Search - Riddle of Steel :: 1985

Riddle of Steel
1985
Genres: Alternative Rock, Pop, Rock

Track Listings (10) - Disc #1
1. John Frum
2. This Van Burns Love
3. Who's the Fella Owns This Shithole?
4. Underwater
5. Quiet Now
6. Plenty of Satisfaction
7. It's Called a Turbo
8. Loose Talk
9. Total Cougar
10. Easy Love

CD Details

All Artists: Riddle of Steel
Title: 1985
Members Wishing: 1
Total Copies: 0
Label: Ascetic
Original Release Date: 1/1/2008
Re-Release Date: 3/11/2008
Genres: Alternative Rock, Pop, Rock
Style: Indie & Lo-Fi
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPC: 711574631421

Synopsis

Album Description

After two years and hundreds of live shows, Riddle of Steel finally return with their anxiously awaited third album, 1985--a soaring, victorious rock gem. For fans of QOTSA, Van Halen, and The Police, 1985 feels like an exciting album coming out at an exciting time. Expertly recorded by Paul Malinowski (Shiner, Open Hand), 1985 shines every minute, showcasing all of the band's strengths. This is the band's first recording to feature the same lineup as its predecessor, and it shows. The quick and cagey feel of Got This Feelin' is still here, but the track-to-track variety is even sharper. Each song's hooks jump out upon first listen and stay in your head forever, whether it's the laid-back street cruise of opener "John Frum," the enormous rock swagger of "Loose Talk," the rich-textured and mellow "This Van Burns Love," or the fierce flame-throwing "Total Cougar." 1985 doesn't ask for your approval. It rocks as if it already has it.

CD Reviews

Rocks and then rocks s'mo.

Hogarth Hughes | Rockwell, ME | 04/01/2008

(5 out of 5 stars)

"RIDDLE OF STEEL. These hombres know how to kick it. Infectious to the point of mind-altering, everything about this trio of pure musicians from St. Louis, MO define what modern rock should be. Loud, precise, hooky, and polished. Every album they release can be compared with such house rockin' fare as AC/DC's BACK IN BLACK, or THE CULT's ELECTRIC but with a unique style all of their own. 1985 is no exception. This is the kind of record that, for lack of a more suitable term, kickith the proverbial arse. You can tell upon listening these guys not only know how to make superb rock music, they are having a blast doing it. This is a very accessible disc (as is the rest of their catalog - an EP entiled BURN, and two full lengths - PYTHON, and GOT THIS FEELIN'), delivering very smooth lyrics with great hook accompanied by supercoolly arranged instrumentation. Not to be missed by any fan of energetic, yet melodic and thoughtful, teeth gnashing, foot stomping rock 'n roll."