Sainted Sinners
2017, El Puerto Records
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- Knight of the Long Knives
- Beauty in the Beast
- Maybe She’s Got Balls
- We’re All Sainted Sinners
- Blue Lightning Man
- This Love That I Have Found
- Did You
- In Need
- Evangeline
- Shine Diamond Girl
- Truth Is A Lie
Band:
David Reece – Vocals
Frank Pané – Guitar
Malte Frederik Burkert – Bass
Berci Hirleman – Drums
Ferdy Doernberg – Keyboard, Organ
Do you like Deep Purple, Rainbow and pre-MTV Whitesnake? Then you’ll probably like Sainted Sinners.
Fronted by former Accept singer David Reece and self-described as “the essence of rock ‘n’ roll”, Sainted Sinners plays in a classic heavy rock style that many people will find familiar and comforting. There is no doubt this band takes their cues from a number of classic hard rock bands from the ’70s and early ’80s with their bluesy heavy riffs and use of the Hammond organ.
I was quite surprised by how many tracks I ended up enjoying from this album after I finally gave it a complete spin many months after its initial release. The opening track “Knight of the Long Knives” really lets you know what you’re in with this album as the bands I previously mentioned immediately come to mind. A few turns to other classic rock bands happen as “This Love That I Found” carries a Led Zeppelin vibe and the southern boogie rock of “In Need” sounds like a lost ZZ Top track.
And David Reece’s voice is perfect for this style of music. He has the right amount of soulful grit to pull off the style of vintage-sounding heavy rock. Depending on the song, he vocals are reminiscent of Ian Gillan or David Coverdale.
This is an album well-worth exploring for fans of classic hard rock from the 1970s.
Highlights: “Knight of the Long Knives”, “Blue Lightning Man”, “This Love That I Found”, “Did You”
