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ELECTRIC BOYS started as a duo of Conny Bloom, guitars\/vocals, and Andy Christell, bass. They scored a direct hit with \u201cAll Lips N\u00b4 Hips\u201d, and immediately recruited Franco Santunione on guitar and drummer Niclas Sigevall. The mix of grooves, BEATLES- psychedelica and heavy guitar riffs helped them get their debut \u201cFunk-O-Metal Carpet Ride\u201d out in 1989. A later rerelease featured five additional tracks produced by Bob Rock. Touring in Europe and the US ensued, and MTV played them frequently. Next up was the hit single \u201cF\u00f6r Fet F\u00f6r Ett F\u2019\u2019k\u201d written especially for the late comedian Micke Dubois. But they didn\u00b4t see it suitable to rest, but continued with the next album \u201cGroovus Maximus\u201d, which was followed by a lot of touring too. The saga first ended in 1994 not long after the release of third album \u201cFreewheelin\u00b4 \u201c. Conny and Andy played with HANOI ROCKS between 2006-08 and decided to reunite ELECTRIC BOYS during that time. A \u201cBest of\u201d was conceived and they played the Sweden Rock Festival, plus supported ALICE COOPER in December. The original line-up is in place, are they truly back in action?<\/p>\n
Ok, this is not the nineties. I remember the band\u00b4s heyday very well, and it was not quite the setting of 2011. There is no surprise in using the seventies and psychedelica, and the Trax list that first made them famous has been shelved. The fun parts seem less funny these days, and there is no Micke Dubois to help out. But there are some truly outstanding moments on offer; \u201cReeferlord\u201d is straightforward enough to become something, the same goes for the rather straightforward \u201cAngel in an Armored Suit\u201d and the maximum groovy \u201cA Mother of a Love Story\u201d. The cozy ballad \u201cTen Thousand Times Goodbye\u201d fares well, as does the seventies tinged \u201cMy Heart\u00b4s Not for Sale\u201d. But there are too many ok songs on here to make for a standout album in the vein of their early albums. The chosen single or video track is the BEATLES-oozing and spaced out track \u201cFather Popcorn\u00b4s Magic Oysters\u201d, but they are not SOUNDGARDEN. I wonder what they\u00b4d smoked prior to writing \u201cSometimes U Gotta Go Look for the Car\u201d, with its oddball lyrics. Naah, as much as I frolic at their return, I must regret that the times\u2026they are a-changin\u00b4. <\/p>\n
Track List
\nReeferlord
\nMy Heart\u00b4s Not for Sale
\nFather Popcorn\u00b4s Magic Oysters
\nAngel in an Armored Suit
\nTen Thousand Times Goodbye
\nThe House Is Rockin\u00b4
\nWelcome to the High Times
\nSometimes You Gotta Go Look for the Car
\nPut Your Arms Around Me
\nThe Day the Gypsies Came to Town
\nRollin\u00b4 the World
\nA Mother of a Love Story<\/p>\n
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