{"id":23247,"date":"2023-09-29T05:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-09-29T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/?p=23247"},"modified":"2023-09-27T21:53:00","modified_gmt":"2023-09-27T21:53:00","slug":"kurt-baker-rock-n-roll-club-wicked-cool-records","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/?p=23247","title":{"rendered":"Kurt Baker &#8211; &#8216;Rock N Roll Club&#8217; (Wicked Cool Records)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-medium\"><a href=\"http:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/mail-2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/mail-2-300x300.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-23248\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/mail-2-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/mail-2-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/mail-2-768x765.png 768w, https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/mail-2-65x65.png 65w, https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/mail-2.png 854w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Kurt Baker is in the club and kicking off in style, wrapping his lips around some Gallagher Brothershow-offs sneering Rock n Roll &#8216;Hittin Roc Bottom&#8217; with a solid riff and some show off lead breaks that shimmy into an uber cool chorus thats got gang vocals to die for. Hell, by the second chorus, I&#8217;m punching the air and shaking my tambourine. For those not in the loop Kurt Baker is a prolific churner out of power-popping rock &#8216;n&#8217;n roll and some.  His records drip with class and the melodies he crams into his songs sure beat the hell out of a bazillion bands who try to hit the mark. The fact hes on Wicked Cool means someone somewhere knows their stuff.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Baker is certainly rockin&#8217; these songs up and making them more powerful than pop as the title track will testify as the beefy drums kick into a tried and tested riff. Man, this guy can&#8217;t sleep with the amount of stand-out melodies he takes ownership of from the ether. Another thing you&#8217;ll notice is its sunshine rock n roll, you imagine he writes and records with a beaming smile slapped across his face, &#8216;She Don&#8217;t Wanna Be Alone&#8217; will testify to that. Even if he&#8217;s singing about relationships gone bad or not the best situations you imagine they&#8217;ll shake hands and just move on its what Kurt would have wanted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"KURT BAKER - ROCK &#039;N&#039; ROLL CLUB (OFFICIAL VIDEO)\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/d1-bP54utI0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The album shapes up for a cruise around the highs and lows of 80s power pop and new wave legends from the Costellos to the Cheap Tricks its all woven into the Baker DNA.  &#8216;Anchors Up&#8217; is punchy pop wearing a fingerless leather glove sneering into one of those slim mics with a pair of crisp hi-tops bopping up and down to the beat. But hey things get funky on &#8216;Love Express&#8217; like he&#8217;s been holidaying at the club Tropicana, totally unashamedly the funky fuckers. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The 80s vibe whatever genre isn&#8217;t far away as  &#8216;Bright Blue Sky&#8217; with its punchy bass line struts in only being ushered out of the way for the &#8216;Missed Connection&#8217; as that power gets rounded off with some shiny synth-driven pop.  The &#8216;Good Feelings&#8217; push the envelope with some spandex and legwarmer work sounding like a track from some weekend at Bernies teen flick for kids who should know better. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To my taste &#8216;Go Better&#8217; is the territory where Baker excels turning up the amps and rockin&#8217; like they&#8217;ve just discovered Cheap Trick and The Runaways. &#8216;In Love Again&#8217; is pure 80s new wave al a Costello and his attractions. To be fair &#8216;Not Right&#8217; is in the same ballpark with a killer melody and the song structure is excellent. Only leaving an acoustic stab at Britpop USA style in the shape of &#8216;It Was You&#8217; Now if this was the new Goo Goo Dolls track it would sell a truckload and people would be rightly hailing the band&#8217;s resurrection from the abyss they fell into but this is Kurt Baker, a true American hero who has mastered his craft and written another top-notch record. Just buy it! It will make you smile and fill your heart with wonderful tunes &#8211; Welcome to the Rock n Roll Club.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Buy <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/45e7cNA\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/45e7cNA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Here<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Author: Dom Daley<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kurt Baker is in the club and kicking off in style, wrapping his lips around some Gallagher Brothershow-offs sneering Rock n Roll &#8216;Hittin Roc Bottom&#8217; with a solid riff and some show off lead breaks that shimmy into an uber cool chorus thats got gang vocals to die for. 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