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-
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