thought to be the Doors informed "Drinking with # 3", and a fairly glowing reveiw sticker allowed me to plunk down ... for this album. So what do you get? Well, nearly every song speeds at a fairly rockin' but not swinging, pace, lyrics are standard " she's no good. gotta get outta this place" fare, drumming is fast but non descript, instrumentation unremarkable. The singer aint bad, but sings nearly every song in the same sort or urgent style. A 45 out of 100. You may get in the mood for this every once in a while, but don't spend ... bucks on it.

Awful, has nothing to offer the musical world whatsoever avoid avoid avoid. nothing of substance and nothing of value

well, well. this is a band that has permiated the wonderful world of atlanta rock with a stench that is somewhere between poison and backstreet boys. I can not wait for this awful group to disband...because they should. And they should also apologize to every person that has been in earshot of the out of tune instruments and poor drumming that flows like sludge in the sewer.