The space shuttle of The Rock Explosion, thrown from the parts of Detroit, tracks this time, the blond bassista and singing Karen Neal, leader of the Queen Bee. The career of Karen did not be all roses and flowers: the Queen Bee form themselves in fact in 1998 when she and the drummer Terry Bradley leave the Thrall. After the excellent initial verifications, Karen gasp band and itself from to the most varied professions, riinventando if same like designer, makeup artist, models fetish, webmaster etc. The reginetta of Detroit given to the actual varied and polyhedral figure shapes, passing from attitudes truly glam to images obviously goth and fetish, until to arrive to a look filled from the pure disloyal one. To remain it influences it is it also the actual sound, that leaves from the rock' n' roll for find parts verse outlet more lisergiche either dispels in dark and ghostly atmospheres or to arrive truly electric components the that me vaguely remembered the "Lords Of Acid". Between the other in the band of Karen we can find at work, in some episodes, Brian OR blivion, frontman of the now dissolved Trash Brats, in garment of guitarist and to the taken with the background vocals. The cd in matter is opened with "End" and its essence punk rock, with attractive melodic openings of easy taken and the voice of terribly attractive Karen and quite modulated. "Smitten" is an episode of mould pop power: catchy but pervaded from theatrical parts, thanks to the operation of the background vocals. "It' s Alive" short mistura parts of hip-hop, with riffs and solos of clear imprint metal. "Crank" is ice-cold and ghostly in its rarified to advance, marked from vocal lines originals, treated and excellently interpreted. "Baraboo" is supported from a frenetic rhythm typically rock' n' roll while the electric remix of "End" is really too much far away from my musical listening favorites. For luck to close the work hung us an of my song preferred in absolute; is time in fact of "Hot Alot", in which come absolutely taken again the tendencies to the Ramnstein! Danzabile and unpredictable, the sexual one "Hot Alot" puts in show the deepest side of the resonant transformism of the Queen Bee. How many bands succeed to put much contrasting ideas in a same cd or absolutely in a same song, amalgamating everything with coherence and good resulted final? Little! Karen invented the actual manner to do music and given the result is secured a good part of my admiration! Review realized from Bruno Rossi. Vote: 7,5
Artist: Queen Bee Location: Detroit, U.S.A. Line-up: Karen Neal, Terry Bradley, Mike Kish, Brian O'blivion, Bravin Neff Album: Super Electronic Label & Pubblication Year: Self-Produced, 2000 Tracklist: Fine / Smitten / It's Alive / Crank / Baraboo / Fine Remix / Hot Alot Related Articles: None