Hard Rock and AOR/Melodic Rock Ramblings [4/5]  

The Guestz are a fairly new Sleaze band from Rome, Italy. Yup, you read that right, Rome, Italy! The band formed in 2006 with band members Mimmo God on Lead Vocals and Guitar, Jonna on Guitar and Backround vocals, Rob ‘n’ Roll on Bass and Backround Vocals and last but certainly not least, Matt Svarione kickin’ ass on the Drums and Backround Vocals. The hard part about this review is trying to describe what these guys are like. They are definetly a vintage Sleaze Rock style band, but with a vocalist who has a Bon Scott of AC/DC kind of style in his singing, which by the way, is not bad at all! It’s like taking all of the best Sleaze Rock bands of the 80’s, smashing them toghether and raising Bon Scott from the dead to sing for them, how ’bout that!
Every year, I’m more and more surprised at the amount of new bands from over seas who are still carrying the torch for the “Old School 80’s Rock Sound”. This by no means is a bad thing! In fact, guys starting bands here in the states should take a fuckin’ lesson from these newer Sleaze bands in Europe, and get back to making some damn good Rock-n-Roll for a change! If I’ve said it before, I’m saying it again; People here in the United States are tired of that EMO and Nu Metal shit that the record companies here seem to love shoving down our throats! It has been proven here with the Classic 80’s Rock Festivals that this music still sells and people want the good time Rock-n-Roll we know and love back in the mainstream! And they wonder why they can’t get the record buying public here to buy records anymore!? Gee, it doesn’t take a fuckin’ Rocket Scientist dumb asses!
Anyhow, onto The Guestz! Their debute CD begins with the tune Jonna Wants Two Beers and doesn’t stop kickin’ your ass from that point on! Really, there isn’t enough good things on this planet that I can say about these guys. They are just a good old fashioned rock band that has really came out swingin’ for the fences with this release. Sure, it’s only 5 songs long, but so what! That just makes you want more! And from what I’ve read on their Myspace page, there will definetly be more to come from these guys and I for one, can’t wait! Tracks on this EP include: Jonna Wants Two Beers, Piracy, House Of Rock ( a fantastic party rock tune to the max!), Naked Alice and In The Blink Of An Eye, all great tunes to play whether your throwin’ a huge party, or just going for a cruise in the car on your favorite cruisein’ strip. There is definetly not a bad song in the bunch here. In fact, the only thing I can see that may even bring this EP down at all is the fact that it’s too short! This is definetly a MUST HAVE for any 80’s Rock enthusiast and fan of the newer Sleaze bands. In short, The Guestz will definetly give the Swedish Sleaze bands a run for their money for sure! Yes, they are that damn good! This EP is musically sound and produced very, very well for an upstart band. Nothing about this EP screams that it is over produced in any way. It all sounds very natural, the way bands like this should sound! Very clear and very crisp from the word “Go”. You can listen to the tunes from this EP at their Myspace page, www.myspace.com/theguestz and you can pick up your own copy from www.theguestz.com ! I highly recomend that you do and see for your self just how damn good these guys are! I can tell you that you definetly will NOT be disappointed! The Guestz fuckin’ ROCK, period!

J.T. Felton - Hard Rock and AOR/Melodic Rock Ramblings (http://jtfelton1970.wordpress.com)

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