{"id":46818,"date":"2014-11-11T06:49:25","date_gmt":"2014-11-11T11:49:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hardrockhaven.net\/online\/?p=46818"},"modified":"2014-11-11T06:49:25","modified_gmt":"2014-11-11T11:49:25","slug":"the-pleasures-foursome-reason-ep-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hardrockhaven.net\/online\/2014\/the-pleasures-foursome-reason-ep-review\/","title":{"rendered":"The Pleasures | Foursome Reason<\/em>"},"content":{"rendered":"

by Alexandra Mrozowska<\/span>
\n– Senior Columnist —<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\"The\u201cNever judge a book by its cover\u201d, wise men used to say, a rightful approach in about nine cases out of ten. However, there\u2019s always some exception to the rule. Just imagine four guys wearing their best Ziggy-Stardust-meets-Ace-Frehley make-up and costumes that will make Wig Wam\u2019s Glam persona shrink into himself. Add the stage names such as \u201cDancette\u201d or \u201cSensai\u201d and the fact all band members proudly bear the same last name \u2013 \u201cPleasure\u201d, as if channeling their inner Ramones. If you\u2019re still not convinced the German act The Pleasures is the worst nightmare of every Glam Rock antagonist \u2013 check out their newly released EP Foursome Reason<\/em> to find out it\u2019s opened with the intro that addresses \u201cLadies, gentlemen, sluts, whores, perverts and deviants…\u201d Sounds as if the audience at the band\u2019s gigs was\u2026 well, an interesting cross section of society, for a lack of a better phrase.<\/p>\n

\u201cCrazy People Are Hot\u201d is the first track proper, an eyebrow-raising ode to the lyrical ego\u2019s compelling identity (and the goods from their vanity case). Music-wise, it introduces a listener to The Pleasures\u2019 glam rock sound aesthetics with distinct echoes of The Sweet\u2019s \u201cbubblegum\u201d era, the early Hanoi Rocks and perhaps even more contemporary glam-oriented groups such as Wig Wam or The Ark. The second track off the EP is \u201cSilent Valley\u201d that leans towards modern-day glam\/sleaze sound with its heavy riff-laden background, aggressive vocal manner and ominous voice modulations. It\u2019s definitely less melodic and more rough than the previous one, thus exploring the spheres occupied by the likes of Hardcore Superstar rather than The Ark. \u201cCome On Foursome Reason\u201d, apart from the sharp-as-a-marble wordplay in the title, is also on the heavier side of things with its grinding riff and noisy choruses. The final song is \u201cI\u2019ll Do Anything (\u2026But Foreplay),\u201d featuring the guest participation by Toxic Rose (and ex-Gemini Five) guitarist Tom Wouda. Fast shredding against \u201880s-infused synthesizers, it\u2019s again a song neither Wig Wam nor The Ark would have hesitated to include especially on earlier of their albums.<\/p>\n

Although they claim to have inherited the throne from M\u00f6tley Cr\u00fce and Pretty Boy Floyd, The Pleasures can be viewed rather as the German answer to Steel Panther. There are some similarities between the two \u2013 the blinding glare of their lyrical sensitivity, for example \u2014 but while the wig-wearing Americans draw the majority of their inspirations from their homies of the Sunset Strip era, the musical roots of The Pleasures reach elsewhere, either to the abyss of the \u201870s British Glam Rock or to the contemporary glam\/sleaze metal scene occupied almost solely by the descendants of the Vikings. Hence, their new material is a cross between The Sweet and Wig Wam, with a bit of Hardcore Superstar in. Traditionally melodic, but also quite rough when attempting more up-to-date sound aesthetics, tongue-in-cheek and understandably theatric, this Hamburg-based quartet is simply Glam Rock to the utmost. And while there\u2019s been many a better band than this one and listening to The Pleasures\u2019 newly released EP is by no means a sublime artistic experience, you may check it out anyway. For pure fun, at least.<\/p>\n

Genre: Glam Rock<\/p>\n

Band:
\nDancette Pleasure – vocals, keyboards
\nSensai Pleasure \u2013 bass, vocals
\nCurtis Cheiron Pleasure \u2013 guitar, vocals
\nTarankai Pleasure \u2013 drums, vocals<\/p>\n

Track List:
\n1.\tFour On The Floor (intro)
\n2.\tCrazy People Are Hot
\n3.\tSilent Valley
\n4.\tCome On Foursome Reason
\n5.\tI\u2019ll Do Anything (\u2026But Foreplay)<\/p>\n

Label: City Of Lights Records<\/p>\n

Website: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/thepleasures<\/a> – http:\/\/www.thepleasures.de<\/a><\/p>\n

Hardrock Haven rating: 6\/10<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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