Talking of Glam Rock, this is the real deal. Flavour are from Troy in New York and remind you of Butterfly Collars, Flares and Platform shoes. Wonderfully so, the quartet seem to revel in the glory of 1974, a year when singles were so important, particularly to myself in an industrial town.
It felt like you couldn't wait to grow up and go to the Bright Lights and the Stardust. The album was led in by two great singles, both are here. Radiation Boogie is like Marc Bolan having the two Thin Lizzy Guitarists in his band.
The Tingler again sounds like Bolan, but this time the pace is much quicker, still very Glam, but rocked up towards the 1976 Time bomb with a slight Wizzard instrumental feel, particularly at the stop signs. These two songs are just a showcase of the full album, where the accompanying eight songs, don't let the quality drop.
Zip It Up is wall to wall Theme Park like joy. It reminds me of that time, but also demonstrates how much the generations that followed have missed. The beauty of Flavour is that they rock the songs with big riffs and top notch solos.
Every song is a sure fire winner resulting in a wonderful debut album and the best is left until last, all 7 and a half minutes of it. Flavour, Flavour has hints of The Darkness, but also evokes memories of the original period, a mix of the then and the Rock and Roll that preceded it that came from the likes of Wizzard and Mud.
But the closer takes you much further, with an extended groove that adds Barrel Piano, it will become a great closer at shows. The second half Jam is superb. Many try to hark back to the age, but few, if any, master it as well as Flavour.
You can listen to and buy the album here.
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