ELECTRIC MARY – Mother (2019)
Aussie rockers ELECTRIC MARY are ready to release their new album “Mother“, their fourth full length, however due to various reasons this is their first LP since 2011. In the middle Spyder has joined on drums, linking up with existing members Rusty Brown (vocals), Pete Robinson (guitar, vocals), Brett Wood (guitar, vocals) and Alex Raunjak (bass).
Given that opening track “Gimmie Love” just starts with absolutely no intro whatsoever, we can assume maybe that there was a real urgency about Electric Mary this time around.
The refreshing thing about Electric Mary is that they don’t want to be an AC/DC clone like some fellow Australian rock bands. Instead they have a sound more in keeping with Bad Company and Free, hook filled hard rock with a bluesy edge.
They’ve got heroes to emulate after all. In their native Australia, they’re a big deal… Whitesnake took them on the road, Judas Priest asked them to support, Deep Purple had them in stadiums. Kiss, Alice Cooper, Motorhead, Def Leppard – they’ve opened for them all.
And I can hear why… they certainly pack a punch in their shorter songs, as “Mother” rocks like the proverbial mutha. Guitarists Robinson and Wood certainly know their way around a tasty riff and nifty solo.
Add in the distinctive vocals of Rusty Brown plus the mighty drumming of new guy Spyder and you have a LP made for playing loud.
The brilliant “Hold On To What You Got” has a classy Free-ish flavor, and the massive groove – when I say massive, then gargantuan is more appropriate – to “How Do You Do It” is ready to shake mountains, but the verse is absolutely bluesy and reflective.
A slow and easy guitar riff ushers in “Sorry Baby”, a song that recalls the much missed Brit rockers Skin, both vocally and in sound. It has it all from the impassioned vocals through to a smoking guitar solo midway through, sterling stuff.
“The Way You Make Me Feel” is shorter, sharper and pretty effective. Reminiscent, maybe of the Little Angels, it whips up a real storm.
That is what Electric Mary do. They take from everywhere but build something all their own. Robinson and Wood’s guitars are largely to thank for that, but there is a real class about the whole 5-piece.
This is classic rock / hard rock, and very, very well done. “Mother” is a record that has its roots in a different time, but belongs very much to the here and now. It is vast in scale and it wants it all. Nothing sounds as good as when a guitar comes through a Amp Stack, and that’s basically “Mother” in a nutshell.
Electric Mary can hitch a ride on the current New Wave of Classic Rock acts, despite maybe not being the newest band around and well known outside Down Under. Music to play loud and enjoy.
Highly Recommended
01. Gimme Love
02. Hold Onto What You Got
03. How Do You Do It
04. Sorry Baby
05. The Way You Make Me Feel
06. It’s Alright
07. Long Long Day
08. Woman
Rusty Brown – Lead Vocals
Pete Robinson – Guitar, Vocals
Alex Raunjak – Bass
Brett Wood – Guitar, Vocals
Spyder – Drums
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