THE WEIGHT – Keep Turning [deluxe edition] (2017)

Welcome to another time machine, retro-rock trip by the hand of THE WEIGHT and their debut album “Keep Turning“. Conjuring that classic rock chops from an era when when drums had to be hit hard, vintage organs swirl, guitar riffs came straight from the amp and the vocals were ‘real’, this 4-piece from Austria sound like a lost British late ’70s stadium act.

In current times there’s a strong ‘revival’ of this genre with many classic band reunion, but we have also a new generation cultivating this musical style from the guts. The Weight is formed by very young musicians but take for sure they’ve listened to all that timeless LP’s and learned the lesson.
Opening with the rousing ‘Maybe’, a catchy rocker with melodious refrains, bursts of classy organ and
flaming guitar riffs, The Weight presents their credentials.

Title track ‘Keep Turning’ is more groovy, with a midtempo haunting pace and not far from what The Answer or The Darkness have recently brought to the table: classic stuff with an updated sound but ‘that jamming’ feel so late Seventies. Steady rhythm section, sweet vocals and a solid guitar work.

On ‘Blow It’ singer Tobias Jussel add swagger over the lively instrumentation, then ‘The Preacher’ is a slow burner, slightly bluesy Zeppelin-esque ballad filled with heartfelt lead vocals and a hazy atmosphere. These guys are good at it!

‘The Doctor’ cheats you starting slow with some piano, but soon evolves into a rocker with some Bad Company and Traffic on it. Here’s a lot of space for guitar solos, organ stabs and a loosely feel overall. You can picture this one played live and the crowd hands in the air.
Speaking of ‘live’, this release was originally a 5-track EP including the aforementioned songs, but The Weight has put out this ‘deluxe edition’ adding 7 extra songs, all recently recorded live.
You have all the studio tracks (plus two extra songs) in live take form where the band sounds slightly heavier, confirming they were built to perform live. The version of ‘The Doctor’ is on fire.

The Classic Rock resurgence is in good hand with bands like The Weight, a young outfit with the right chops and the ability to write & perform very strong music in this vein, organic and with nerve.
These guys need major exposure, believe me, this is really good stuff.
Strongly Recommended

01 – Maybe
02 – Keep Turning
03 – Blow It
04 – The Preacher
05 – The Doctor
06 – Keep Turning (Live)
07 – Maybe (Live)
08 – Blow It (Live)
09 – The Preacher (Live)
10 – Money Ain’t for Keeping (Live)
11 – Heads or Tails (Live)
12 – The Doctor (Live)

Tobias Jussel – vocals, keyboards
Michael Böbel- guitars
Andreas Vetter – drums
Patrick Moosbrugger – bass

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