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Artist: Glyder |
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2010 sees a
chapter for Ireland’s Glyder, with the signing with SPV Records the
band return with their latest album 'Yesterday, Today & Tomorrow' and
once again the guys from the Emerald Isle have come up with a jewel of
an album. The album
mixes the groove filled rock that we expect from the guys but this time
they’ve gone one step further, with this album being the complete
package as far as the band goes. Yes previous albums have been good, but
they have sometimes been a mixed bag, but this time they’ve got a lot
more great content in the album. From the off
Tony Cullen releases those fantastic vocals while Bat Kinane and Pete
Fisher dig out those classic riffs and Davy Ryan and Cullen pound out a
might back beat. This is a
great rock n' roll album that ticks all the right boxes. Of course the
band are going to be likened to Thin Lizzy because that's how it all got
started for the boys, but this album takes the band that little bit
further from that initial feel, with some great tracks like
‘Knockout’, a sound that is inspired by the Rumble In The Jungle
boxing match between Mohammad Ali and George Foreman, on October
30th 1974. Much like the fight itself this is a thumping spectacle that
rocks big style. The
groove filled classic rock continues with the mighty ‘Jack Strong’,
again big riffs wrapped around a solid rhythm section with Cullen again
at his vocal best. There is a touch of The Edge about the guitar sound
on ‘Innocent Eyes’ but it's Cullen’s vocals that make it Glyder all
the way. One of
my favourite tracks off the album has to be the up beat rocker ‘Make A
Change’, this is Glyder at their rocking best. The same hard edged rock
vibe is carried on into the excellent ‘Back To The Water’ before the
tempo is brought back down to earth with the mellow ‘The Bitter End’,
again showing the band aren’t just one trick ponies, they can mix the
heavy rock with a gentle almost ballad like gentility. One of
the best songs from the band so far has to be ‘One Of Us’. This is
gritty classic rock, one of those tracks that takes the band away from the
whole Thin Lizzy thing. A modern rock vibe throughout showing the band are
heading in the right direction musically, while at the same time
remaining true to their roots. It's
back to the bass groove rock with ‘Always A Loser’, before things
take a more mellower tone with the title track ‘Yesterday Today and
Tomorrow’ and the first bonus track ‘Time To Fly’, then it's back to
the groove filled sounds of ‘All You’ve Done’ before rounding
things off with the stirring tones of
‘Elverstown’. This closes what I think is the bands best and
most diverse album to date. |
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Tracklisting: 1. That Line |
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