{"id":16530,"date":"2012-01-10T18:08:52","date_gmt":"2012-01-10T23:08:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hardrockhaven.net\/online\/?p=16530"},"modified":"2013-01-19T08:04:21","modified_gmt":"2013-01-19T13:04:21","slug":"reckless-love-animal-attraction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hardrockhaven.net\/online\/2012\/reckless-love-animal-attraction\/","title":{"rendered":"Reckless Love | Animal Attraction<\/em>"},"content":{"rendered":"

by Nikiforos Skoumas<\/span>
\nStaff Writer —<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\"\"Along with Steel Panther, Reckless Love is the second part of the plan devised by Universal Music to take over the international melodic rock\/glam metal scene. Through their debut album Reckless Love established themselves as one of the premiere glam\/melodic rock bands to be based in Europe, already popular in the United Kingdom and Japan. <\/p>\n

Animal Attraction<\/em> is the brand new second studio album by the Finnish quartet and picks up where their self-titled debut left off. The line up has remained unchanged featuring lead singer Olli Herman, guitarist Pepe Salohalme, drummer Hessu Maxx and bassist Jalle Verne. The track-list of Animal Attraction is, once again, synthesized to feature a bit of everything the typical \u201880s rock fan would enjoy: riff-driven, groovy glam metal tunes, AOR ballads, keyboards driven melodic rockers, and a couple of club disco rock tracks. <\/p>\n

In a way contrasting their debut, Animal Attraction<\/em> makes more economical use of rhythm guitar, allowing room for the keyboards and bass to capture a bit more of the spotlight on this second effort. You can expect all their characteristic riffs, guitar melodies and solos of the debut <\/p>\n

Animal Attraction<\/em> makes a glam metal opening with the title track baring a rock \u2019n roll riff, big drum toms and sing-along chorus; following is the Van Halen-esque \u201cSpeedin\u2019\u201d which opens on a tapping guitar solo while Herman uncovers the Roth in him. Following that we get the first adult oriented rocker in the standard tempo \u201cBorn to Break Your Heart,\u201d whose core melody reminds one of 69 Eyes. <\/p>\n

Regarding the disco rockers \u201cHot\u201d and \u201cDance,\u201d it is quite remarkable how Reckless Love combine distorted guitars, and loud bass with disco tempos into songs that actually make sense whether you play them at the club or at home. Equally significant addition is the glamorous melodic rocker \u201cDirty Dreams\u201d which is bound to leave a lasting impression whereupon Olli reflects on the experience of spending the night with a woman senior to him (in age and experience). Lastly, one has got to address the ambiguously titled \u201cCoconuts\u201d which has triggered mixed reactions from their fan base. Beyond its title, \u201cCoconuts\u201d is actually a melodic guitar driven rocker pretty straightforward in nature. And if you think that tropical fruit might be quite an original topic of inspiration for a rock band allow one to take you back to the 1988 song \u201cBeneath da Coconuts\u201d by Danish AOR band Fate.<\/p>\n

Overall, Reckless Love have never been shy in letting their influences flow through their original songs so experienced fans of the genre, for the biggest part, will be able to tell where each song on Animal Attraction is coming from. If you enjoyed their debut as well as the latest albums by Crazy Lixx, Miss Behaviour and Gunner, you can not go wrong with Reckless Love\u2019s second studio offering. <\/p>\n

Genre: Glam Metal, Melodic Rock, Disco Rock<\/p>\n

Line up:
\nOlli Herman \u2013 lead vocals
\nPepe Salohalme \u2013 guitar
\nHessu Maxx \u2013 drums
\nJalle Verne \u2013 bass<\/p>\n

Track list:
\n01. Animal Attraction
\n02. Speedin\u2019
\n03. Born To Break Your Heart
\n04. Hot
\n05. Fantasy
\n06. Dirty Dreams
\n07. Dance
\n08. Fight
\n09. Switchblade Babe
\n10. On The Radio
\n11. Coconuts
\n12. Young N Crazy<\/p>\n

Band Website: http:\/\/www.recklesslove.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n

Hardrockhaven rating: 8.5\/10<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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