LOWDOWN SAHKIN' CHILLS - review
Noise For Heroes (Steve Gardner)
LOWDOWN SHAKIN' CHILLS - She-Devil/I Tried
Another killer single from another Finnish band...this one's a kind of different sort of mid-
tempo power pop that has this conga background mixed way back so you barely notice it, but
what makes it go is the vocals...rough edged but there's a great "woah-oh-oh-oh" backing bit,
and there's a good shift of pace from chorus to verse. The flip is built around a riff like
"Stepping Stone"...B D E F sharp...and has a similar rhythm feel. The music is crunchier
rock here, but the singing is still what makes it. Cool.
Audities
LOWDOWN SHAKING CHILLS - ...Up My Spine
One of the best rock albums ever that you never heard of, from Finland. A
unique accent that sounds like it was made for rock music, plus cool lyrics
that only a non native English speaking person could come up with. Combined
with some really good hooks and a couple of classic epic type rock songs.
Noise For Heroes (Steve Gardner)
LOWDOWN SHAKING CHILLS - ...Up My Spine
This thing started rather slowly and coupled with the photos showing the band members
looking extremely, well, extremely "Guns'n'Roses" looking, I had some doubts. But halfway
into the first track, "People In Synthesis" the tide turned and this became a damn fine slab of
modern rock and roll. The first three tracks are all outstanding, and though some of the
others could perhaps be charged with the sin of being a little on the mainstream rock side, by
and large these guys play with energy, heart and spirit that aren't found in the mainstream.
Which is really what it's about. The singer is the main thing that sets the band off...he's got a
good voice for shouting with melody. The other salient feature is heavy, riff mongering guitar
work that sounds pretty damn tough in most places. Nice work.