Review: Devil City Angels – Devil City Angels

Century Media Records (2015)

Reviewer: Kelv Hellrazer

As far as I’m concerned Bryan Dallas, Chandler Mogul and Brandon Gibbs are the future of this music… They are showing tired 80s people how it’s done not copying, not hair by numbers but what would have continued if grunge hadn’t come along…

Anyway let’s talk Brandon Gibbs… Here’s a guy that was zero years old, when me, Lynn Allens and Billy Pieffer were living it up at Beethovens in Davenport  Iowa in  86.. Here’s a guy that has great songwriting skills that the old dudes had but he’s breathing new life into it, but not that by numbers shit…

Okay songs…we got ’em.  ‘Numb‘, holy crap Brandon sounds like Gene Simmons but way better… Powerful and straight outta Chris Laney songbook, ‘You Are All I Need‘ is superb PowerPop  like the Raspberries meeting Jonathan Daniels in a dark alley. ‘Back To The Drive‘ is prime 70s’ glam along Suzi Quatro love it and I bet my old pal Rikki Alan Rockett does too, Brandon brings great things outta Rikki and Traci Guns.

‘Bad Decision‘ is classic Kiss like not that tosh Banker Simmons is knocking out at the moment it’s aggressive it’s flashy I love it. ‘I’m Living‘ sounds like Poison, Rikki sounds happy at the beginning of song…it sounds like Poison but Brandon gives it seventies cred!

Brandon’s brought me outta music  journalism retirement (and Dan Mann of coarse), cos he’s come up with a supergroup that works.

Everyone’s talking bout Poison( I’ve even been offered money to spill the beans…too busy using Bret’s aftershave) reunions and Special Guests.. Poison need Bret but I reckon Brandon could breathe new life into em on rhythm guitar  Album of the year  cheerz Brandon..