Electrified

Artist: Pink Cream 69
Label: Steamhammer Europe
Category: Music

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Format: Enhanced
Media: Audio CD
Number Of Discs: 1

UPC: 693723698229
EAN: 0693723698229
ASIN: B000AC5M88

Release Date: 2005-08-25

Electrified

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Tracks:

Shame
Stranger in Time
Break the Silence
Electrified
Over the Fire
Losing My Faith
Higher Kind of Love
Burn Your Soul
Rocket Ride
Best for You
Gone Again

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Album Details

The Essential Substance of a Rock Band Begins to Materialise Only Over a Number of Years. The Frequently Quoted `test of Time' Indicates Whether a Group is Capable of Regularly Producing Great Albums Over an Extended Period of Time and Surviving also the Difficult Phases. Pink Cream 69 from Karlsruhe have Supplied Plenty of Evidence to this Effect, Presenting a Striking Contrast to Today's Media Landscape with Its Tons of Talent-free One-hit Wonders. Generally the Product of Castings Held by Resourceful Business People, These Acts Are Groomed for Chart Compatibility, Supported by Million-dollar Pr Campaigns, Only to Drop Out of Sight Again Soon Afterwards. Their Own Strengths Are Identity Instead of Image, Skill Instead of Commercial Considerations, Hand-made Rock Music Instead of Rehearsed Dance Routines. In Other Words, Pure Pc 69 and Real Music Instead of Fakes!

Customer Reviews:

Amazing Album.......2006-07-26

This is not an easy review for me to write. For one reason, whatever I write will fail to accurately describe how flat-out awesome this album is. For another reason, it is difficult to pinpoint exactly what the ludicrously-named Pink Cream 69's sound is all about. Some other reviewers have compared them to Firehouse, Slaughter, and the Scorpions. While I can see their point to one extent - if you like those bands, you'll no doubt enjoy PC69 - it doesn't adequately describe just what you're going to hear when you spin Electrified.

In a nutshell, Pink Cream 69 plays melodic hard rock that borders on heavy metal. Sounds simple, doesn't it? The thing is; PC69 is so much better than nearly every other melodic rock band. This isn't an album full of Journey wanna-be ballads. This is a kick in the teeth hard rock album. Dennis Ward is probably the best songwriter in the genre today, and his work here is untouchable. Each song blazes with incredible energy, which is totally appropriate given the album's title. Vocalist David Readman is phenomenal here as well. I'd rate him a close second to DC Cooper with regards to this kind of music (and you can see from my other reviews that I idolize DC Cooper), and his voice on this album is like bottled lightning (also appropriate).

Standout tracks on Electrified are, well, all of them. There isn't a weak moment on the entire disc, unless you count the somewhat goofy hidden track. But that one is supposed to be goofy, so...

I still feel like I'm selling this amazing album short, so I'm going to end this with a recommendation. If you like hard rock music, buy this album. Seriously. Hard rock fans should love this. Metal fans should too. AOR purists may need oxygen after hearing it, but they'll probably love it as well. It's just that good.

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