The Kyle Gass Band (USA) Genre: Hard Rock Label: Steamhammer / SPV Album Titel: Thundering Herd Spielzeit: 37:28 VÖ: 02.09.2016

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The Kyle Gass Band (USA) Genre: Hard Rock Label: Steamhammer / SPV Album Titel: Thundering Herd Spielzeit: 37:28 VÖ: 02.09.2016 Band: The Kyle Gass Band (USA) Genre: Hard Rock Label: Steamhammer / SPV Album Titel: Thundering Herd Spielzeit: 37:28 VÖ: 02.09.2016 Jetzt bin ich nicht der grösste Fan von Tenacious D, finde einige Songs ganz okay und das Konzept ist ganz witzig... wenn auch etwas unrockig, weil zu gezwungen konstruiert. Für diese Aussage würde mich Mr. Jack Black (der Schauspieler) wahrscheinlich an den Teufel verfüttern. Aber zum Glück geht es hier nicht um Tenacious D. Obwohl natürlich gewisse Parallelen vorhanden sind. Diese Parallelen ergeben sich aus der Tatsache, dass Kyle Gass 1. bei Tenacious D der Side-Kick von Jack Black ist, was man einigen Songs auf seinem vorliegenden Album teils auch anhört und 2. die Songs hier auch einer gewissen einfachen Strukturierung unterliegen. Die Arrangements sind ok und sehr gefällig, rocken so vor sich hin und sind nach dem ersten Hören auch schon wieder irgendwie vergessen. Netter (Hard) Rock, der sich sicherlich als easy Hintergrundbeschallung für eine Party eignet, bei der aber keiner so wirklich auf die Mucke achtet. Hier werden die klassischen Riffs bemüht, die schon andere Classic-Rock-Bands zur Genüge bedient haben. Ein bisschen Southern-Flair hier, ein wenig (ungewohnte) jazzig-rockend-swingende Abwechslungen hier und gepaart mit etwas End-70er-Flair wird damit ein Album gefüllt, das keinem weh tut und seine Hörer finden wird. Musikalisch kann die Band sicherlich was, hat einen guten Sänger, aber es ist halt nix Spannendes. Ok, es muss ja nicht immer was Spannendes sein, aber langweilig darf es halt nicht werden. Fazit: Ja mei, T D Fans hören mal rein und entscheiden bitte selbst. Der Großteil der metallischen Gemeinde wird damit nicht so richtig was anfangen können, außer man hört auch ab und zu gemäßigte Rockklänge an, die einfach so im Hintergrund plätschern. Punkte 6/10 Weblink: http://www.facebook.com/kylegassband , http://www.thekylegassband.com Line-Up: Kyle Gass - Vocals, Guitar Mike Bray - Vocals, Guitar John Konesky - Guitar, Vocals Jason Keene - Bass Tim Spier - Drums Metal Only e.V. Wolfgang Steiner Hohenstaufenstr. 56 D-73779 Deizisau [email protected] www.metal-only.de Tracklist: 01. Cakey 02. Regretta 03. Bro Code 04. Hell Or High 05. Bring Her Back Better 06. Bone 07. Uncle Jazz 08. Mike Bray (Don’t Drink The Water) 09. Mama’s Ma 10. Gypsy Scroll II:Toot Of The Valley 11. The Best We Could Do (In The Time Allotted) Autor: Steiff Metal Only e.V. Wolfgang Steiner Hohenstaufenstr. 56 D-73779 Deizisau [email protected] www.metal-only.de .
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