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Hi Punk Fans,

11/28/07

The Greatest Hits
"For a Good Time Call..."
Desert Island Discs, 2007

Although I have stopped doing music reviews, I received an email from Nils Forever of the band "The Greatest Hits" describing his band as a mix of HANOI ROCKS/NEW YORK DOLLS/SLADE/SWEET. Well, those just happen to be some of my early favorites so I agreed to do a review of their CD, "For A Good Time, Call...". I'm glad I did. This is an excellent album and the comparisons are right on. I think you could throw in a little T Rex to top things off.

The other thing they have going for them is that they are from Seattle. That's where my daughter lives.

The album gets off to a great start with some Johnny Thunders riffs and piano on the song "Hangover City". I've found that many of favorite songs have piano in them. "Shakes & Licks" continue the New York Dolls vibe but with a little poppier feel to it. The third track, a ballad called "For Our Hearts", slows things down considerably, but still a highly appealing song. "Fatal Reaction" definitely pays homage to T Rex with a little Sweet mixed in half way through. The album continues in this vein with super catchy melodic songs that pay tribute to their favorite early 70's glam bands. They crank up the energy on most of the tunes but sound equally at home on some of the slower tunes. I'm a total sucker for that kind of music so this is definitely going in my year end top ten.

"Where would I be if rock hadn't saved me...." ends the album and could my theme song. A perfect anthem for a near perfect album. This is well worth a piece of your paycheck. Get it NOW!

Just a reminder, I am no longer doing reviews, so please don't send any material.

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