{"id":21342,"date":"2014-08-19T00:00:29","date_gmt":"2014-08-19T00:00:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/?p=21342"},"modified":"2014-08-28T21:47:57","modified_gmt":"2014-08-28T21:47:57","slug":"ep-review-buckcherry-fuck","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/ep-review-buckcherry-fuck\/","title":{"rendered":"BUCKCHERRY – Fuck EP (2014) | Album \/ EP Reviews @ Metal Forces Magazine"},"content":{"rendered":"

BUCKCHERRY
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\nF-Bomb (2014)<\/span>
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Having courted controversy for many years, Los Angeles-based sleazy rockers Buckcherry have once again stepped on toes with their new six-track EP Fuck<\/em>, which by its very title alone should offend just about anyone who doesn\u2019t get it. But beyond its expletives, Fuck<\/em> is another swaggering sm\u00f6rg\u00e5sbord bursting with attitude, spitting venom, heaving with licks and content to crack heads.<\/p>\n

Josh Todd and company have had a knack for writing sexy, dirty rock \u2019n\u2019 roll songs since their inception in 1995. Over the years they\u2019ve been responsible for some of the best and downright sneering tunes, from the controversial \u2018Crazy Bitch\u2019 to the… er, controversial \u2018Lit Up\u2019 and of course the wonderfully… controversial \u2018Gluttony\u2019, and now with Fuck<\/em> the band has gone one step further. This is Buckcherry at its angriest, because while still melodic their ability to insert the word \u201cfuck\u201d<\/em> into every track title is no doubt going to have the censors frothing, and the sales soaring.<\/p>\n

So, first up we have the fantastic high-octane thrills of \u2018Somebody Fucked With Me\u2019 which, if a swear-box was employed during recording it would no doubt have been filled by the first chorus! \u201cFuck the system, fuck the lawyers, fuck the sequel, fuck \u2018em all… fuck religion, fuck the country, fuck politicians fuck them all…\u201d<\/em> barks Todd in truly belligerent fashion over another of those grisly, tattooed riffs. \u201cFuck my parents, my teachers, fuck my forefathers, fuck them all…\u201d<\/em> he rants again, with the drum a steady, hateful nod of rebellion to aid the frontman in his question of vehemence, and yet it\u2019s one of the best tracks Buckcherry has produced.<\/p>\n

With \u2018Say Fuck It\u2019 (a take on Swedish synthpop duo Icona Pop\u2019s hit \u2018I Love It\u2019) we have the clever side of the band. This time there\u2019s that infectious, commercial rock pomp which emerges from an initial slamming, grinding buzz. Vocally it\u2019s immense; a joyous slab of bubble-gum influenced punky rock. \u201cI crashed my car into a bridge, I don\u2019t care… say fuck it!\u201d<\/em> Todd sneers, and as the guitar hook flicks with sensitively behind a bruising rhythm of firm nodding drum I\u2019m mesmerised; it\u2019s Buckcherry at its most fiery and playful.<\/p>\n

\u2018Motherfucker\u2019 shifts and shakes initially with a swagger akin to The Cult, before lowering the tone to a sparse shuffle of twinkling guitar followed by another raging chorus. This one is Buckcherry-by-numbers to some extent; exhibiting that stony drum and rumbling bass. But for pure, sleazy, grimy energetic throb then check out the swanky groove of \u2018I Don\u2019t Give a Fuck\u2019 \u2013 with its low down and dirty strut it showcases funky soul and danceable punch, as Todd\u2019s voice is delivered with typical antisocial grace.<\/p>\n

\u2018It\u2019s A Fucking Disaster\u2019 and \u2018Fist Fuck\u2019 is a slow-building trickle where Todd barks, \u201cAll my fears and all my problems just get in the way…\u201d<\/em> before the injection of a swaggering guitar lick and mad rush of percussion and bass. \u201cIs this what I\u2019m after, it\u2019s a fucking disaster, it\u2019s another time-bomb ticking away…\u201d<\/em>, the combo exploding like a frenzied, punked-up, out of control bunch of degenerates of whom we hang on every word.<\/p>\n

And finally we have \u2018Fist Fuck\u2019. Clearly with a title that will not endear it to the charts, it\u2019s the ideal rabid anthem Buckcherry will hopefully close (or begin?) shows with, such is its fury. Boasting gang chants, speedy rhythms and flailing leads and that toxic shout of \u201cThis is what you wanted, this is what you needed\u201d<\/em> it\u2019s the sort of bruising anarchy that has always been simmering beneath the Buckcherry psyche, and when they do allow it to emerge like some raging demon we know we\u2019re in for a party at the edge of hell.<\/p>\n

Fuck<\/em> may be a middle finger to the establishment, a fist in the face of conformity, and a gob of spit hurling itself at the corporate sluts, but more importantly it\u2019s another fucking great episode in that vibrant, and slightly unstable career of one of America\u2019s best rock \u2019n\u2019 roll bands… and if you don\u2019t like it, then fuck you!<\/p>\n

Neil Arnold<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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