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5.0 out of 5 stars
SAVING ROCK N ROLL, November 5, 2002
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Findland's FLAMING SIDEBURNS are MIND BLOWING...this is probably the best ROCK N ROLL album to come out in the past couple years, and one of the best live shows around by far. ...AMAZING ENERGY, GREAT SONGS, GREAT LOOK. These guys are what ROCK SHOULD BE... ALWAYS ROCKING ALL THE TIME! LOOSE MY SOUL, UP IN FLAMES, and BLOW THE ROOF are great... If I could give this CD more than 5 stars, I would! They are that good. Do yourself a favor and get this (or any of their other releases) and prepare to get addicted...If they come to your area, go see them immediatly, you won't be dissapointed!
***NOTE*** this CD is similar in content to their release "HALLEJUAH ROCK 'N' ROLL", except for 3 tracks.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
The Flaming Sideburns From Finland, April 18, 2003
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Guys.. One big mistake :)
The Flaming Sideburns is as finnish as a band can be. FS is Helsinki, Finland based band.
The Hives and The Hellacopters are from Sweden, The Flaming Sideburns from Helsinki, Finland..
Though this record is great, the new Flaming Sideburns album "Sky Pilots" (will be released outside Scandinavia autumn 2003?) is MUCH better. Personally, I think it's better than any Rolling Stones album.
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2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
chasing charlton heston, January 2, 2003
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The latest, and possibly loudest, addition to the twenty first century garage rock revival is Sweden's own Flaming Sideburns. Combining the bombast of the Stooges, the multilingualism of the Clash and the slowed-down swagger of the Velvet Underground, this Scandinavian sextet has perfected the part, all the way down to their mod haircuts and black jackets complete with MC5 patches.
This "is white man's soul music," says drummer Jay Burnside, "and the only thing we really can play." Lucky for us, they do it well. Burnside pounds a new rung into the rock and roll tree house while guitarist Johnny Volume lives up to his name, easily out-blasting neighboring instruments on songs like "Street Survivor" and "Spanish Blood."
Frontman Eduardo Martinez does his part, pulling off a flawless Lou Reed on the more measured songs ("Flowers," Stripped Down") and an erupting Iggy Pop on everything else. His lyrics, sung in both English and Spanish, come out in rapid fire shots that would make even Charlton Heston proud.
The album opens on the voice of a Spanish soccer commentator following a play to the inevitable scream of, "gooooaaaal!" just as Burnside pounds a 1-2-3 count, launching the band into a fury of hotdog guitar licks and wordless wails. The Sideburns barely let up throughout the eleven song, 36minute set, allowing only two songs to pass the very un-punk four-minute mark.
"In the old days we used to come here in longships, now we use tour buses!" quips fellow Swede-rocker Ebbot Lundberg. Now, while most American bands are busy with their grooming habits and Scott Stapp impressions, the great northeast is busy dispatching bands like Sigur Ros, The Hives, The Soundtrack of Our Lives, and The Flaming Sideburns to Save Rock `N' Roll. Now-if only someone would save our stock market...
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