{"id":9748,"date":"2013-02-13T00:00:29","date_gmt":"2013-02-13T00:00:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/?p=9748"},"modified":"2013-06-01T16:10:19","modified_gmt":"2013-06-01T16:10:19","slug":"album-review-buckcherry-confessions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/album-review-buckcherry-confessions\/","title":{"rendered":"BUCKCHERRY – Confessions (2013) | Album \/ EP Reviews @ Metal Forces Magazine"},"content":{"rendered":"

BUCKCHERRY
Confessions<\/strong><\/span>
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\nEleven Seven Music (2013)<\/span>
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\u201cYou say I drink too much, you say I fuck too much, so what the hell am I supposed to do?\u201d<\/em> barks well-inked frontman Josh Todd, and once again we\u2019re back on that rebellious rollercoaster that we\u2019ve come to know and love as Buckcherry.<\/p>\n

These Californian rockers have hit 2013 with their sixth opus, entitled Confessions<\/em>, and as expected it\u2019s another orgy of sweat, swagger and sordid behaviour that kicks in with the anthemic and riotous lead single \u2018Gluttony\u2019 (accompanied by a wicked video) that, as all singles should, bites hard and then leaves you gagging for more.<\/p>\n

\u2018Gluttony\u2019 is typical Buckcherry, from Keith Nelson\u2019s struttin\u2019 leads, which are somewhere between Billy Duffy (The Cult), Joe Perry (Aerosmith) and Angus Young (AC\/DC) to that soulful Josh Todd guttural grate. If there\u2019s one thing Buckcherry can\u2019t be accused of its lacking attitude, and \u2018Gluttony\u2019 has it all, from its venomous vocal sneer, to that infectious \u201cWho-oh-oh-oh\u201d<\/em> chorus accompaniment as Todd snarls, \u201cI want it, I want, I want it, I need it, I need it, I need it, I love it, I love it, I love it\u201d<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Like so many albums before, Buckcherry always go for the throat from the start, but sadly their last two records \u2013 Black Butterfly<\/em> (2008) and All Night Long<\/em> (2010) \u2013 lacked a consistency despite kicking hard from the outset, and not since the 2006 minor classic 15<\/em><\/a> have they maintained a devilish charm throughout. However, Confessions<\/em> succeeds where All Night Long<\/em> at times failed. This time around the band seem to have a darker underbelly, and keen to cement their place in rock \u2019n\u2019 roll history, chomping at the bit with the rebel yell of \u2018Wrath\u2019 with its grunge-tinged chorus which rises from the angst.<\/p>\n

But it\u2019s when the band takes a breather that they shine brighter than any other. \u2018The Truth\u2019 is Josh Todd at his most heartfelt and subtle, with his vocals floating in on a dreamy ballad-esque style sway. Xavier Muriel\u2019s drums are breezy, and Jimmy \u201cTwo Fingers\u201d Ashhurt\u2019s bass bubbles below the surface as a tambourine shimmers throughout. Not since some of 15<\/em>\u2019s classic ballads have Buckcherry sounded so tight and mighty.<\/p>\n

The sombre piano-lead \u2018Sloth\u2019 is equally stirring, and it\u2019s the sort of track Aerosmith haven\u2019t written since the early days. But it\u2019s album closer \u2018Dreamin\u2019 Of You\u2019 that really tugs at the heartstrings, and is probably one of my favourite rock songs this century. It wafts in with Josh Todd\u2019s broken rasp and a delicate backbone of acoustic guitar and light percussion, beautiful in every way.<\/p>\n

Elsewhere of course we are treated to the kick-like-a-mule Buckcherry sound we\u2019ve all become accustomed to, whether in the form of the sombre gallop of \u2018Greed\u2019, with its steady drum clomp, and the almost rainy sway of \u2018Water\u2019, or rock\u2018n\u2019roll bluster of \u2018Lust\u2019 and the bluesy narrative of \u2018Pride\u2019, where Todd becomes narrator with his choppy raps, that leads us to another of those distinctive choruses. Either way, it\u2019s Buckcherry as we know them but of varying shades.<\/p>\n

14 tracks in all and something for everyone, whether you be rocker, rebel or romantic, and not a filler in sight. This is the Buckcherry album I\u2019ve wanted since the enigmatic 15<\/em>, a veritable feast of the nefarious and the necessary.<\/p>\n

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

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