Want something to liven up a boring evening? To put some fire and feeling into that party? To get everyone moving and shaking? Ice Station Zebro will do it, with a blatant, bluesy, bass-and-beery British beat.
The music is pure and raw but by no means unfinished: years and years of practice and performance have gone into this (as every) recording from Nine Below Zero. It's wonderful to hear Nine Below Zero still slamming out those excellent sounds and gutsy power so many years after fellow R&B'ers Dr. Feelgood seemed to fade away... And there is nothing dated here: this music is as timeless as its own energy.
The rhythms are tight and secure. The bass hits you somewhere between the breastbone and the pelvis. Try keeping still to "Down By The River". Impossible. Try not moving to "The Blues Moved In When You Moved Out". You'll never do it. And try keeping a straight face to "Shut Up". (It's like Saturday night down the pub in working England...) "She's A Loaded Gun" slows the tempo to ballad level, but it's a Clint-Eastwood-spitting- tobacco-type ballad: gentle yet tough... "See Which Way The Wind Blows" is one of those songs that you've always known but never heard before.
"A viable alternative to Alternative" says the press release. "A must for your record collection" say I. And for the dance floor. And the next party. And really good for when you're feeling devilish and want to wake up the neighbours...
