BUCKCHERRY "s/t". (Dreamworks.) So, this is the band that I missed while they were opening for KISS in Paris. Did they start very early or did I arrive late ? Anyway, I would have been happy to see them especially now that I know them. Their album (produced by Terry Date and Steve Jones) is a real blast ! This is the typical kind of record that you know you'll love after the two first songs. I could not imagine that a street rock'n'roll band like that would be successful in 2000 (it seems like they're famous in the US.) The guitars are wild and raw, the singer Joshua Todd is really good and the rhythm section is the perfect one for such a band. Even the quietest songs are good, usually I'm not fond of ballads, but a song like "For the Movies" makes my flesh creep and the 60s vibrations of "Borderline" is enjoyable. If you like JUNKYARD, AC/DC and GUNS N'ROSES (before they turned into insipid millionaires), you won't resist to BUCKCHERRY. They managed to mix their influences without sounding like 10 years ago, they rather offer something fresh using the best ingredients of older stuff. Laurent. BACK TO REVIEWS