![]() You are oldschool metallers as well? Or young guys just discovering the classics? High off, Nwobhm rules! I have always loved this era, and still remember the first time I bought, borrowed or copied the albums back in the days. Vokalist Chris tok på seg oppgven å imøtekomme spørsmålene mine. Og musikken traff hjerterota første gang jeg sjekke tut skiva, da var veien kort til å be om et intervju. I dag er det flere yngre band som opererer innenfor disse rammene, men der hvor mange velger seg de mest kjente eller de mørkere (og etter min mening litt trendy valgene), stiller High Spirits med driv og melodier, energi og sanger som er midt mellom å være anonyme og hit-er. Men for meg er dette mye av essensen til bølgen, som blant annet ga oss Maiden og Saxon. High Spirits er et band som ikke følger trender, de har valgt seg en stil som kanskje ikke er veldig gjenkjennelig for de som ikke har så god oversikt over det som skjedde back then. Strongly recommended to anybody with ears who likes things, especially if they are fans of teams that play in the American League Central division or the NBA’s Eastern Conference.Det amerikanske bandet, som imponerte meg stort med sitt siste album 'You Are Here', holder hus i Nwobhm-skuffen. High Spirits rock hard – and awesomely – enough to make you forget all that, and reminds you just how much fun it is to put everything aside for a minute and just enjoy music and all the life it has to offer. When things are this much fun, those things don’t really matter.ĭon’t be fooled by the bland artwork, lightweight moniker, and bubblegum song titles. Is it about apparitions flying overhead? Is it about feelings? You’re already asking too many questions – well, I am anyway. Thematically out of place is the eponymous closing track, which nonetheless ends the album on a note befitting their name. they all crackle with an upbeat, optimistic energy that compliments and emphasizes lyrics that center upon the “I” and “me” of these song titles eager to be reunited with the (titular?) “you” of the same. The tight, quick-picked riffs of “When the Lights Go Down,” the rolling, emphatic bass lines that drive “I Need Your Love,” the mysteriously Judas Priest-esque “Can You Hear Me”. The spirit of NWOBHM is everpresent, to the extent that you’re going to find yourself wondering if this is actually some reissue mined from the deepest part of Lars Ulrich’s vault – but it’s possible that the band would have been too cool for him. Besides, I’m about as familiar with the particulars as I am with whatever Moribund Records is bringing to the table this week, and trying to pretend otherwise would go against everything that this honest, direct musical endeavor stands for. I’ll spare you the band’s back story, as the intrepid Andrew Edmunds already did that quite elegantly in his Another Night review. If yacht rock actually rocked, this is what it might sound like. They rock like the breeziest of the 70s yet the hardest of the 80s. When the listening experience is likened to “cruising Miami in a Camaro during the 80s,” I mean, that just about says it all. ![]() That’s all a little strange, isn’t it? When a band’s themes include “rocking” and “being in high spirits,” it shouldn’t be that hard. Most importantly, a smile crossed my face. My head bobbed my thumbs tapped the wheel – at least until they were raised with the rest of my fist in a triumphant salute. Instantly, my ears were filled with the delightful sounds of breezy, metallic hard rock. So I jammed my finger into the ‘play’ button on the stereo, where You Are Here was still there, waiting for me. Then, during one morning commute, I had just about had it with sports talk radio’s saturation, overanalysis, and flogging of (not to mention more than a few impassioned listener rants) that whole “old white team owner is a racist scumbag” issue. Though I was enjoying it, it just wasn’t quite clicking with me, and I was starting to lose interest. I had been listening to the latest from High Spirits at least once daily for about a week as I geared up for this review. Sometimes, things click at the most unexpected moments.
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