What were you doing when you were around 18-21 years old? I am sure you weren’t taking the world by storm like the boys in Greta Van Fleet. I can’t remember the last time a band was getting so much buzz from critics and from music fans alike. Especially a Rock & Roll Band!!
They are being hailed as the second coming of Rock and are completely ripping off Led Zeppelin in the process…but in a very good way. Their Zeppelin stylings are showcased by the stunning “Highway Tunes” and equally amazing “Safari Song” and “Flower Power”. The band has an old soul which shines on the Sam Cooke cover “A Change is Gonna Come” and the Fairport Convention cover “Meet on the Ledge”.
The immense talent of these young kids reigns supreme with songs like “Black Smoke Rising”, “Edge of Darkness” and “Talk on the Street”. All with their blistering riffs, bone crunching drums, badass bass and screaming rock vocals which makes for the most exciting rock albums of the year, if not the decade.
With only 8 tracks on this double E.P., they have shown that rock is certainly NOT DEAD!
8 keepers out 8 songs – 100% (5 out 5 stars)
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2 Loud 2 Old Music 
I really want to like these young rock n rollers… it’s just not connecting with me. Maybe next time out.
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That is okay. We all can’t like the same thing then life wouldn’t be interesting.
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Maybe it’s because your face is blacked out.
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Nice work on the 200 Word Challenge!
Good to see them as well getting some writeup’s in WordPress as well(Myself and Mikey).
This is good to hear as I will have to get this but pay for the 4 tracks separatley as I got the 4 already from the first EP!
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Thanks! I needed to change it up a little. I get tired of doing the same thing. I almost bought the first EP, but for some reason held out and now I am glad I did so I just had to buy this one.
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Played it 3 times on the weekend! Really happy with my buy.
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Me too! First CD I have bought recently that was not a live or special edition album. If it gets released on Vinyl, I will have to buy it again for my daughter as she loves it too!
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I’m digging this band as well. 👍🏻
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Glad to hear it. They are something!
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Yep. So young too. Hope they withstand. They certainly do have a Zeppelin vibe to them. Probably why I like ’em so much. 😃
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8 out of 8, 5 out of 5, 100s all around!
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I love Greta Van Fleet!
I continue to be astonished at your prolific output John! Writing has become so difficult for me lately. Part of my problem is that I overthink stuff and agonize over every sentence. It could also be that I’m getting burned out on writing reviews…
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Thanks. Most of my stuff doesn’t require much thought, the Memes, the New Releases so those are easy. Plus, I am not as eloquent as you are in my writing. I wish I could write as well as you.
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Thanks for the compliment John. It means a lot to me.
You still have to collect all those memes, album covers and photos – not to mention listening to new music – all of which takes time.
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i’ll give you that. It does take a lot of time. I get 1 1/2 hours to 2 hours each weekday to listen to music on my drive back and forth to work. That is my prime listening time.
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This is the second post I’ve seen recently extolling the virtues of this act. Guess I’d better get on it, eh? Thanks!
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I think they are worth a listen and then you can judge. I think you will like them.
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Right on!
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