{"id":6399,"date":"2019-07-02T05:00:01","date_gmt":"2019-07-02T05:00:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/?p=6399"},"modified":"2019-07-02T05:31:58","modified_gmt":"2019-07-02T05:31:58","slug":"danko-jones-a-rock-supreme-rise-above","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/?p=6399","title":{"rendered":"Danko Jones &#8211; A Rock Supreme (Rise Above)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/danko.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-6400 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/danko-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/danko-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/danko-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/danko-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/danko-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/danko-1140x1140.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/danko-65x65.jpg 65w, https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/danko.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>Danko Jones play stripped-down rock &amp; roll. A tightly locked rhythm section perfectly placed guitar and a ton of breathing space is all held together with a vocal line that oozes personality.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>If you like Danko Jones, you&#8217;ll love \u201cA Rock Supreme\u201d and if you&#8217;ve never heard the band before, your in for a treat&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI&#8217;m In A Band\u201d is a fist in the air declaration of intent. It had my 9-year-old air guitaring right out of the blocks and is guaranteed to have the same effect on you. Stripped down to perfection, with a chorus that kills.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/jMEWmtoxpTk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>So let&#8217;s make some comparisons \u2013 in my humble opinion there&#8217;s a bit of Dan Reed Network in there, along with a bit of Kings X, Wolfsbane, Van Halen and a whole chunk of Misfits attitude<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI Love Love\u201d hits\u00a0 Dan Reed Network territory, while \u201cWe&#8217;re Crazy\u201d pushes it a little harder. Both boast hooks that kill, with enough space for Danko&#8217;s personality to rip through the well-placed guitar lines.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDance, Dance, Dance\u201d gets way funky in a Dan Reed kind of way, while \u201cLip Stick City\u201d wouldn&#8217;t be out of place on the last Turbonegro album.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/LKsZZY-m4yI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFists Up High\u201d is pure Wolfsbane, real \u201cLive Fast Die Fast\u201d stuff. \u201cParty\u201d keeps the good time rock &amp; roll theme going, again the Blaize Bailey upper register cutting through to perfection.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou Got Today\u201d has a naughty \u201cHot For Teacher\u201d flavour, while \u201cThat Girl\u201d is pure Phil Lynott.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBurn In Hell\u201d takes us full tilt into stripped down Hetfield territory, taking you places Metallica wished they could have taken you in the \u201cLoad\u201d era.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/XDjZEFje79Y?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The album closes where it began, with another fist in the air anthem. \u201cYou Can&#8217;t Keep Us Down\u201d is a final reminder of how good \u201cA Rock Supreme\u201d is, imploring you to hit that play button again.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ll finish with the wise words of my 9-year old rock chick daughter&#8230; \u201cI think I love this band!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Author: Fraser Munro<\/p>\n<p>Buy A Rock Supreme <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2FI5KtY\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Here<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/dankojones\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Danko Jones play stripped-down rock &amp; roll. 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