Review:Beth Blade and The Natural Disasters – BAD HABIT (2017)

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Bernard loves these new Welsh Rockers 

Roaring out of Cardiff is this new release from Beth Blade And The Beautiful Disasters. Funded by a successful Pledge Music campaign and produced by Nick Brine, the ten tracks showcase yet another new Band that has a big future ahead of them and it’s a record that should have the stadium rockers looking over their shoulders.

The album is underpinned by heavy rock riffs that have an obvious early NWOFBHM influence but these are coupled with high quality song-writing that is full of great hooks and choruses.

‘Hell Yeah’ opens the album and sets the tone for what is to follow. Next up is the title track and it’s a belter. ‘Beautiful Disease’ rocks even more and this is the first of several tracks that reminded me of the Wilson sisters and Heart. It’s heavy rock for sure but with a commercial sheen and a chorus that implants itself straightaway. ‘Down And Dirty’ completes a hard rocking opening four tracks before we get one of the albums best songs. ‘Poster Girl For Pain’ is a slower song that can stand beside Heart’s biggest hits it’s that good. ‘This Bitch Bites’ gets back to business and is as good as the title suggests and ‘Hell In High Heels’ is more of the same. A cowbell announces the start of ‘If You’re Ready To Rock’ and it’s exactly what you’d expect. Lyrically it’s probably the weakest song here but it’s likely to be one of their most popular live numbers. ‘Angel With A Dirty Face’ is the second track on the album where things slow down a bit and yet again it could be Heart circa their 80’s heyday. A strong vocal performance does justice to a great song and I’m sure we will be hearing this played on Planet Rock over the coming months. Album closer is ‘Legends Never Die’ (I’m not sure that’s true after the past twelve months) and it’s a fitting way to end.

It’s worth noting that this isn’t a solo album. It’s a real Band effort with everyone playing their part to the full. The album rocks throughout with its Heart and Halestorm influences. However I was also getting hints of the best classic rock acts like Thin Lizzy and UFO. Those groups were as heavy as anything around at the time but never forgot that it was about the songs. Beth Blade & The Beautiful Disasters are doing exactly the same and adding a contemporary sheen over the whole thing. This is a great debut album and they should be proud of how it sounds. Look for them gigging around the UK in support of this throughout the coming months, they should be worth seeing.

The album is released on 3rd April 2017.

9/10

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