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Foxy Shazam
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Warner Bros
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Band:
Foxy Shazam
Title:
Foxy Shazam
Reviewed By:
Andrew Carver
Date Published:
13/10/2010
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Warner Bros
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When you’ve got a band called Foxy Shazam, you know that subtlety is likely not on the menu, and indeed the Cincinatti, Ohio band explodes out the gate with ‘Intro/Bombs Away’ which, after an introductory barkalong, unleashes a torrent of sound on the listener that sounds like a direct descendant of 1970s rockers like Roxy Music, Sparks and Queen. When singer Eric Nally declares “I want my friends to think I’m awesome!” in ‘Wanna-Be Angel’ it’s only partly tongue-in-cheek.
Two guests provide significant signposts - Steve Jones helped update the sound of glam with the Sex Pistols and kicks in a guitar solo on ‘Unstoppable’, and Justin Hawkins, whose band the Darkness was another big proponent of onstage bombast, kicks in some surprisingly Weezer-ish axework on ‘Count Me Out’.
The band is also gifted with a very talented pianist in Sky White, who can pull off both Elton John-style flamboyance and a sensitive trickle of notes.
The band likes their rock anthems (I expect ‘Unstoppable’ will be making its way to a stadium near you soon), but also knows when to pull things back a few notches, as on ‘Second Floor’, where Nally almost comes within a few octaves of Russell Mael in his heartfelt farewell to the regular world.
The band proves it’s not completely wedded to the 1970s template with the electronic beat-humping 'Connect', which also features some backing vocals from Save Ferris’ Monique Powell.
Every performance also boasts a certain over-the-top ebullience that invites the listener to assume the band also has a kick-ass live show.
Fans of 1970s rock a la Mott the Hoople will be glad to hear there’s an excellent modern disciple to carry the torch, and anyone who appreciates an out-size music show should find something to enjoy on Foxy Shazam’s self-titled third album.
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