GRAND SLAM – Wheel Of Fortune (2024) *HQ*

GRAND SLAM‘s new album “Wheel Of Fortune” is set for release next friday via Silver Lining Music. The four-piece band formed in 1984 by Phil Lynott and guitarist Laurence Archer before being forced to break up in 1986, have finally formed the appropriate return with a top-drawer of hard rocking songs which resonate with clear and present verve and energy.
“Wheel Of Fortune” is the fully-realised modern Grand Slam sound, striding confidently back into the conscience of classic-rock fuelled devotees who didn’t know what they were missing. There are no more shoes to fill, only boots being worn on the ground, with singer Mike Dyer’s style and swagger at the forefront of spirited leaders such as “There Goes My Heart”, while Archer’s fiery fretboard forays on the likes of the riffy “Spitfire” are a vital part of the Grand Slam architecture. With the lock-solid rhythm section of Rocky Newton and Benji Reid underpinning affairs, Grand Slam not only stand on their own eight feet, they’re also able to directly engage with their talismanic, legendary founding energy with “Come Together (In Harlem)”, a moody, strutter of a song from the Phil Lynott days with (mostly) Phil Lynott’s lyrics.

But make absolutely no mistake: Grand Slam are not a band returning from their past, but a band firing intentions regarding their future, as the epic, multi-layered, steamy swing of “Pirate Song” suggests… Let the music do the talking.

01 – There Goes My Heart
02 – Starcrossed Lovers
03 – Come Together (In Harlem)
04 – Trail Of Tears
05 – Feeling Is Strong (Jo’s Song)
06 – Spitfire
07 – I Wanna Know!
08 – Pirate Song
09 – Afterlife
10 – Wheel Of Fortune

Mike Dyer (vocals)
Laurence Archer (guitar)
Rocky Newton (bass)
Benjy Reid (drums)

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