Tuesday, 22 October 2024

Classic Traffic - Turn It Up

 



New Jersey Trio Classic Traffic are back and get ready to be rocked. Very 70s, Pop Rock that hints at Cheap Trick with a bit more Classic Rock or The Darkness without the bombast and the high pitched vocal.

There are also nods to Slacker Rock, Power Pop and Glam Rock. It is a real Have A Good Time All The Time vibe, songs built on big Solos, killer riffs and gigantic choruses. Following on from their first two albums, Turn It Up shows no sign of letting go of the feel good attitude.




Yet when they slow things down on the Acoustic Ballad, Black Rose And Marigold, they show a surprising delicate side with a real gentleness and a deft arrangement. Sadie even gets very Weezer, wonderfully so in fact.

The trio are also great on the faster, Lead Your Way, when the Power of the three shines through when they lose the solos. The Burning Man comes across as half Power Pop, half Teenage Fanclub. However, there is no doubt that they are their best when they Rock.




Satan's Sister is very Thin Lizzy instrumentally and songs and songs such as Private Pain and Missing Person underline how great they are Rocked Up Pop Rock. Songs are short, a real say what you wanna say and get on to the next one song thing. Great Stuff!




You can listen to and buy the album here.


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