Reckless Love – Reckless Love (4.5/5)

01. Feel My Heat 04:46 02. One More Time 03:36 03. Badass 04:04 04. Love Machine 03:44 05. Beautiful Bomb 03:12 06. Romance 03:16 07. Sex 04:02 08. Back To Paradise 03:56 09. So Yeah!! 03:26 10. Wild Touch 04:08 11. Born To Rock 03:29

Ready, steady, go. Thats what ran through my mind as I pressed the play button on my iPod. I’d been told from ‘that other magazine’ that Reckless Love were a bit of a joke. A bit like them really dirty jokes which your Granddad tries to tell about tits and sex but they never seem to be funny. But being the opened minded guy I am, I decided to check them out, and I have to say I am pleased with the final product. Finland’s motley crue wannabe quartet have delivered an album that, to quote one of the songs, is ‘A Badass Baby and is Hotter than fire’. Hell yeah!

We fly off to an Epic start with one of the best opening tracks I’ve ever heard. ‘Feel My Heat’ is a party anthem if anything. From its sing along stadium choruses to its fast energetic guitar solo you are guaranteed a fun time when this tune hits the stereo. We then move swiftly on through the album hitting amazing tunes like: ‘One more time’ ‘Badass’ ‘Beautiful bomb’ and ‘Romance’ which up the party vibe just like seeing a smashed toddler chugging down a can of relentless. It takes you back to the good old days when house parties ruled and nobody gave a dam about STD’s. How I wish I lived back then.

But like all comedy bands you hit a speed bump in your journey and start to think. “Will this joke ever last?” Like in both Steel Panther and even Tenacious D’s cases I think the joke will become increasingly tedious with repetition. Sure it’s ok to talk about sex and swear down a microphone like your granny on tourettes. But after 2, 3 or even 4 albums of this people are going to get bored and it won’t be a joke anymore just an irritating sound in your ear. What would be good for Reckless Love is if they quit the whole sexual and funny feel to them and just played proper Hair Metal music.

All in all, I have to admit that Reckless Love’s self-titled debut album has been excellent. It’s got everything in it to be a great Hair Metal album, but I just think they have gone a bit silly when writing some of the lyrics. The musicianship is great; the hooks are there, the mild humour is ok. Personally I don’t see why reckless love can’t make it big over here in the UK. But seriously lads, it’s ok for now however the joke will eventually be boring.

Reckless Love is available to buy or download at Play.com

Genre : Hair Metal

Article by Matt Seddon