{"id":16646,"date":"2021-09-15T05:00:31","date_gmt":"2021-09-15T05:00:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/?p=16646"},"modified":"2021-09-15T07:01:04","modified_gmt":"2021-09-15T07:01:04","slug":"bronx-vi-cooking-vinyl-limited","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/?p=16646","title":{"rendered":"The Bronx &#8211; &#8216;VI&#8217; (Cooking Vinyl Limited)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/81xBfgwwSML._AC_SL1200_.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-16647 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/81xBfgwwSML._AC_SL1200_-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/81xBfgwwSML._AC_SL1200_-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/81xBfgwwSML._AC_SL1200_-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/81xBfgwwSML._AC_SL1200_-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/81xBfgwwSML._AC_SL1200_-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/81xBfgwwSML._AC_SL1200_-1140x1140.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/81xBfgwwSML._AC_SL1200_-65x65.jpg 65w, https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/81xBfgwwSML._AC_SL1200_.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>Let&#8217;s cut to the chase here.\u00a0 Has anyone or does anyone know of any sane human being who doesn&#8217;t like The Bronx and who can name a bad record they&#8217;ve released?\u00a0 No, I didn&#8217;t think so either.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>No point in asking if anyone has seen a below-par live show because that did not happen ever, or you&#8217;re just lying to impress people but that would be stoopid.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s been a long time coming and trying to forget it was still months away they kept dropping videos and hints here and there.\u00a0 I asked one of my learned friends when was the release day and low and behold it was imminent and the wait was over &#8216;VI&#8217; dropped and consuming it in manageable chunks began.\u00a0 I could do a concise review by just saying it&#8217;s out and you should already own it and it&#8217;s everything and more but that wouldn&#8217;t be fair.\u00a0 Some people forget things, and we&#8217;re all getting a bit older so it might have slid under the radar, Besides I&#8217;ve had a few sleeps to digest the record so here are my thoughts.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/nNz1TroooYg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>First up it&#8217;s been eighteen years since they first burst eardrums all over this planet and it&#8217;s been something of an upward trajectory since then with a little ebb and flow to be fair but nothing below par and a live phenomena.\u00a0 We all have our favourite songs and albums (mine was 4 in case you&#8217;re wondering)\u00a0 It&#8217;ll take a while for a &#8216;Heart Attack America&#8217; to emerge from the wall of noise that&#8217;s bombarding my senses currently from Matt and the boys but never lose hope that the dizzy heights can be achieved on every record.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>They might not look cool (like they give a fuck) they might not be the hippest dudes on the scene (like they give a fuck) they might not be on point with the latest trends (like they give a fuck) but what they clearly do give a fuck about is writing and recording the best eleven songs they can possibly muster. Making sure that the listener is tuned in properly then 100% of their time, energy and love is poured into every last damn groove and you will be left exhausted emotionally or physically and if you are not then you probably don&#8217;t deserve The Bronx in your life.\u00a0 I pity you.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;White Shadow&#8217; opens the &#8216;VI&#8217; in true Bronx style and is a bit of a free hit something of a loosener,\u00a0 like slugging a few quick shots before heading out.\u00a0 The sonic blanket of sound is both comforting and warm but don&#8217;t become a complacent listener because, the band are about to take a swerve here and there and sure, you&#8217;ll end up in the final destination &#8211; a satisfied customer &#8211; and all in this messed up world will feel fine, sweet and dandy.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Strap yourself in because &#8216;Superbloom&#8217; is thunderous. Matt has some serious pipes, we all know that right?\u00a0 just listen to those guitars and the thunder of that rhythm section &#8211; it is a thing of beauty and they&#8217;ve captured it on wax perfectly. Don&#8217;t go running with this in your wireless earbuds it&#8217;ll be dangerous kids and that solo is seriously out there.\u00a0 Heavier than an anvil being pounded by a ten pound hammer.\u00a0 Hit with subtlety (at times) and energy aplenty but it&#8217;s more than that.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Watering The Well&#8217; is driving and those guitars are sharp as hell and the rhythm is a beast making the song sound epic and sprawling even managing some classic rock dueling guitars for good measure.\u00a0 Nailing the feeling of a reset in society The Bronx are on fire and the record feels like it&#8217;s only just begun.\u00a0 &#8216;Curb Feelers&#8217; thunders along with a twisting and turning vibe from the melody to the heavy riff to the gang vocals &#8211; it&#8217;s epic!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Peace Pipes&#8217; should be a chart topper with epic and lush gang vocals throughout the verses before the bass comes through like a smooth throwback to the 60s &#8211; it&#8217;s a belter and great choice for a single. It&#8217;s uplifting and a feeling of joy and happiness is pumping from the speakers.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The Mexicana shimmering of &#8216;Mexican Summer&#8217; is groovy baby. It&#8217;s an expansive sound that has a real feeling of depth as it ebbs and flows. It&#8217;s unfair to say the Bronx doesn&#8217;t add any new frills because they do &#8211; it might be subtle shifts but the Bronx sands move but stay the same and that&#8217;s a beautiful thing to be able to do six albums deep into a several decade long career.\u00a0 Not easy and not something many bands can achieve.\u00a0 It&#8217;s not easy to mix Hard Rock with Punk Rock and make it seem effortless but The Bronx can and do.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Damn, &#8216;New Lows&#8217; is a new high as it powers on and on like a boot to the temple but wait, because &#8216;Breaking News&#8217; is hardcore as fuck and a real rush of blood.\u00a0 Anyone who says the band aren&#8217;t as good as the early records isn&#8217;t listening because this is everything the early albums were and more. The Bronx have lost none of their punch and energy and have even added to it.<\/p>\n<p>Finally ending with &#8216;Participation Trophy&#8217; on one massive groove the Bronx nail it.\u00a0 Long live the Bronx because they clearly still Rock like Fuck!<\/p>\n<p>Buy <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/393glxU\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Here\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Author: Dom Daley<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Let&#8217;s cut to the chase here.\u00a0 Has anyone or does anyone know of any sane human being who doesn&#8217;t like The Bronx and who can name a bad record they&#8217;ve released?\u00a0 No, I didn&#8217;t think so either. &nbsp; No point in asking if anyone has seen a below-par live show because that did not happen [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":16647,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"image","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[39],"tags":[6477,4765,7157],"class_list":["post-16646","post","type-post","status-publish","format-image","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-review","tag-bronx","tag-cooking-vinyl","tag-matt-caughthran","post_format-post-format-image"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16646","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=16646"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16646\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":16654,"href":"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16646\/revisions\/16654"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/16647"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=16646"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=16646"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=16646"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}