Album: Fire Music
Year: 2015
Rating: 75/100
Toronto rocker and Canadian HuffPost columnist Danko Jones has a reputation that precedes him; his good time party hard rock has been hitting ears for the best part of 15 years or so, putting Canada on the musical map for the right reasons, for a change. "Fire Music" is studio album number seven for him and the other members of the trio, bassist JC and new drummer Rich Knox.
"Wild Woman" opens the album, and it is very much business as usual for Danko Jones: three minute rock and roll songs packed full of power chords, thundering bass riffs, huge choruses, dirty guitar solos and drums that pound along steadily and reliably as ever. There's nothing new and different about the songs from a lyrical perspective either, but in Danko Jones' case, that's not a bad thing. "Gonna Be A Fight Tonight" boasts punk rock style gang vocals along with one of the bigger choruses on the album. "Body Bags" continues the fight theme, while the other standouts include "Getting Into Drugs", "Do You Wanna Rock" (which boasts some fantastic cowbell action) and "Watch You Slide". It feels a little bit like Danko was running out of ideas towards the end, however, as "Piranha" and "She Ain't Coming Home" feel a little bit like he was writing on autopilot.
Danko Jones works on the same premise as the likes of AC/DC, Motorhead and Agnostic Front in that the familiar territory is where the band produces their best material. This album is the musical equivalent of necking multiple shots of Jagermeister and running round in circles until you feel dizzy and about ready to pass out. It's not new, original or groundbreaking, but it's a LOT of fun.
Track list
- Wild Woman
- The Twisting Knife
- Gonna Be A Fight Tonight
- Body Bags
- Live Forever
- Do You Wanna Rock
- Getting Into Drugs
- Watch You Slide
- I Will Break Your Heart
- Piranha
- She Ain't Coming Home
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