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THE COTTON SOETERBOEK BAND Twisted
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Caf Fine Records
Rating: 8 Out Of 10
Reviewed by: Bam-Bam
 Guitarist Alan Cotton is a monster! Plain and simple, he plays like every old-school axe-slinger wishes they could emulate. Although the band’s name sounds like some kind of “Country Off-Shoot” cover band, it’s not! It’s basically a combination of Alan’s last name and that of singer Robert Soeterboek, who is sometimes a deadringer for BAD COMPANY’s Paul Rodgers AND Brian Howe with a little Joe Lynn Turner thrown in for evil measure, if you can imagine such an iconic hero! With the band sounding like a mixture of DEEP PURPLE, the aforementioned BAD COMPANY and a touch of TOM PETTY & THE HEARTBREAKERS (only musically…not vocally, thank God!), they cover all the bases of the things we all enjoyed about the 70’s! How relevant is this to today’s music scene? Not one iota. But, for those of us who remember when music didn’t sound like everything else on the radio based on the songwriting and the vocal acrobatics of a great singer, it’s everything we’ve been screaming our heads off for.
Production-wise, it’s as if they went further “old-school” and recorded with good ol’, high-quality ¼ inch tape, something I’ve missed ever since the first four VAN HALEN albums! Although some of the song titles resemble those of others we remember of this era; “Set Me Free”, “Twisted”, “Colorado”, “Little Sister”, “Still Of The Night”, and “The Game”, they’re not. The tracks are totally different compositions with their own personalities that sound nothing like the other artists who donned the same titles, except maybe WHITESNAKE. Overall, this is a very enjoyable ride through a time where music was about groove, soul, tasty guitar licks, and vocals that cleared hurdles only dreamed of by today’s standards. Basically, it’s nine songs, all with their own personalities and a lot to chew on in the way of content. I couldn’t be happier to be more wrong when I first judged this disc by its cover art. For everyone interested, and there should be many, you can go online and purchase by clicking , HERE. Very Highly Recommended To All Classic Rocker Types!!! |
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