After their live acoustic 'Defrosted 2' released in 2017 and around the same time as their compatriots 'Shakra' (see here) , the Swiss of 'Gotthard' released a new album soberly baptized '# 13' and it is still an opus filled with terribly effective and relatively varied compositions, mixing classic and powerful hard-rock with much less heavy tracks.
It starts strong with an energetic 'Bad News' (which has nothing to do with that of 'Moon Martin') in which our feet accompany the guitar riffs all by themselves, then, 'Every Time I Die' is in the same vein, and as for the catchy 'Missteria' (see video above), it was written in collaboration with 'Francis Rossi' of 'Status Quo' (see their last album here), the Englishman of 'Quo' having already co-written with 'Gotthard', 'Bye Bye Caroline' and with '10000 Faces', we are on board a rhythmic title with again an irresistible desire to beat the tempo and in this style, we can also mention the effective boogie / rock 'Save the Date' or 'No Time to Cry' with its catchy guitar riffs and its heady melody. The Swiss also know how to vary the atmosphere with, on the one hand, rock tracks like 'Another Last Time' or the superb blues/rock 'Man on a Mission' or a more classic 'NoTime To Cry' which takes us back to the 70s or the catchy 'Better Than Love' close to the sounds of 'Un autre monde' of the French band 'Telephone' or the rather surprising 'SOS' cover of ABBA of in a slow tempo and, on the other hand, always remarkable ballads like 'Marry You' or 'I Can Say I'm Sorry', with a nice acoustic recovery of this last title of the album.
In summary, the Swiss of ‘Gotthard’ are releasing a varied album for all tastes and this release 13 should undoubtedly please fans but also lovers of classic and effective hard-rock... | |
