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(record review) Le Iene-Immaginazione(KobRecords)

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Le Iene are punkrock/ska band from Italy and I listened and reviewed their new record for this zine. The record is out with KobRecords.

copertina le iene bianco e vinaccia

I just love Italian language for melodic punk and ska bands, it is so singing lovable, so melodic, so fluent and so lovely. This band is no exemption, they sing in their native language, they are a bit similar to Talco playing ska/melodic punk, but Le Iene are a bit harder and more punk than mentioned band, with a bit less brass instruments and more guitar oriented songwriting melodies. There are intro plus eleven songs on this record all being true anthems and just making your day better and more lovely while listening. It is so hard to say which are my favorites, but I would go with Un nuovo traguardo, also Una chiamata persa and the title track. I love the music on this record and I can only imagine and hope to see these guys play live one day, because this material is fiesta for sure at the gigs! There are so much sing along parts in the songs, with all the ooos and aaas and I am still a sucker for such things after all these years! This record really made my day better and I am happy that I got to know this band since I had not known they existed prior to this record. Get this one and get it fast!

9/10

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(record review) CJ RAMONE-The Holy Spell(Fat Wreck Chords)

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CJ Ramone was once bass player for the legendary punk band Ramones. Now, he has his solo career for years creating great melodic punkrock. I listened and reviewed his new record out with Fat Wreck Chords.

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I love his solo albums, somehow Last Chance To Dance was a milestone, with all the hits, and he never managed to put out the new record with the same amount of superb songs as that one. The new one has 12 songs in his memorable style, meaning straightforward melodic punkrock without much philosophy, leaning on the Ramones legacy, yet creating something unique and original, not being clone of his former band. Besides punkrock, CJ Ramone almost country influenced atmospheric half ballad Hands Of Mine is a great song, different from the rest of the material. There are also faster punk hits like There Stands The Glass(one of my favorites),  One High One Low or Rock On. Lyrically CJ stays in the same vein of his previous works with personal themes from love, death, happiness, coping with life and all that. I also love his full voice very much being somehow for me a cross between Ozzy Osbourne and Michale Graves hehehe at least I hear him like that. This is a decent collection of punkrock songs, but still not great as the album I mentioned above. But, great punkrock, better than many others out there.

7,5/10