Reckless Love – Reckless Love
Reckless Love [European Import] (2010, Universal Music/Mercury Records)
1. “Feel My Heat” … 3:46
2. “One More Time” … 3:37
3. “Badass” … 4:05
4. “Love Machine” … 3:44
5. “Beautiful Bomb” … 3:13
6. “Romance” … 3:16
7. “Sex” … 4:03
8. “Back To Paradise” … 3:57
9. “So Yeah!!” … 3:26
10. “Wild Touch” … 4:09
11. “Born To Rock” … 3:29
Band:
Olli Herman – Vocals
Pepe – Guitar, Backing Vocals
Jalle Verne – Bass, Backing Vocals
Hessu Maxx – Drums, Percussion, Backing Vocals
Additional Musicians:
Ilkka Wirtanen – Keyboards
Producer: Ilkka Wirtanen
Having originally formed under the name of Reckless Life (as a Gun N’ Roses cover band), Reckless Love is a Finnish hair band that’s been garnering LOTS of positive reviews from all over the place. I’ve wanted to check them out for awhile, but high import prices kept me from doing so. Finally, I was able to get my hands on this disc at a reasonable price.
Their original music is a far cry from the GNR songs they would cover in theirs infancy. There’s really not even much of a sleaze influence, this is pure glammed-up pop metal cheese with an AOR influence. While lead singer Olli Herman (who sat in with Swedish sleazers Crashdiet for an album a few years back) may be trying his best to look like a cross between the 80s versions of Vince Neil and Bret Michaels, the band I think they closest resemble in sound would be Danger Danger. The entire album is backed by a slick, glossy, shiny production. The band and songs don’t come across as particularly raw, sleazy or dangerous like some of the ’80s glam masters did, but who cares? The songs are good and extremely catchy and frankly, I’ve been getting tired of some of the modern sleaze bands anyway. A lot of them have their heart in the right place but the music is becoming a bit bland, I think. It’s good to hear a modern band take up the more slick AOR qualities that the hair genre had if for no other reason than a little bit of variety.
The band seems to be doing pretty well for themselves. The album has been a success in their home country, they’re getting good reviews and they’re on a major label. Good for them, I say! Can’t wait to hear what they come up with next but in the mean time, I’m really enjoying this offering the band has presented to the Gods of Glam Metal.
Highlights: “One More Time”, “Badass”, “Love Machine”, “Beautiful Bomb”, “Romance”, “Sex”
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Posted on November 13, 2010, in Reckless Love and tagged AOR, Glam, Glam Metal, Glam Rock, Hair Metal, Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Melodic Rock, Metal, Music, Pop Metal, Reckless Love, Rock, Rock 'N' Roll. Bookmark the permalink. 3 Comments.
I like this band and album too… good times Rock ‘N’ Roll via the Mod Hair Metal variety. Those import prices will get you every time… It’s a waiting game sometimes for the prices to drop or (gulp) a sale kicks in somewhere.
Yeah, it’s terrible. In 2010, we shouldn’t have to be paying prices like that. Prices those suckers to sell to everyone who wants one!
I ended up getting it used on Amazon and even then it was like $12, basically what you’d pay for a new CD here in the US… but that’s a lot better than paying $33 for a new copy!
That is a reasonable price, considering the “new” price for it. I’ll never understand the “formula” of pricing for music imports… it’s been that way since I can remember too.
Besides, just about anything we buy in the U.S. is imported!! Ugh.