Album of the Day: Electric Boys 'The Ghost Ward Diaries' (2018)
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TRACKLIST
“Hangover In Hannover”
“There She Goes Again”
“You Spark My Heart”
“Love Is A Funny Feeling”
“Gone Gone Gone”
“Swampmotorfrog”
“First The Money, Then The Honey”
“Rich Man, Poor Man”
“Knocked Out By Tyson”
“One Of The Fallen Angels”
REVIEW:
Founded in the late 80s, Electric Boys are still alive & well! Since their last work, 4 years ago they have been touring all along Europe, and finally we have a new album 'The Ghost Ward Diaries' (Mighty Music, 2018). The band is leaded by Conny Bloom and Andy Christell the two former members of the band, and also the soul of the band.
The album starts with a hard-rockin' kick ass song called 'Hangover In Hannover'. Not hard to know what is the song about...
The second song of the album, 'There She Goes Again' shows us how good is Conny Bloom composing songs. A beautiful hard-rock song, full of melody and epic chorus.
'You Spark My Heart' is another great composition by Conny Bloom. It starts with a nice guitar arpeggio and goes into another melodic song.
'Love is a Funny Feeling' that sounds like the first two albums of the band, lot of groove, funky and blues. The work of Andy Christell on bass is amazing.
In 'Gone Gone Gone' the acustic guitars appear powerfully while background chorus give the song a dramatic beautiful sound.
'Swampmotofrog' is a powerfull instrumental song with great riffs: swampy hard rockin' blues. In some passages it has took me to Joe Satriani sounds.
'First The Money, Then The Honey' is a funny rock'n'roll song, if you don't shake your body with this sing is that you're almost dead!
'Rich Man, Poor Man' has a deep Delta Blues rhythm as a background (it has even mandolin), that comes into a swampy hard rock song with a lovely chorus.
The filtered voice of Conny Bloom in 'Knocked Out By Tyson' mixed with that kind of riffs of the 70s and a groovie funky sound turns it into another awesome song.
As a perfect end of the album “One Of The Fallen Angels” is a melodic hard rock song, it goes close to AOR sounds, a great composition by Conny Bloom that finishes with 'dark' sounds.
Definitely the best album that they have done in the 21st century and one of my favorite albums of this year.
https://open.spotify.com/album/3kA55Q5FDb8bklX3GL4fci?si=Tztj8TZGS9OP0CI434BNdQ
LINEUP
Guitarist/vocalist: Conny Bloom
Bassist: Andy Christell
Guitarist: Franco Santunione
Drummers: Niclas Sigevall / Jolle Atlagic
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A new band to me - thanks!
The intro of 'Hangover...' reminded me of Rush's 'Bastille Day', which is a good thing. Then it goes all Quireboys. Which is also a good thing.
Overall the production is a bit 80's glam for my tastes, but as you say the songs are rather good - some interesting touches here and there.
Just got to 'Love Is...' liking this one!
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