The Sore Losers (B)

These guys came second in this years' prestige filled Humo's Rock Rally, a bi-annual Battle of the Bands that already made a couple of Belgians famous. In Belgium.
They chose a bit of a shitty name for themselves but the winners, R.E.M.-lite School is Cool, did even worse.
Uncool names seemed to be the new cool this year.

I read a review calling their eponymous debut 70's rock. Now, if one wants to hear 70's rock one should be better off listening to Black Country Communion.
This is sturdy, balanced 2010 rock.

I could compare the Sore Losers to a band from the other side of the country, The Van Jets (now that is a cool name).
Equal on the rock front, less glam though.
The Jets too made a stunning debut album, Electric Soldiers, only to follow it up with Cat Fit Fury their disappointing second.

Minor quibbles. The singer often sings with a 2x4 up his ass and the lyrics sound a bit clichéed now and then.
"I'm blind but now I can see", "It's gonna hurt you a lot more than it's gonna hurt me".
Otherwise the guitarist proves his chops beyond the call of duty and that's the real reason the whole cd steams like steamroller or a bulldozer.

Beyond Repair and Silver Seas are drenched with rock 'n roll pur sang and my favorite Hollow Tree has this great tottering intro that makes the song just great.

There are really not that many country or slide references here. At least not in the foreground.
Coming Home perhaps the most obvious.

Good, solid from beginning to end. A band to watch live no doubt.
But you could always begin listening to this, their first full work.

Disappointed, my little ones, be you will not.