A cheeky Brit named Jon Paul Allen has done some serious study into why lots of electric guitar and beats should rock your world. He goes under the moniker of the Slingsby Horents and fans of Glam, T-Rex and Queen will find his brand of rock most appealing. As evidenced by the wild “I love that sound” Jon Paul oozes cool and talent. Using lots of neat pop-psyche effects it sounds like an updated version of Sweet. The opener “The Man from Yesterday” has a bit of Jellyfish meets Dream Syndicate, but lay off the cymbals man! My ears are ringing, really. My favorite here “Stop the Rain” is a great mid-tempo number that almost sounds like The Pillbugs and I only wish Jon’s vocals weren’t always masked by studio enhancements so much. The guitar work here very similar to Queen’s Brian May is a joy to listen to throughout.The beauty here is the originals on the album, but there are four covers here ranging from The Knack (“My Sharona”) to The Osmonds (“Crazy Horses”). They all get the very over-glammed treatment here, including a superior version of Klaatu’s “Calling Occupants.” Any shortcomings, are tempered by Jon’s love of this music and his energetic performance. You’ll have lots of fun with this release. Now where is a good Freddie Mercury clone when you really want him!
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