Rooster

Nick Atkinson's throaty rasp combined with distinctly heavier, Zepplin-style riffs set them apart. If Mcfly were influenced by the Sixties, then Rooster draw heavily from the Seventies. Lead single "Come Get Some" demonstrates their mission statement admirably. "Standing In Line" sounds like adolescent Free and, moving into the Eighties, the frivolous fun of Bon Jovi and Def Leppard happily flows through the songs like Jon Bon Jovi's mullet flapping in the breeze. "Staring At The Sun" and "To Die For" are ballads - not their strength--and occasionally they hit thin, MOR naffness, but overall this is a fine effort. --Ben Johncock