The Thorny Crown of Rock and Roll

The Golden Gods | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (April 25, 2006)
• Original Release Date: 2006
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: The Control Group
• ASIN: B000EQ47MW
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #228,934 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Even I Don't Know

2. Dynamite Lady

3. Funny Lookin' Man

4. Rock and Roll Salvation, Pt. 2

5. Midas Touch

6. Un-Ltd. Baby

7. Stone Fox

8. Trouble & Bad Women

9. Liver's on Fire

10. Test the Fire

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Like Darkness, but more Rock than Shlock, May 19, 2006

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A. Liebling (Long Island City, NY United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Thorny Crown of Rock and Roll (Audio CD)

Not sure if this is a joke, but regardless, they're playing some damn good arena rock. I would've loved these guys back in the mullet-owning 80s - excellent riffing, catchy tunes, and approach that is somehow both classic rock and hair metal. They've got a heavy 70s Zep/Deep Purple influence in their rhythm and lyrics (Midas Touch, Stone Fox), and the vocals, guitars, and rockitude are reminiscent of early 80s Motley Crue, LA Guns, with maybe some late 70s Van Halen thrown in. Rather than be a cheeky Darkness-like project of irony, these guys sound and feel like the real deal. And since I like to rock out just like the next guy, I'm giving them the benefit of the doubt and assuming that they do, indeed, like to ROCK. I would totally be their groupie.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The love child of mc5 and Grand Funk Railroad, August 10, 2006

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Karl Elvis (Saratoga, CA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Thorny Crown of Rock and Roll (Audio CD)

This is the band that does the retro 70's cock-rock rebirth right. Forget Jet and all the wannabes, these guys don't just nail it, they take it back to the hotel-room and ravish it like a groupie.

Take mc5 and Grand Funk Railroad, Humble Pie and Foghat, you have an idea where these guys came from. But it ain't re-hash, it's real. They're not stealing riffs, they're just the modern extension of all that, what those bands would be playing if they started today.

This is a must-have for lovers of classic seventies rock, but it's also a keeper for modern hard rock fans; retro without sounding dated or tongue-in-cheek. With a debut album this good, I want to hear what they do next.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Rock...like it's supposed to be...., February 22, 2007

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Michael (San Francisco, CA USA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: The Thorny Crown of Rock and Roll (Audio CD)

Jonesin' for the classic 70's power trio rock sound ? Great riffs and guitar solos (that's right amazon friends...guitar solos) ? Then buy this cd. Great from start to finish. Sad they broke up...because their live show rocked....so pick up this cd. And, if you can, pay full price. These guys worked hard for the $$....throw them a bone....