The Shazam-Meteor-2009

ARTiST: The Shazam
ALBUM: Meteor
BiTRATE: 224kbps avg
QUALiTY: EAC Secure Mode / LAME 3.97 Final / -V2 --vbr-new / 44.100Khz
LABEL: Not Lame
GENRE: Rock
SiZE: 63.82 megs
PLAYTiME: 0h 37min 56sec total
RiP DATE: 2009-08-13
STORE DATE: 2009-08-04



Track List:

01. So Awesome 3:45
02. Don't Look Down 4:39
03. NFU 3:14
04. Disco at the Fairgrounds 3:13
05. A Little Better 3:30
06. Dreamcrusher Machine 3:36
07. Always Tomorrow 3:41
08. Let it Fly 3:29
09. Hey Mom I Got the Bomb 2:44
10. Latherman Saves the World 3:45
11. Time for Pie 2:20

Release Notes:

Thanks to our good friend, Bruce at The Not Lame label, we have the awesome
return of The Shazam with Meteor. The Shazam went through some significant
changes since Tomorrow The World in 2003; new bassist/backing vocalist Mike
Vargo replaced Mick Wilson in 2004. Lead vocalist Hans Rotenberry and Jeremy
Asbrock are back with plenty of guitar crunch and killer hooks that brings to
mind the son of Cheap Trick, T.Rex and The Sweet. The sound is classic
power pop helped in part by the legendary producer Mack (Queen, ELO). The
vintage guitar chords get things started on a high note with "So Awesome." This
is music you play loud and jump around doing air guitar to. The mid-tempo "Don't
Look Down" is a big fat rock anthem that is one of many album highlights. Next
comes "NFU" (Not F_'ed Up ) which is another fast paced gem with loud harmonies
along the lines of Queen. "Disco At The Fairgrounds" sounds like it fell
straight off of the "Sheer Heart Attack" LP. And "Dreamcrusher Machine" reminds
me a little of The Strokes mixed with Urge Overkill as well. The album falls a
bit short of the classic Godspeed the Shazam, but there is plenty here to
celebrate. Lots of fun is to be had with "I Got The Bomb," it's faux Ramones
chorus, and the guitar frenzied "Time for Pie" to close out this collection. We
hope to hear more from this talented bunch (and hopefully we won't have to wait
another five years).