August Album of the Month
The album does what it says on the tin. From start to finish, this is a tour de force on pulsating rock at its best.
When I interviewed John in the run up to The Ramblin’ Man Fair, he spoke fondly of the band’s love of classic Queen – and in the title track one can feel a nod to Freddie and co. with a new modern day classic, a stadium anthem sure to be fan favourite when the band tour the album.
A standout track for me since my first listen to the album was the band’s interpretation of Fortunate Son. Many bands such as Chase the Ace have covered this song, but this new recording by the Dead Daisies has a bite and energy to it that simply demands repeat plays.
Long Way To Go was the first single from the album and became a perfect show opener for my rock show on a number of occasions. And the song proved to be a grower, garnering requests to play it weeks after I’d first featured it. The song represents the album well and suggests the album will have that important but rare feature of a great album – shelf life.
