{"id":6101,"date":"2011-09-26T00:00:52","date_gmt":"2011-09-26T00:00:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/?p=6101"},"modified":"2013-06-01T14:05:25","modified_gmt":"2013-06-01T14:05:25","slug":"album-review-girlschool-hit-and-run-revisited","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/album-review-girlschool-hit-and-run-revisited\/","title":{"rendered":"GIRLSCHOOL – Hit And Run: Revisited (2011) | Album \/ EP Reviews @ Metal Forces Magazine"},"content":{"rendered":"

GIRLSCHOOL
Hit And Run: Revisited<\/strong><\/span>
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\nWacken (2011)<\/span>
Rating: 6.5\/10<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Girlschool are known as the female Mot\u00f6rhead for good reason. Since they hit the New Wave Of British Heavy Metal scene in the late 70s the band have been a driving rock \u2019n\u2019 roll force. They have survived membership changes, the lean years of rock music, sexism and the rock \u2019n\u2019 roll lifestyle. Through it all they have kept the flag flying and in honour of their perseverance they have revisited their 1981 debut album, Hit And Run<\/em>. The ladies re-recorded the entire album as well as two bonus tracks (\u2018Demolition Boys\u2019 and an extra title track featuring the almighty Doro Pesch). <\/p>\n

The album opens with the snoringly introduced \u2018C\u2019Mon Let\u2019s Go\u2019, a steady moving The Runaways-inspired big rocker that immediately motivates you to pump your fist in the air and bang your head. \u2018(I\u2019m Your) Victim\u2019, the title track and \u2018Yeah Right\u2019 (a distinctly not politically correct song in this day and age: \u201cDon\u2019t drink too much. Yeah, right!\u201d<\/em>) ably back it up with a punk infused rock \u2019n\u2019 roll attitude that perfectly sums up what it was like to be a fan of the rock and metal of the late 70s and early 80s.<\/p>\n

\u2018Future Flash\u2019 and \u2018The Hunter\u2019 have a more commercial sound to them, likely geared towards rock radio of the time. They have catchy verses and straightforward, big arena choruses and guitar solos. The closest thing we get to a ballad here is the mid tempo \u2018Following The Crowd\u2019. By no means an emotional \u2018chick\u2019 tune, the ladies do slow down just enough to show off their musical chops and silence any naysayers. The band also plays up both their musical prowess and their sexuality with a cover of ZZ Top\u2019s \u2018Tush\u2019, that is completely out of this world! The guitars here are loose and played perfectly right down to the tone. Girlschool own this song to the point that you wouldn\u2019t have known it was a cover if it hadn\u2019t been such a massive hit. <\/p>\n

\u2018Demolition Boys\u2019 is a high energy bonus that accentuates the band\u2019s punk \u2019n\u2019 roll influence. It\u2019s catchy and will keep your feet moving, obviously geared towards the big festival pogoing crowds. The band wraps it up by unleashing the title track with a Doro vocal, and it\u2019s exactly what you\u2019d expect. It\u2019s down and dirty and Doro\u2019s classic voice takes it to a whole new level. <\/p>\n

Hit And Run: Revisited<\/em> is a fun album. It hits hard and keeps you singing along throughout but, as many re-recordings are plagued with, it just doesn\u2019t have that same spark those angry young babes had. Musically, it\u2019s a lot more solid but that dangerous edge is replaced by a maturity that time inevitably brings with it. The songs are very much a product of their time, so if you don\u2019t enjoy this style of music then there is no point in trying this one on for size. If you enjoy bands like Mot\u00f6rhead, The Runaways or early solo Joan Jett then you should check out Hit And Run<\/em> (the original) and then Hit And Run: Revisited<\/em> and come to your own conclusion. <\/p>\n

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

GIRLSCHOOLHit And Run: Revisited Wacken (2011)Rating: 6.5\/10 Girlschool are known as the female Mot\u00f6rhead for good reason. Since they hit the New Wave Of British Heavy Metal scene in the late 70s the band have been a driving rock \u2019n\u2019 roll force. They have survived membership changes, the lean years of rock music, sexism and […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[24,302],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6101","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-album-ep-reviews","category-girlschool"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6101","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6101"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6101\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11976,"href":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6101\/revisions\/11976"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6101"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6101"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6101"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}