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| THE QUIREBOYS - Beautiful Curse (2013)
To put it upfront, the sheer energy of (London) THE QUIREBOYS much anticipated 7th studio recording "Beautiful Curse" simply nails you to the wall. You won't remain nailed for long though, as the band's instantly recognisable fare begs you to cut footloose.
With a new management, new album, a major tour coming up and a new spin on things in general, all is set
to rocket sky-high for Spike & Co. (Paul Guerin, Guy Griffin, Keith
Weir).
Fans get a few surprises with the new album, but the biggest is perhaps
the amazing artwork, something you'd not immediately associate with
these much loved gypsy rock 'n' rollers. Themed around the Hispanic
celebration 'Dia De Los Muertos' (Festival Of The Dead), the front
sleeve, while it might looks a bit tad macabre, it makes perfect sense
once you listen to some of the tracks.
It seemingly functions as a metaphor to connect with lost lovers, lost soul mates, and probably lamenting
some lost years too, but although The Quireboys have taken five years to
release new material, they sound better than ever.
In fact, in many ways, "Beautiful Curse" takes the listener back to the
glorious days of the band's beginnings, and believe me when I say some
songs here easily sit alongside the classic debut, if indeed it doesn't
surpass it.
Opener "Too Much Of A Good Thing" with its choppy intro and Spike's
'alright, c'mon on now' growl, straight away steers towards well-known
Quireboys' territory - a bit of woo-hoo-hoo in the chorus, clean hooks
and guitar solos, and an altogether rollicking vibe prove that one can never have enough of a good thing.
"Chain Smokin´" is bursting with full-on swagger and attitude sounding as if it was composed during a ride in the fast lane, then again, I can't imagine the band taking a different route anyway. Cool keyboards, cool riffs, and a revving classic Quireboys style.
The brittle charm and well-crafted tune of "Talk Of The Town" is polished with rough 'round the edges, while
the swooning "Mother Mary" although not exactly a sonic step forward as
far as rock ballads go, is beautifully delivered. Spike uses his
cheese-grater voice to maximum effect here, and the
all-hold-hands-and-sing-together feel make this number another winner.
We're transported to The Quireboys' irresistible trademark bar room
sound on "King Of Fools", though the jauntiness of it all belies Spike's
confession that he sees himself as the anti-hero of the title.
"Homewreckers and Heartbreakers" is bluesy and intense, with Hammond all
over, raspy (even more) vocals and a solid chorus, and then we get a
rough-cut diamond indeed with "Diamonds And Dirty Stones", stirring deep
in classic roots but adding layers of hard rock driven guitar solos.
Every title track worth its salt should have an instantly memorable
chorus and melody, and that's precisely what we find in "Beautiful
Curse"; 'I've been blessed, I've been cursed, it's you that I love first / For better or for worse, I've been blessed with this beautiful
curse / For rich or for poor, for less or for more, it's you that I
adore'. Bless! Real catchy tune, and both frontman and fellow band members play out a musical romance of their own. A tune deserving plenty of airplay for sure.
We get another fine Quireboys-trademark ballad with "Don't Fight It",
with Spike dreamily crooning away while the more quietly tinged
instrumentation sits neat and tight.
"For Crying Out Loud" explodes with a honky-tonk infused struttitude,
and you want to believe that all the dead come back to live, if only to
shake and rattle along to this number before their bones give up again.
Upon first listening "Twenty Seven Years" surprises by taking a slight
detour from your typical Quireboys sound. And I like the surprise; the
track bounces back to finest American classic rock, bearing slight Tom
Petty/Stevie Nicks influences, before some spine-tingling wah-wah
keyboards temporarily take over. Inspired is what you call it, and one
of my favorites of the CD.
Closing number "I Died Laughing" rolls along nice and smooth like
matured whisky, but the rather abrupt finish leaves the listeners
calling for more.
The Quireboys are back in full form with a quality disc, on par with the
best they've released in their entire career (read debut A Bit Of What
You Fancy).
"Beautiful Curse" captures all the Quireboys charm via the band's
classic songwriting, whiskey-soaked vocals and melodic riffs... in
short, their trademark Gypsy Styled Rock. The band have taken all their
old school Rock 'n Roll values and evolved it into a more mature
approach, helped by the pristine production by Chris Tsangarides (Thin
Lizzy, Gary Moore,) and with the legendary Simon Hanson (Squeeze) being
added to the rhythm section.
Easily Recommended.
01 - Too Much of a Good Thing
02 - Chain Smokin'
03 - Talk of the Town
04 - Mother Mary
05 - King of Fools
06 - Homewreckers and Heartbreakers
07 - Diamonds and Dirty Stones
08 - Beautiful Curse
09 - Don't Fight It
10 - For Crying Out Loud
11 - Twenty Seven Years
12 - I Died Laughing
Spike - Vocals
Guy Griffin - Guitar, Backing Vocals
Keith Weir - Keyboards, Backing Vocals
Paul Guerin - Guitar
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