New Jersey Stage Issue 48 | Page 138

David Bowie, The Stooges, MC5, Aerosmith, New York Dolls, Kiss, The Dictators, The Ramones, Cheap Trick, Monster Magnet, and Guns N’ Roses. From the Latin-tinged opening hoot of “Second Time Around” to the closing standout “One More Time,” the 11-song collec- tion on the Roth-founded Main Man Records offers a good time that rattles the spine and tickles the mind. “One More Time” is a particularly enjoyable blast that combines “Toys in the Attic”-era Aerosmith with “Detroit Rock City”-like Kiss funneled through Cheap Trick. • “N.Y.C.,” a New York Dolls- inspired salute to the Big Apple, the City that Never Sleeps (or closes), complete with shout outs to Broadway, the Yankees and much more • “Give It All Away,” a Kiss- Other highlights of F3K’s ninth meets-MC5- like rocker with a fat guitar solo by Derrick Hawkins studio album include: that turns James Burton’s chick- • “Heroine,” a violent, drug referenced, Monster Magnet-like en pickin’ into a tube-crunching scorcher that has fun scrambling chicken strut the imagery of the title with the • “Feelin’ Alright Once More,” similarly-sounding opiod a swampy acoustic-driven blues- NJ STAGE - ISSUE 48 INDEX NEXT ARTICLE 138