![]() ![]() The first four albums (1982-1989) represent the best stage of their career as they brought nothing but fame and recognition to their name. Ever since their promising debut back in 1982, TNT kept things intriguing, especially with their early releases. Yes, I’m talking about TNT! The non-stopping lineup changes didn’t really prevent the band from releasing twelve studio albums and a couple of really impressive live ones as well. Norway was just one of the other countries on the continent that squeezed out a pretty decent hard rock band that is actually still alive and kicking. You know it when you hear it – or when your body involuntarily does that rock ‘n’ roll seizure dance, rather.Excluding the dozens of hard rock acts that came out of the United Kingdom, Europe surely had a lot more to offer during the rocking days of the ‘80s. ![]() One Paint Fumes song is pretty much any other Paint Fumes song. Few bands are so self-assured and cohesive this early on. Paint Fumes have crafted a sound that’s all their own, and they’re only on their first album. That’s mainly what’s so noteworthy about Uck Life. You know it when you hear it – or when your body involuntarily does that rock ‘n’ roll seizure dance, rather. “Sevol Natas” is introduced with a chilled-out air organ but quickly crescendos into Paint Fumes’ signature mania. The title track employs a piercing tone, “Walking Song” shows off a surf-rock side and “999” is dark and bleak in melody like the soundtrack to a midnight tombstone-defacing party in a haunted graveyard. And there actually are differences between the songs, of course. But that’s not a complaint: It’s rare that an LP is so wholly listenable from start to finish. The individual sonic romps are so equally assaulting it’s hard to tell them apart. The album is as much a bewildering blitz as their live show. Paint Fumes’ set was a kick in the face, a blaring, tinnitus-inducing alarm to wake up the weaklings. It was the second day of the weekend fest and most folks were still trying to shake off hangovers. Within a few seconds she was topless, still hopping around and vibrating like a madwoman. A girl who was part of the Paint Fumes posse hopped onstage, dancing wildly and whipping her hair about. Who knows? During their raucous set, cans of beer soared above like party missiles, and one of them nailed a friend of mine square in the nose. But von Cramon and company were long since up an’ at ‘em. It was early afternoon at 529, the daylight still streaming in to the hazy club. Paint Fumes left a mark in my memory at the last Atlanta Mess-Around. Frontman Elijah von Cramon’s shouts and howls are too fiery to decipher, and paired with the frenetic riffs and drummer Josh Johnson’s relentless fast-paced pounding the sound threatens to blast out your eardrums even at low volume. Uck Life is the garage-rock-rooted band’s debut LP, and it’s a balls-to-the-wall explosion of energetic grit and grime. These guys seem to live the results of huffing their name, spewing reckless rowdiness with a dizzying fury from every song. Modern rock ‘n’ roll doesn’t get much trashier, dirtier or more frantic than Charlotte, N.C.’s Paint Fumes. Las entradas desde 12.0 euros las puedes encontrar en Ticketrona. ![]()
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