Blackjack – Dead Or Alive (2014)

He wrote the poet Quevedo ” God save you , reader, long prologues ” , so get to it , so we find ourselves better in the style of a BLACKJACK which continue the path set with his debut “All In” 2012 , if you look at the cover of the album is remembered in one of the posters , wanting to mention at this point that Jesus Sarrión Cotillas has made several illustrations for this second release bLACKJACK .

“Blood red skies ” ( has nothing to do with the subject of JUDAS PRIEST ) kicks out with his broken English intoned hoarsely Thomas Quilez . Composition entering the first , very metallic sound and a feast for the lead guitars .

And from that beginning we find similarities in the other tracks , showing that composers are at the mercy of their inclinations , which are easy to build and assimilate issues with way too much guitar playing , with one foot in the Heavy and another at the Hard Rock ( “Kiss of fire” ) , others with a persistent double bass ( ” Western Sun” ) and coreables songs from beginning to end ( “Hard rock is my only sound” ) , but most structures made to enter as a harpoon in your skin at first listen .

Metal Mirror Studios Recorded by the group itself , the sound is very raw, first shots , almost directly , without trick or trap , very honest where the guitars are in a constant state of change . Twelve songs with nerve resting a bit on some issues , such as ” A song for you” , seventh issue that certainly will remind GUNS N ROSES and its well-known version of BOB DYLAN or adaptation BLACKJACK make that topic in Castilian in “A Song for You” acoustic guitars that are as relaxed as a disc whose nearly fifty minutes end with ” Harry is your man ,” another topic something different, not as visceral as above, with the help of his friend Rosendo , Reverend , harmonica and where it is impossible not to think of ZZ TOP .

For fans of bands like the aforementioned or other type Krokus , ROSE TATTOO , AIRBOURNE or THE ANSWER, ie seeking a live rock sound and if you have the opportunity to enjoy live sure sounds almost identical to what you have heard in the recording studio , this second disc bLACKJACK may prove interesting.

1. Blood red skies
2. Kiss of fire
3. Lucky John
4. Western sun
5. Hard rock is my only sound
6. Out of control
7. A song for you
8. Party hard
9. Riot song
10. Railroad
11. Una canción para ti
12. Harry is your man