Are all these sleazerock bands starting to sound the same?
First up:
Announcement from Sonisphere: Flying in from California, Buckcherry will be nurturing Knebworth’s naughty side with their sleaze-drenched hard rock. Having toured with the likes of AC/DC, Kiss, Motley Crue and Sonisphere party partners Avenged Sevenfold, these guys are no strangers to the big crowds, and with a repertoire that includes hits like ‘Lit Up‘ and ‘Crazy Bitch‘ and ‘Too Drunk’, Buckcherry are the perfect party band for festival fun.
Get your tickets here: http://uk.sonispherefestival.net/tickets/
This is great news! Buckcherry always put on high octane, scorchin’ shows – I’ve seen em a good few times now. A year or two ago they actually played a ‘secret’ gig at the Intrepid Fox in Soho (upstairs) and it was aaaaawesome to see em so close up…
To be honest Im getting pretty bored of party sleaze rock bands: there are just too many people out there trying to be Motley Crue and making music that just isn’t original or fresh in anyway. I can think of at least 10 sleaze bands in the UK that all sound the same, look the same, act the same and its just fucking boring! Leave it to the pros, cmon guys!
Id rather listen to Cilla Black have an abortion.
At least Buckcherry have their own edge like some twisted, punky Aerosmith - Josh Todd actually comes across like the bastard child of Steven Tyler and Mick Jagger -what a frontman!
I love GnR and Crue as much as the next guy, and when Im playing / writing in that style – sure theres an influence – but at least I’ll try to do something different with it ie mix in other influences too. Fuck, its like these guys listen to Kickstart My Heart all day every day, and think if they just change the lyrics punters wont notice? Boooooooooooooring!
