Virgin Music Review
Please read this fantastic 7 out of 10 review. It reads like a 10 out of 10 review, except for the bit that says 7 out of 10. We’ve seen this kind of thing a lot with the Leg - can anybody explain it? Lol!
Never judge a book by its cover, for falsetto-voiced-boy-wonder Justin Hawkins
has created something very much like his previous stadium-filling band
The Darkness, only better. Ladies and gentlemen, I give you Hot Leg. I thought I told you never to judge a book by its cover?
Spandex leotards have been demoted in favour of attire that would be
more at home on Centre Court in W1, and Hot Leg has certainly served up
a few aces here. And yes, I am being serious!
Hot Leg’s debut album Red Light Fever - released 9th February - is a
return to rock god form with classic blues rock licks stimulating your
musical clitoris mercilessly throughout.
Hawkins’ larynx has been rested over the last year or two, but it
gets a good workout throughout the album. His impeccable high-pitched
wails intertwine with trademark over-the-top guitar solos like never
before, and from the first listen it certainly does sound like a return
to form. Debut single I’ve Met Jesus is a scorcher of a song, but will
Hot Leg always be compared to The Darkness? I recently caught up with
Justin to ask him just that, and his response was positive:
‘We have just started in this band so the only thing people have to
compare us to are The Darkness,’ he said. ‘However we are our own
animal and I think eventually the comparisons will stop.
‘We have more drive and more focus, and the songs are more
channelled to the ‘Man Rock’ vibe we’re giving out. I think we are
better all round. I really do.’
Man Rock vibe? Red Light Fever is set to take spring by storm and if
they live up to the hype and the songs, it will be game, set and match.
7 /10
http://music.virgin.com/2009/01/19/hot-leg-red-light-fever-review/
Great music, great.
