Born a Lion [ENHANCED] [IMPORT]

Danko Jones

Product Details

• Audio CD (August 12, 2002)
• Original Release Date: June 23, 2002
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Enhanced, Import
• Label: Universal
• ASIN: B00006D28C
• Also Available in: Audio CD
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #95,699 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Product Description
More high voltage than all the AC/DC records put together. Forget Backyard Babies, Hives and Hellacopters. The only rock 'n' roll you need to lead a tolerable life is Danko Jones. 11 tracks. 2002.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Solid. Danko Jones is tight and tough., February 24, 2006

By	JKH (Chicago suburbs) - See all my reviews

I've introduced this band to all my friends and every single one of them thank me. I had a friend that kept putting off listening to them until I finally told him that he would soon be crying. ...Crying because he would soon realize that he wasted a few extra days of his life without listening to this band. Put simply, Danko Jones rocks. I got turned on to Danko Jones after hearing "We Sweat Blood". (If you don't own it, buy it. Now.) Predating "Blood", "Born a Lion" rocks just as hard (although it has a couple of the same songs). This band is extremely tight. The lyrics are smart and often hilarious. Fun Stuff. It's now in heavy rotation in my car's disc player. If you like Rock and Roll and you have a soul, you won't regret picking up this CD.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Born a Lion is rock music at it's finest, November 5, 2003

By	Mikk LaWatchdog (Kanata, Ontario Canada) - See all my reviews

Danko Jones is exactly what is missing from the rock genre today. This is straight-up, high-octane, rock and roll, and a little bit of blues for the 21st century.

From the opening track Play the Blues to the last Love Is Unkind, there's plenty there to make a rock lover smile. I do have to admit that my favourite tune in this collection was Lovercall, but aside from that soaring exception, every other track on the album was as awesome and kick-ass as the last.

Although I am not happy about the short running time of the CD (just under 40 minutes) there was nothing else remotely disappointing about it, especially the lack of anger and pessimism that's all too prominent in music today. The raw energy and semi-satirical lyrics were a refreshing change from the self-pity and whining that typically flood the radio waves.

Danko is also one of the best rock shows out there today, and this album comes very close to capturing the intensity of those performances. It's fun to listen to, and leaves you with a good feeling. Anyone out there who misses listening to some good hard rock music, without the blind wrath of rage-rock bands, or the corniness of bands like AC/DC, this is definitely one CD you should pick up. I guarantee you won't be disappointed.

5.0 out of 5 stars Big LOUD ROCK!!!, August 12, 2007

By	Alex Nennig "al27" (New London, WI) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Danko Jones, where to start?

To compare this album to anything, I'd say AC/DC comes to mind immediately, along with some Motorhead influence, a few lead guitar lines in the vein of Black Sabbath or Soundgarden, and a lot more soul than any of those bands ever had. Also less solos, but I'm cool with that, I'll take hearing big awesome riffs over giant wankfests anyday, and its not like they couldn't solo, the lead lines show Danko as a perfectly capable guitarist, so it would seem he CHOOSES to riff around more than solo, and I'm very much down with that.

Simply put, "Born A Lion" by Danko Jones rocks. It rocks HARD! Its a big rifftastic album of pure, unadulterated coq roq.

Lyrically, well, its not PC, and more than a bit mysogenistic, but so were AC/DC, Motorhead, the Rolling Stones, etc. As a man, it doesn't bother me so much, but the women out there might not appreciate lyrics like "If you wanna learn how to play the blues, get yourself a WOMAN!!!"

But I can't imagine anyone taking the lyrics seriously, they rock out in such a big and cartoonish way that its hard to take the "I'm mad at women" messages seriously.

Speaking of the cartoonishness, I've rarely heard a band rock this HARD in my life! The album is chock full of big, sharp, riff carving, and it just gets FASTER and LOUDER as it goes on! I mean, it starts off with slower, more AC/DC-ish methodic chunk riff songs like "Papa" and "Lovercall", then picks up and up till you're in the speedy, pounding stuff like "Get Outta Town" and the super hilarious, bile filled "Love Is Unkind."

One big sweaty, crazy, rockin mess of an album, Danko Jones proudly carries the rock 'n' roll torch high. I'm sure if you like your rock loud, stupid, and crazy awesome (fans of AC/DC and Motorhead should sign up immediately), you'll love "Born A Lion."