{"id":2953,"date":"2011-11-10T10:26:06","date_gmt":"2011-11-09T23:26:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/maytherockbewithyou.com\/mtrbwy\/?p=2953"},"modified":"2011-11-10T10:48:12","modified_gmt":"2011-11-09T23:48:12","slug":"the-gloria-story-shades-of-white","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/maytherockbewithyou.com\/mtrbwy\/2011\/11\/the-gloria-story-shades-of-white\/","title":{"rendered":"The Gloria Story – Shades Of White"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>In 25 words or less: Shades Of White is easily one of the most enjoyable albums I have heard all year<\/em><\/p>\n

With a swag of influences that firmly rest in the era of 70\u2019s glam and rock & roll both visually and musically, it has to be stated right up front that Shades Of White <\/em>is easily one of the most enjoyable albums I have heard all year.\u00a0 When an album is over before it barely seems like I have pressed play\u2026that\u2019s a damn good sign, at least for me anyways.\u00a0 The Gloria Story are influenced by 70\u2019s glam rock & roll and the songs certainly sound like vintage 70\u2019s glam rock & roll, right down to the production which comes courtesy of Anders \u201cBoba Fett\u201d Lindstr\u00f6m of The Hellacopters fame.<\/p>\n

Valentino <\/em>serves as a perfect introduction to what The Gloria Story is all about, duelling harmony guitar lead\u2019s, thumping bass lines, glorious harmonies and a real undeniable 10 toe tapping swagger\u2026sounds a bit familiar, like a Thin Lizzy familiar?\u00a0 Well this track is about as Thin Lizzy sounding as you can get.\u00a0 These charismatic Swede\u2019s make no apologies for their flamboyant image and get up and whilst this obviously visually doesn\u2019t come through the speakers when listening to the album, but on Total Stranger <\/em>and When Hearts Cease To Bloom, <\/em>the feel good glam factor is upped to the max and in my imagination all I see is spandex and jumping high kicks!<\/p>\n

COWBELL is delivered in spades on the sultry That 70\u2019s Night<\/em> and if you are a regular reader of my reviews, you know how I love me some good cowbell. \u00a0Baby Let The Good Times Roll, <\/em>in a lyrical sense\u00a0has that real story telling vibe of Thin Lizzy, in fact, every song on this album is a story unto itself, as opposed to just being a jumble of words for the sake of words. \u00a0There will no doubt be some people out there that won\u2019t be able to get past the fact that The Gloria Story so proudly display their influences throughout their songs and also down to their fur collars, but songs like I Can Make You Run <\/em>show the band do indeed have their own musical identity.<\/p>\n

Shades Of White <\/em>has certainly been one of those uncovered treasures in 2011 for me. \u00a0Even if you just have a casual liking for bands such as Kiss, T-Rex, Thin Lizzy and 70\u2019s glam rock in general, then The Gloria Story could just be one of the best things you\u2019ve never heard.<\/p>\n

Check out our interview with The Glory Story right here…<\/a><\/p>\n

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

Check it out if you like:<\/strong> 70\u2019s glam rock<\/p>\n

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

Record label:<\/strong> Sound Pollution<\/p>\n

Produced by: <\/strong>Anders \u201cBoba Fett\u201d Lindstr\u00f6m<\/p>\n

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Website: <\/strong>www.thegloriastory.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n

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