Rifles Bandstand, A - Band & Bugles Of The Rifles

Advantages: Good tunes, most tracks sound different, good genre
Disadvantages: Never match 'The Jam', poor lyrics, not a great amount of tracks

...In my opinion, this band is very underrated. I have often listened to there album and unlike certain other bands at the moment, you feel that it is money well spent. Their style is reminiscent of 'The Jam' and other 70s/80s bands. The lyrics are often poor with the same issue being sung about. Highlights are 'Peace & Quiet' and 'Locla Boy' but these are avaliable as Singles, which i would advise instead of the album. Positives of this album is that there is a range of different tracks, not all the songs sound similar. Also, the songs can be quite 'catchy' and because they are not long, repetition is needed. The negatives to it are that you might get bored since there are not that many songs and if you have a 'The Jam' album then you will be wasting your money. The Rifles can never match the greats like Paul Weller... Read review

Ciao members have rated this review on average somewhat helpful

Advantages: Great album
Disadvantages: A few fillers just arnt up to the albums standars

...THE Rifles have come along way since they released their first single, Peace & Quiet on their own Blow Up label out of their own front rooms in Walthamstow. But rather like Hard-Fi, another band that had the persistence and determination to make it on their own, they’re now an emerging force in music, courtesy of their punky but radio-friendly sound. Fronted by the distinct, gutsy vocals of Joel Stoker, the band specialise in spunky guitar riffs and no-nonense songwriting that blares out of the stereo at breakneck pace. Fortunately, listeners will want to get caught in the whirlwind. For while The Rifles certainly inhabit that post-punk world, there’s enough diversity on No Love Lost to suggest that they’re not merely riding the wave, but creating their own one as well. Spearheaded by the recent single, She’s Got Standards (which... Read review

Ciao members have rated this review on average helpful

Advantages: Good songs, flows nicely.
Disadvantages: Lack of originality.

...Track Listing: 1. Love Burns 2. Red Eyes and Tears 3. Whatever Happened To My Rock 'N Roll [Punk Song] 4. Awake 5. White Palms 6. As Sure as the Sun 7. Rifles 8. Too Real 9. Spread Your Love 10. Head Up High 11. Salvation Black Rebel Motorcycle Club can easilly be pegged as 'britpop wannabies', but though fairly unoriginal the bands songs are quite good, so that makes up for the lack of originality. After buying this album BRMC became easilly one of my favourite bands. This album is an impressive debut, and it manages to combine (nicely!) 60's psychadelic rock and garage rock. And although sounding fairly like a mix of Primal Scream and Jesus and Mary Chain, they have still managed to create a bit of their own style. I would recommend this album to fans of the Dandy Warhols, or Jet.... Read review

Ciao members have rated this review on average somewhat helpful