Dangerdog Music Reviews :: © 1999-2018 Craig S Hartranft :: All Rights Reserved
No part of this this website, including design and music reviews,
may be reproduced in any form or by any means without
the prior written permission of the publisher.
- New Music Reviews
- |
- Archives
- |
- News
- |
- Submissions
- |
- About
- |
- |
New Music Reviews, Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Progressive Rock, Progressive Metal, AOR, Alternative Rock, Alternative Metal
Recent Reviews
22.04.2018
- Stryper: God Damn Evil
- Kardinal Sin: Victorious
- Heartwind: Higher And Higher
- Riot: Armor Of Light
- Thrust: Harvest Of Souls
15.04.2018
- Perfect Plan: All Rise
- Crystal Ball: Crystalizer
- Volster: Perfect Storm
- Ross The Boss: By Blood Sworn
- Temperance: Of Jupiter And Moons
- Drakkar: Cold Winter's Night EP
08.04.2018
- Hekz: Invicta
- Gus G: Fearless
- Grand Design: Viva La Paradise
- Hypnos: The GBG Sessions
- Issa: Run With The Pack
- James Christian: Craving
01.04.2018
- Universe Infinity: Rock Is Alive
- Kamelot: The Shadow Theory
- Ascendant: A Thousand Echoes
- Bonfire: Temple Of Lies
- Little Caesar: Eight
- Cult Of The Fox: By The Styx
25.03.2018
- Whyzdom: As Time Turns To Dust
- The Amorettes: Born To Break
- Maverick: Cold Star Dancer
- St. Elmo's Fire: Evil Never Sleeps
- Shadowkeep: Shadowkeep
- Jaded Heart: Devil's Gift
Sovran, The: No Song for a Non-Generation
Sovran, The: No Song for a Non-Generation
Punk n Roll
3.5/5.0
logic(il)logic Records
Facebook
MySpace
by Craig Hartranft, 04.04.2011
Raw and blistering, with tons of punk attitude. These might be descriptive words for Italy's The Sovran and their debut CD No Song for a Non-Generation. Or maybe early Motorhead mixed with early Brit punk on crack cocaine. Since 1998 the band has released a bunch of demos and promo CDs. No Song for a Non-Generation is their first label release with international distribution.
The album is brief, under 27 minutes, and the songs concise, mostly around three minutes. Mostly, as I said, this is feisty and ferocious punk mixed with rock and roll. There's some sociopolitical attitude on, for example, Revolution #10 and Generation. Then there's Europa which sounds like U2 circa the Achtung Baby or Pop era on steroids. But mostly The Sovran are kicking ass and taking names throughout this work. Under the Flash is classic stuff, to name only one highlight.
Even with their erratic and eclectic history, The Sovran's No Song for a Non-Generation is a fine representation of punk meets rock with a bit of a metal edge. I was thinking that more songs were needed to make this disc a good value, but more music might have made No Song for a Non-Generation redundant and disappointing. Check it out.
In Short
Even with their erratic and eclectic history, The Sovran's No Song for a Non-Generation is a fine representation of punk meets rock with a bit of a metal edge
Find A Review
Alphabetical Index
Album of the Week
In the early Eighties, one of the first American metal bands that caught my interest was New York's Riot, founded by guitarist Mark Reale (1955-2012). Albums like Narita and Fire Down Under were classics of ... [ Read More ]