{"id":9774,"date":"2012-06-17T16:48:17","date_gmt":"2012-06-17T06:48:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/maytherockbewithyou.com\/mtrbwy\/?p=9774"},"modified":"2012-06-18T16:49:32","modified_gmt":"2012-06-18T06:49:32","slug":"wig-wam-wall-street","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/maytherockbewithyou.com\/mtrbwy\/2012\/06\/wig-wam-wall-street\/","title":{"rendered":"Wig Wam – Wall Street"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>It\u2019s been interesting following the fortunes of Norway\u2019s Wig Wam who initially blasted onto the scene back in 2005 with their entry into the Eurovision song contest with In My Dreams.\u00a0 <\/em>Similarly over in Sweden, there was The Poodles who followed a similar trajectory.\u00a0 Both bands have struggled to shake their Eurovision moniker and quite frankly, also to be taken seriously given significantly in their earlier years, an over the top image.\u00a0 Whereas The Poodles delivered what I consider to be their finest album yet last year with Performocracy, <\/em>Wig Wam on new album Wall Street <\/em>in an apparent attempt at being taken serious both lyrically and musically, have fallen flat.<\/p>\n

Expectations were definitely pretty high after hearing first single and opening track Wall Street, <\/em>which cannot be denied, it sounds like classic Wig Wam who are capable of delivering some mega Scandi rock.\u00a0 Even once you get past the 30 second bass intro of OMG! (Wish I Had A Gun), <\/em>there\u2019s a pretty nifty little rock song waiting for you.\u00a0 But from then on, I didn\u2019t really find anything that matched the Wig Wam I love.\u00a0 We have the somewhat uninspiring ballad Victory Is Sweet, <\/em>and a few patchy musically diverse tracks – there\u2019s the Def Leppard styled rocker The Bigger, The Better, <\/em>a largely piano based ballad in Tides Will Turn <\/em>and the guys deliver some electro rock on One Million Enemies <\/em>and funk rock swagger with Try My Body On.\u00a0 <\/em>The album isn\u2019t necessarily terrible, it\u2019s just after repeated listens, nothing truly leaps out as being classic Wig Wam.\u00a0 Wrong Can Feel So Right <\/em>and Natural High, <\/em>on the other hand, which are both acoustic driven rockers, deliver some hooks and choruses I can grab onto, stand outs along with the opening two tracks.\u00a0 Interestingly, the album finishes up with a guitar instrumental track, sounds cool, but an interesting way to end the album it is.<\/p>\n

I\u2019ve given this album a bunch of spins over the last month or so and it\u2019s grown on me more than the first couple of listens but I think when I need a hit of Wig Wam, I\u2019ll be heading back to Hard To Be A Rock N\u2019 Roller <\/em>and Wig Wamania <\/em>for my fix, two absolute classic albums of uber fun Scandi rock.<\/p>\n

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

For fans of:<\/strong>\u00a0Latter day Wig Wam<\/p>\n

Release date:<\/strong> 18 May 2012<\/p>\n

Record label:<\/strong> Frontiers Records\/Riot! Entertainment<\/p>\n

Website: <\/strong>www.wigwam.no<\/a><\/p>\n

Track listing:
\n<\/strong>Wall Street
\nOMG! (Wish I Had A Gun)
\nVictory Is Sweet
\nThe Bigger The Better
\nBleeding Daylight
\nTides Will Turn
\nWrong Can Feel So Right
\nOne Million Enemies
\nTry My Body On
\nNatural High
\nThings Money Can’t Buy<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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