{"id":9129,"date":"2019-11-11T05:00:40","date_gmt":"2019-11-11T05:00:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/?p=9129"},"modified":"2019-11-11T07:01:39","modified_gmt":"2019-11-11T07:01:39","slug":"zac-zac-damaged-goods-records","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/?p=9129","title":{"rendered":"Zac – Zac (Damaged Goods Records)"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>If you like Giuda (really! What a dumb question), then look no further for your next fix of 70s flavoured pop goodness. At this point, I\u2019m assuming you are aware of the talents of their lynchpin and guitarist\/vocalist, Lorenzo Moretti. Not content with running the well-oiled Giuda tune machine, he\u2019s teamed up with multi-instrumentalist Tiziano Tarli, who\u2019s son contributes drums on this debut collaboration. Sterbus completes the line up on bass duties.<\/p>\n

While \u2018ZAC\u2019 isn\u2019t a million miles away from Lorenzo\u2019s main job, it\u2019s different enough to keep it fresh, and there is an air of optimism in their sound. \u2018Count On Me\u2019 is a breezy, Hammond infused opener, the kind of ear-worm we\u2019ve come to expect from Lorenzo. Here, he\u2019s committed to full technicolour pop, the album is often piano-led. \u2018Not Anymore\u2019 is a case in point, like prime-era Slade. \u2018What If You Don\u2019t\u2019 could almost be \u2018Here Comes The Sun\u2019 at first, before mutating into a Glitter Band middle eight.<\/p>\n

\u2018Superhero\u2019 has a hint of the \u2018Roobarb\u2019 theme tune, while \u2018There She Goes Again\u2019 and \u2018I Got Something In My Mind\u2019 both remind me of The Rubettes. No complaints here! \u2018Stay Up All Night\u2019 even references 1974, \u2018Wild Love\u2019 is anything but; a classic, bouncing bass line. We veer towards the ballad on \u2018Girl On The Train\u2019, and \u2018When You Go To Bed\u2019 has an infectious bassline melody, while the power chords recall \u2018Hello, Hooray\u2019.<\/p>\n

As ever, Lorenzo chooses his influences carefully. It\u2019s never heavy-handed or overt unless it\u2019s meant that way. This is a fun, yet classy album, which indicates the breadth of his talent. If I get to see ZAC supporting Giuda, I\u2019ll be very happy.<\/p>\n

Author: Martin Chamorette<\/p>\n

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