{"id":6918,"date":"2004-05-04T00:00:16","date_gmt":"2004-05-04T00:00:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/?p=6918"},"modified":"2016-07-31T13:43:36","modified_gmt":"2016-07-31T13:43:36","slug":"album-review-young-heart-attack-mouthful-of-love","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/album-review-young-heart-attack-mouthful-of-love\/","title":{"rendered":"YOUNG HEART ATTACK – Mouthful Of Love (2004) | Album \/ EP Reviews @ Metal Forces Magazine"},"content":{"rendered":"

YOUNG HEART ATTACK
Mouthful Of Love<\/strong><\/span>
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\nXL Recordings (2004)<\/span>
Rating: 9.5\/10<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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I first saw Young Heart Attack in the London sweatbox otherwise known as the Camden Underworld and I expected these Texans to be the next big thing. Sadly, they weren\u2019t, and after two brilliant albums they dissolved, but their legacy remains.<\/p>\n

Young Heart Attack play steaming rock \u2019n\u2019 roll on Mouthful Of Love<\/em>, yet unlike so many other bands, they have a twin vocal attack. The first and foremost screech of hell emerges from the lips of guitarist Chris Hodge, but it\u2019s when he\u2019s backed by sultry sidekick Jennifer Stephens that the band take on a whole new formidable form.<\/p>\n

As the title track races into the ears, one is met by a seething guitar attack, courtesy of Chris \u2018Frenchie\u2019 Smith, and then the warrior vocals of Hodge, who isn\u2019t interested in subtlety, as his screams torture the ears before being accompanied by Stephens\u2019 and her old school Vince Neil-esque whine.<\/p>\n

A lot of cool live bands often fail to produce the blood, sweat and tears on their albums, but Young Heart Attack are an exception. Their rawk \u2019n\u2019 roll is so in your face that one can\u2019t help but boogie. Sure, there\u2019s nothing original about this style of late 70s \/ early 80s sounding rock, but on this occasion it\u2019s white hot, fist pumping, denim-clad and devilish, with a danceable edge. Just check out the groove of \u2018Starlite\u2019, the furious gallop of \u2018El Camino\u2019 and the two mini-classics \u2018Tommy Shots\u2019 and \u2018Misty Rowe\u2019, and the clattering cover of MC5\u2019s \u2018Over And Over\u2019, with its garage growl… immense!<\/p>\n

Although the band\u2019s follow-up record, Rock And Awe<\/em><\/a> (2008), went for a slightly more subtle approach, Mouthful Of Love<\/em> remains a smoking debut and enabled the band to support major league acts such as Mot\u00f6rhead. But once again, I\u2019m left scratching my head and wondering why Young Heart Attack didn\u2019t sell thousands. I\u2019d give anything to see these guys, and especially Jennifer Stephens, live again! <\/p>\n

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

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