STONE BROKEN – All In Time (2016)
“All In Time“, the debut album from STONE BROKEN was released some months ago but got delayed in 0dayrox’s ‘listen / test’ consideration mainly because it’s being tagged as modern rock.
Well, I don’t know if it’s because this 4-piece come from the Midlands (Walsall, UK) and are not contaminated by the US trend in this genre, but these guys sound much better than your ordinary ‘modern rock’, in fact, Stone Broken sound fabulous.
“All In Time” has a truly modern sound, yes, but the songs penned by Stone Broken are damn infectious inspired by the classic British hard rock scene, and this ‘vibe’ permeates the entire recording.
They certainly set out their store early on, with opener ‘Not Your Enemy’ chock full of everything you want in a hard rock song: crashing drums, chunky riffs and a catchy as hell vocals.
This opening track should be aired at the radio for the people who claim rock is dead and there’s never going to be any new bands filling arenas: Stone Broken’s music is stadium rock.
This theme continues throughout the 10 solid compositions to create a cracking debut.
There are classic rock elements galore, including an excellent guitar solo in ‘Be There’ and Bon Jovi-esque lighters in the air ballad ‘Wait for You’.
The thumping ‘Let Me Go’ was recorded and presented as single some time ago, and will be familiar to many as the video has achieved over 28.000 plays on YouTube (check the Guns N’ Roses T-shirt).
Rocks.
Yeah, some cuts have some kind of a Nickelback influences, in particular ‘Save Tomorrow’ and ‘Fall Back Down’. On both these I can see why Stone Broken are tagged as modern rock, but man, these guys crush Nickelback from the first notes with much more substance and punch. ‘Save Tomorrow’ in particular is a very good track, with yet another air guitar-inspiring solo.
‘Stay All Night’ is the first single from the album and has been receiving radio play on rock stations across the country. It closes the album and while it may be an ending, I predict it will also be the beginning of great things for Stone Broken.
Sometimes classifications may blind you, and in the case of rock music, even worse. I you avoid Stone Broken’s debut ‘All In Time’ thinking it’s plain modern rock, you’re committing a tremendous mistake.
These guys blend the best of the old with the best of the new – traditional Brit hard / classic rock with new, fresh sounds / melody for the masses, and have created a stadium-ready kick ass album full of punch.
At places they sound like Degreed, but mostly – and call me nuts if you want – they remind me Harem Scarem in their more modern period.
Truly impressive debut: Highly Recommended
I – Not Your Enemy
II – Better
III – Be There
IV – Let Me Go
V – Wait For You
VI – Save Tomorrow
VII – This Life
VIII – Another Day
IX – Fall Back Down
X – Stay All Night
Rich Moss – Lead Vocals / Guitar
Chris Davis – Lead Guitar / Vocals
Kieron Conroy – Bass / Vocals
Robyn Haycock – Drums / Vocals
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