{"id":16776,"date":"2013-06-10T14:19:42","date_gmt":"2013-06-10T04:19:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/maytherockbewithyou.com\/mtrbwy\/?p=16776"},"modified":"2013-06-10T14:19:54","modified_gmt":"2013-06-10T04:19:54","slug":"gay-paris-%e2%80%93-the-last-good-party","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/maytherockbewithyou.com\/mtrbwy\/2013\/06\/gay-paris-%e2%80%93-the-last-good-party\/","title":{"rendered":"Gay Paris \u2013 The Last Good Party"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Gritty, rockin\u2019, dirty, bluesy, sweaty, loud and louder.<\/p>\n

That was my instant reaction to when I put this album on, and that\u2019s a good thing. From straight out of the gates it was on, and if you didn\u2019t tell me this was an Australian band, I never would\u2019ve guessed, as this sounds like it\u2019s straight out of the Southern swamps of the USA, with that bluesy style blended with hard rock and I\u2019m loving it.<\/p>\n

What\u2019s even funnier is that the song titles alone intrigue me, and make me want to listen, I mean how could you not with names like ‘Ash Wednesday Boudoir Party’, ‘Son of a Butcher Parliament’ and ‘The Gospel According To Blood & Bone’ and that\u2019s just a few of them. While you may read these and think they\u2019re some joke band, or just out to have fun, well trust me, this ain\u2019t no parody, or piss take, this is rock and roll! Well it was until I just hit the piano driven \u2018Trash Bird At Confessional\u2019 began, but no sooner had I thought we were in for a ballad and my lighter was out of my pocket ready to be hoisted, it blows up into the rock I\u2019ve now been invested in for the previous tracks.<\/p>\n

Let\u2019s get heavier for a minute if we can, and ‘Minotaur: Shibboleth Brooks No Brotherhood’ you can be the one to do that for us\u2026 riffing guitars, ripping guitars and a kick ass melody keeps this one rockin\u2019 and is a definite favourite for me on the album. The album continues on in the same style, and knows how to rock, remember this isn\u2019t called The Last Good Dinner Party, so I wouldn\u2019t suggest you bust this out for a group of friends while serving caviar, but if your dinner party involves meat and beer and at least three people with beards then by all means, make this the last good dinner party, what I\u2019m trying to say is that you need to listen to this album when you just want to rock and your end result will be thy being rocked!<\/p>\n

Vocally the album changes up from the gritty vocals when we hit ‘The Demarcation of Joseph Hollybone’ which they released last year as a tease for the album, and with its alternating \u2018clean\u2019 vocals in the verses and then building to the deeper vocals we\u2019re accustomed to from the rest of the album throughout the choruses. I like the balance here, and this one is a toe tapper that\u2019s for sure. Plus when you have a mid-song break down and guitar solo you really make this one stick out, and that\u2019s fine by me. As we reach the last track it\u2019s time to Shame\u2026 Shame\u2026 Shame\u2026 ‘Shame At The Anvil’\u2026 sorry, Motley Crue moment\u2026 but this six minute track is a great way to round out this release, it starts as it finishes. Loud. Just the way I like it.<\/p>\n

I\u2019ve never had the chance to see these guys live before, but I\u2019m going to make sure I now get to at my earliest convenience as I need to see how these songs transcribe to the stage as I have a feeling it\u2019d be one hell of a party and possibly the last good one around\u2026<\/p>\n

Check out our chat with Gay Paris from last year\u2026 <\/a><\/p>\n

Essential Information<\/strong><\/h2>\n

From:<\/strong> Sydney, Australia<\/p>\n

For fans of:<\/strong> Blues Rock, Heavy Rock and just Rock!<\/p>\n

Release date:<\/strong> out now<\/p>\n

Record label:<\/strong> MGM<\/p>\n

Producer: <\/strong>Sam Pura<\/p>\n

Website:<\/strong> Official facebook <\/a><\/p>\n

Track listing:<\/strong>
\nAsh Wednesday Boudoir Party
\nJubilee Down Crow Beach
\nSon of a Butcher Parliament
\nTrash Bird At Confessional
\nMinotaur: Shibboleth Brooks No Brotherhood
\nThe Gospel According To Blood & Bone
\nGhost Off In Umbra
\nBlack Louie Forgives The Cardinal’s Sins
\nThe Demarcation of Joseph Hollybone
\nShame At The Anvil
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