Graceful Degradation Review of "Snew You"

I might just be a little bit in love. Firstly, Snew blew me away with their second album We Do What We Want, then the guys kindly agreed to be guinea pigs for the first ever interview I've attempted - and then they sent me a copy of their debut. And it was just as good as I expected it to be. Well, SleazeRoxx had named it in the top ten albums of 2008 and they have a pretty good idea of what they're talking about.

It is a magnificent album. Straightforward, no frills rock, designed to be played at full volume and blow your speakers. Right from the opener Stand Up High it's going to get a reaction. Raw power in the vocals, aggressive riffs and many an anthemic track, these guys know how to write and perform, and they embody the best of the classic 80s hard rock style. They also know how to ride a blues wave with the wonderful Head Trauma, turn up the sleaze factor with She's A Real Gunslinger, and throw in a bit of punk attitude in title track Snew You.

Seriously, if you still haven't checked Snew out, you really, really have to. I wouldn't want to decide between the first and second albums as to which is the better one, so get both. That's an order -DO IT!

by Clare
July 11 2010
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