MCR

Mill City Rockers are a Rock N Roll Biker Band. This album is meant to be listened to the loudest stereo speakers that you own. This is Mill City Rockers 11th album release. There are fifteen tracks that are ready to be blared, blasted, pumped (Whatever you want as long it is loud as F*CK) out of your stereo. The band is made up of Jim St. Pierre on Lead and Back Up Vocals and Bass Guitar, John Florio playing Lead and Rhythm Guitars and Back Up Vocals, Anthony Florio on Lead, Acoustic and Rhythm Guitars, John Desaulniers on Drums, and Kerry Cudmore on Lead and Back Up Vocals.

Right from the first track Mill City Rockers show that they are not a wimpy lay me down band. The opening riff to the song is heavy, loud and deep the track title says it all about their sound "F*ck You". Their were a couple of features that I liked in the song. The first thing was the opening lead into the song, especially when the guitar leads in to the cymbals. There was also the low and deep whispering that can be heard in horror movies plays in the back ground in a few spots throughout the song. The last part of the song that I liked was when Kerry Cudmore carried out her voice for the length of time that she did near the end of the song. A Radio Edit version of the song is also available on the album.

"Godzilla" was recorded on this album. The comparison to Blue Oyster Cult is I like Mill City Rockers version by far way better. The song has been beefed up for Mill City Rockers liking. The guitar riffs are now louder and a bit heavier. The guitar that can be heard screaming in the background is now at a higher pitch. The voices are deeper and heavier than the original version. There is also about thirty seconds in length added to the song. The lyrics now have such new parts as "F*ck Tokyo" added. The last song on the album, a hidden track because it doesn't appear on the song list on the back cover is a radio friendly version of the song.

"When Was A Time (Broken Hearted Melody)" came on I thought Mill City Rockers went completely soft with their sound. But luckily it was just for a few seconds. For this song Kerry gets to sing lead. This song has both a Soft Rock and Rock genres mixed together. The Soft Rock genre is pretty well most of the song. The Rock parts of the song is where the Guitars are heavier and what can be heard throughout the album. There is also a part where the song speeds up and a solo guitar riff can be heard. I found if the song was completely a Rock song like the other songs on the album Kerrys singing would have been overpowered or lost.

"Shake The Dust" picks up the speed where "Godzilla" left off. "Shake The Dust" starts off quicker and has a faster speed than the other tracks on the album. This song is just a plain Classic American Rock song. If you like to listen to any 70s rock bands your eye brow should raise the first time that you hear this song. Again this song would sound way better if heard live. Im not trying to knock the album or the sound of the album but I believe and I am sure the music from the album is just meant to be seen and heard live. The guitar solos in this song would be a prime example of something that you would have to see live.

"Big Cloud Thunder" starts off slow with a few seconds of the guitar striking three strings but then takes off into Mill City Rockers full blooded sounded. The Black Sabbath and a little bit of the Ted Nugent influence blares and stand right out in this song. I find a lot of bands say they have Black Sabbath as a influence when it comes to their sound and music but Mill City Rockers prove that Black Sabbath is an influence.

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