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Kill Cheerleader
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All Hail
Corporate Punishment
Release: 04/04/2006
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Rated:
Review by:
J Sherrod
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In recent years, bands like Jet and The Darkness have
brought back the big hair/dirty rock of the 80's. Within' the
last year I've covered such upstart bands as Towers Of
London and Vains Of Jenna - and now there will be a third to
the list of bands keepin' true rock alive and kickin' -
Canadian hard rock/punk band Kill Cheerleader with
All Hail.
Music is most important, but image goes a long way. Before
I even listened to this album I saw the press kit and checked
out the CD inlay and concluded this was gonna rock! These
guys look like the folks you don't want daddy to know about,
and it shows in the songs. I am a firm believer that if a band
looks harmless, they'll probably suck. Nothin' to worry about
with these boys as under the CD tray lies a picture of
one of the band members pukin' in a commode. A picture's
worth a thousand words….
"Sell Your Soul" reminds me of the Nikki Sixx/Tracii Guns
band Brides Of Destruction. Much of the album reminds me
of them. There's nothing wrong with that as this band claims
to be heavily influenced by the likes of Motley Crue, Guns N'
Roses, Girlschool, and The Stooges, but Brides is the band
where I find the most equivalence. This song hits like
that beer bottle you didn't see comin' after you hit on some
dude's girl at the bar while he was takin' a leak. There's no
subliminal messages with this one, "Do it for Rock N' Roll/
Sell your soul!"
The bands first radio single "Deathboy," is gritty, yet just
poppy enough to get airplay. Nice choice by
the band, but it doesn't give a true feel for what the rest of
the album is about. It rocks enough for commercial airplay,
but the rest of the CD rocks so much more. Smart marketing
move, but this song doesn't represent the majority of the
nastiness on this disc.
I'm pretty sure I'm one of the small percentile who bought
the ex-Guns 'N Roses/current Velvet Revolver bassist Duff
McKagan's solo record Believe In Me (and
appreciated it), but "Lady Of The Night" reminds me of
somethin' from that album. I really like this one - grit to the
bone and not a grain less. This is my kinda rock!
"Go Away" is a song for the record books - all about love
gone wrong and the inevitable destructive aftermath. This is
the most recent song to be added to the soundtrack of my
life, as it cries, "Damn these chemicals just go away." I
needed this song years ago, much like I still need it to this
very day. "You're drivin' me crazy/Don't know if I'll ever
win/'Cause you'll never break me." This song is all about
emotional pain...and the Rock N' Roll way to ease
it.
"All Hail" repeats the same theme as the first ten songs -
and rarely do I say this - but that's a good thing. It doesn't
become stale or boring because it's all based upon one
simple goal, ROCK N' FUCKIN' ROLL!
The last two tracks hold somethin' different; the softer side
to every rocker. Unfortunately, softer, in this case, isn't
better. My biggest gripe with this record is how they blatantly
ripped off every aspect of Guns N' Roses "Don't Cry" with
their "No Lullabies." A big thumbs-down for this song alone.
Sorry guys, but this song is a stinker and should have been
cut from the album.
The album ends with the instrumental "Hurt The People You
Love," which should have been the end of the
record. With a sweet little melody, this song caps off the
Rock N' Roll battering earlier witnessed, teasing, "so long
until next time...fuckers!"
Bands like Led Zeppelin, Motley Crue and W.A.S.P. have
proved that Rock N' Roll should be dangerous. Other than a
slightly cheesy name, Kill Cheerleader is out to prove they're
damn sure gonna see to it that the legacy holds true. Hide
your daughters and lock up your liquor cabinets when these
dudes roll within' thirty miles of your town. |
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