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Guano Apes, fronted by glamorous Sandra Nasic, are
back and firing on all cylinders, they did after all supply
the music for the Japanese Grand Prix. This German alternative
rock quartet were formed in 1994 and released three highly
successful albums, hitting number 1 in their homeland and
top twenty across Europe, the last being 2003's 'Walking
on a Thin Line' before splitting in 2005 after a 'final'
tour. Strangely, but mainly due to record company problems,
this American sounding band never broke the USA. They reformed
in 2009 to perform at a string of Europe's biggest outdoor
festivals. They describe their music “as a heavier and more
explosive version of No Doubt's ska-influenced rock”, I
would call it classic alternative rock with an edge, topped
by Sandra's outstanding voice that veers from soft and sweet
to ferocious and forceful. They don't monkey around as they
belt through a dozen groovy infectious driving rockers with
massive choruses that will have you bouncing around doing
the Funky Gibbon. They range from pop rockers like opener
'Sunday Lover' and lead single 'Oh What A Night' (on Female
Voices blog) to the thrashing punky 'Trust' to the touch
of dub in 'Fanman' to the melodic 'Fire In Your Eyes' to
the dance floor filling 'She's a Killer' to bonus track
'Carol and Shine' which reminds me of Toni Basil's 'Oh Mickey'.
There is certainly no guano in sight on this is a hyper
commercial all killer and no filler collection that will
go down a storm with old fans, as well as attracting a whole
new legion of fans who were not around the first time because
they stand head and shoulders above the current morass of
alternative rock wannabes. Their planet can be found at
http://www.guanoapes.org/de-en/home
, a high octane 8.75 out of 10.
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