{"id":15381,"date":"2021-05-05T05:00:53","date_gmt":"2021-05-05T05:00:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/?p=15381"},"modified":"2021-05-04T08:45:05","modified_gmt":"2021-05-04T08:45:05","slug":"brad-marino-looking-for-trouble-rum-bar-records-spaghetty-town-records","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/?p=15381","title":{"rendered":"Brad Marino &#8211; \u2018Looking For Trouble\u2019 (Rum Bar Records \/ Spaghetty Town Records \/ Beluga Records)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/179730759_2387467444729931_1056114710003288224_n.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-15382 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/179730759_2387467444729931_1056114710003288224_n-300x272.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"272\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/179730759_2387467444729931_1056114710003288224_n-300x272.jpg 300w, https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/179730759_2387467444729931_1056114710003288224_n-768x697.jpg 768w, https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/179730759_2387467444729931_1056114710003288224_n-1024x930.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/179730759_2387467444729931_1056114710003288224_n-1140x1035.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/179730759_2387467444729931_1056114710003288224_n.jpg 1670w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>It\u2019s simple, really. Do you like Ramones? The Flamin\u2019 Groovies? \u2018Exile On Main Street\u2019? If you answered \u201cyes\u201d to all the above, then Brad Marino has the album for you. He\u2019s already written two of my favourite power pop classics in \u2018Wake Up, Baby\u2019 and \u2018C\u2019mon..\u2019, and knows how to craft a short, snappy tune with four chords.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>And he wields his Telecaster in a decidedly Keef-like fashion on opener \u2018Even The Score\u2019, plenty of slide guitar and choppy rhythms, similar to the title track, which straddles Stones\/Groovies camps to good effect.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Taillights Fade\u2019 sees the protagonist chased out of town, complete with handclaps and a simple, effective solo. \u2018Local Show\u2019 will be a familiar tale for many musicians; \u201cit\u2019s a local show, which means nobody will go\u201d. Including the inevitable list of excuses your \u201cfriends\u201d use to avoid going\/paying to see an amateur gig.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Brad Marino - Even the Score\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/jCqTO6OFC5Y?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>\u2018Tripwire\u2019 is a classy instrumental, while \u2018False Alarm\u2019 and \u2018What Do You Know\u2019 remind me a little of The Speedways. High praise indeed! Yes, some of the songs here are similar, but that never hurt Ramones, who I feel would approve of \u2018To Bleed\u2019. And when the quality is this high, it\u2019s not a criticism. \u2018Take Your Time\u2019 has a hint of the mighty Groovies, with some Rickenbacker twang.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>In an ideal world, these would be big radio tunes, especially with summer just around the corner. And the cd has three extra cover versions, as if you needed another reason to order it. In these somewhat bleak times, this is a pleasant respite.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/Beluga Records\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Beluga Records<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ghosthighwayshop.com\/es\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ghost Highway Records<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/spaghettytownrecords.bigcartel.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Spaghetty Town Records<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Buy Brad Marino <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3nCc0YY\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Here<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/rumbarrecords.bandcamp.com\/album\/looking-for-trouble\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bandcamp<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Author: Martin Chamarette<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It\u2019s simple, really. Do you like Ramones? The Flamin\u2019 Groovies? \u2018Exile On Main Street\u2019? If you answered \u201cyes\u201d to all the above, then Brad Marino has the album for you. He\u2019s already written two of my favourite power pop classics in \u2018Wake Up, Baby\u2019 and \u2018C\u2019mon..\u2019, and knows how to craft a short, snappy tune [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":15382,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"image","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[39],"tags":[184,6706,1800,183,2241],"class_list":["post-15381","post","type-post","status-publish","format-image","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-review","tag-brad-marino","tag-even-the-score","tag-martin-chamarette","tag-rum-bar-records","tag-spaghetty-town-records","post_format-post-format-image"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15381","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=15381"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15381\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":15400,"href":"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15381\/revisions\/15400"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/15382"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=15381"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=15381"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=15381"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}