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IN REVIEW: Danko Jones - "Wild Cat"


Does anyone (aside of those who've never heard a Danko Jones record) not know what they're in for when a new Danko Jones record comes along? I'm asking because I knew what I was in for, and I don't think I'm that big a rock snob or especially clairvoyant; hard charging riffs, big choruses and the highest amount of references to loud music and hot women this side of AC/DC.

The thing is, just like the endeared Aussie rockers, a new batch of Danko Jones tunes is as welcomed as it is predictable. At this stage in the game (this marks the group's eighth record over fifteen years, following a trio of early EPs), this record serves as your biannual reminder of what rock n' roll is at its core: relentlessly energetic blasts of feel-good power chords and gang vocals, free of political affiliations and dramatic societal hypotheses.

Sure, this brand of rock may not be exactly in vogue in the current musical climate, but I doubt Danko gives a damn whether what he does is acceptable to the masses or not; he and his band found their niche early on in the game, and there's no point in messing too much with the formula when the results are this effective in their execution.

March 3, 2017 • Bad Taste
Highlights Do This Every Night • Let's Start Dancing • Revolution (But Then We Make Love)


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