PLEASURE MAKER – LOVE ON THE ROCKS 2004

Rio de Janeiro is hardly what I would consider the hotbed for rock ‘n’ roll, but the guys in Pleasure Maker are determined to change that – and make a valiant effort with Love On The Rocks. Oddly enough the group evolved out of a Bon Jovi cover band, yet to me doesn’t sound like the those multi-platinum superstars at all. To these ears Pleasure Maker has the musicianship of Heavens Edge and Thunder combined with the vocal styling of Tora Tora and (umm…) Thunder – a damn good mixture.

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