6 The Datsuns Datsuns V2 | 2003 | Album Biography Comments (0) Read Full Page Digg Review Add del.icio.us   New Zealands' The Datsuns formed in 1997 as Trinket. The following year they transformed into The Datsuns. After making a splash with the English music press,we now have the debut cd. This is one straight ahead RAWK band .Loud guitars- a cocky lead singer and a bunch of attitude comprises this debut. Every member of the band has the same last name - a la The Ramones- but this music acts like punk never happened. This is pure 1972 hard rock. The opening track 'sittin pretty' sets the tone for this set. Blues/rock guitar riff- heavy drums-lots of energy- heavy rock guitar solo. Guitar rock gods are back. 'What would I know' cops its intro riff from 'schools out' by the Alice Cooper Band. How retro------ All in all - a pretty good hard rock number. My favorite cut is 'harmonic generator'. The Datsuns venture into glam on this one with nice results. Kind of like old T-Rex. Cool background vocals/ nice riff/very catchy. The Datsuns debut could be subtitled That 70's cd. The band is playing music that their parents listened to in middle school. There are traces of Slade, AC/DC and The Stooges throughout this collection. Despite the influences, the songs are strong/the playing is tight/the singers rock-star bravado fit the songs. When you put on The Datsuns cd, it feels like you stepped into a 70's rock time machine. As an added bonus a three track dvd of a live performance is included-How modern!!!!!! J. Marsh Comments (0) Help Support Kevchino - Use these links to buy new music.

Releases The Datsuns - Datsuns V2 - 2003 - Album