Rock & Pop > French Vocals Rock & Pop > 2006 onwards

Advantages: Ronan
Disadvantages: Ronans hair

Well they have reunited after all this time and seem to be doing rather well. I use to be a big fan but had my doubts about them reforming as it may be good for some of them but maybe not so much for Ronan. They had a sell out concert and have released several singles and an album. I would have liked to here more new songs from them on the album rather than just their old songs re done though (they already did this in their Best Of before they split). ...
...but cheesy dancing and clothes. Now Im a huge Ronan fan but what has he done to his hair! If I was his wife I would not let him walk out like that especially as he is now into his 30's! On the whole they seem to be doing very well and Im just happy to be able to see Ronan on tv again! ... Read review

Advantages: Superb thrash & punk throughout
Disadvantages: None

Brasil by Ratos De Porao is a true masterpiece, an ideal mix of punk, hardcore and thrash metal with even the nice occasional melodical touch thrown in for good measure, fast instrumental work and outstanding guitar solos to get your fingers moving (particularly on the track Law of Silence) to, to add to the idealistic guitar solos there is also some amazing bass lines and militant hammering drumming throughout. The vocals are spot on for the genre ...
...on how you look at it - it's either an abominal row from the word go or a classic album of thrash fused punk full of anger and energy. It's very hard to select a favourite track as the Brazilian outfit blast their way through regularly visited punk topics like politics, drug overdoses, alcoholism, law and order but some of the most enjoyable tracks are undoubtedly of a native theme - Brasil, Amazonia Never More and Land of Carnival. There are two ... Read review

Advantages: More eclectic than the first, equally as catchy but not as fun
Disadvantages: Dio's voice despite being good becomes a bit wearing

Last in Line is Dio's 2nd album released in 1984 by Vertigo Records, it retains the catchiness and upbeatness of the 1st album but the only issue here is that to some extent it doesn't evolve a great deal, harder and more recognisable bass lines are added as is Claude Schnell's keyboard playing. Dio's voice occasionally goes into overdrive particularly on tracks like "We Rock" where the fact that is so loud could easily soften the effect of the superb ...
...as "The Last in Line" which is one of those Led Zeppelin going nowhere type smoochies which despite an outburst of metal and chorus eventually materialising, it doesn't rescue the track. One of my personal favourite tracks is "Eat Your Heart Out" which is Dio at their best but also posseses a truly excellent riff worthy of earlier glam rockers. The track Egypt is much acclaimed, initially musically similar to Alice Cooper's Brutal Planet album but ... Read review