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RISE
SONGS REVIEWED: "Rise"
WOO HOO! COCK ROCK RETURNS!... NO, WAIT... THAT SOUNDS DERROGATORY. I SWEAR, I MEANT THAT IN THE MOST FLATTERING WAY POSSIBLE. THIS IS ONE OF THOSE REALLY COOL, STARTS-OFF-WITH-A-REALLY-FUCKING-HEAVY-GUITAR-RIFF-AND-KICK-DRUM SONGS. HAIR OF THE DOG MAKES GOOD OLD, FIST-IN-THE-AIR HARD ROCK MUSIC. "RISE" IS THE TITLE OF THEIR FORTHCOMING RELEASE ON SPITFIRE RECORDS, AND IS ONE OF THE CATCHIEST ROCK SONGS THESE EARS HAVE HEARD IN A LONG TIME. ONE THING YOU NOTICE IMMEDIATELY WHEN HEARING THIS SONG IS THE TEMPO; IT'S A ROCK SONG, BUT SPED UP A LITTLE, AS TO GIVE IT A LITTLE SLAP ON THE ASS AND SAY "HURRY UP, FUCKER!"... ONCE AGAIN, SIMPLESONGWRITING PREVAILS. THERE ISN'T A WHOLE LOT OF RIFF-PASTING GOING ON WITH THIS GROUP; THEY FIND A HOOK AND RUN WITH IT. THE MUSICIANSHIP IS VERY APPROPRIATE ALSO... THEY BLEND NICELY AS A BAND (OF COURSE, THIS COULD BE DUE TO MICHAEL WAGENER OF SKID ROW AND WARRANT PRODUCTION FAME PRODUCING THIS SUCKER)...BUT AS I HAVE STATED MANY TIMES BEFORE, EXCELLENT MUSICIANSHIP DOES NOT A GREAT SONG MAKE. THERE ARE TONS OF VIRTUOSOS THAT COULDN'T WRITE THEIR WAY OUT OF A PAPER BAG. HAIR OF THE DOG RECENTLY SIGNED WITH SPITFIRE RECORDS, AND SHOULD BE MAKING SOME SERIOUS NOISE INTERNATIONALLY BY MID-2000. IF THEY CAN GET OUT ON A PACKAGE TOUR WITH OTHER MELODIC HARD ROCK BANDS, THEY'LL DO FINE IN THE UNITED STATES AS WELL.
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