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Hot Rats
Turn Ons
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Release date: 01-02-2010
Format: CD
Number of Discs: 1
Catalogue Number: HRCD001
Label: g&drecords
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On a busman’s holiday from Supergrass, Gaz Coombes and Danny Goffey kick out the cover jams as the Hotrats. The very presence of Nigel Godrich, producer of Radiohead and Beck, is a pretty good tip-off that their 2010 album, Turn Ons, isn’t quite the straight-ahead romp as it may initially seem. Sometimes Turn Ons is as heady as its title, traveling down some trippy side roads -- appropriately so in a cover of the Doors’ “Crystal Ship” -- and sometimes turning songs inside out, envisioning “Up the Junction” as a psychedelic lament, and recasting two perennially snotty anthems of rebellion, “(You Gotta) Fight for Your Right (To Party)” and “EMI,” as clever acoustic-based rockers, but this ain’t an art project shepherded by Godrich, this is a noisy rock & roll party that’s over and out in just over a half-hour. Gaz’s guitars are cranked so they spit, Danny pounds out animalistic rhythms, even during the stately march of Pink Floyd’s “Bike,” and there’s fuzz bass splattered on every other song -- it’s focused madness, with Godrich layering in details, accenting the corners with unexpected colors. All this flair reveals itself slowly, but Turn Ons retains its explosive energy with repeat spins: “Pump It Up” never rocked harder, “Queen Bitch” zeroes in on Bowie’s gleeful snarl, “Lovecats” and “Love Is the Drug” dive into the gutter, while the Velvet Underground’s “I Cant’ Stand It” finds an actual groove. It’s a hell of a good time and it does what a great covers album should: the band never lets their deep, enduring love get in the way of inspiration or imagination. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine
Jan 2010
The Hot Rats, AKA Gaz Coombes and Danny Goffey from Supergrass, release their debut album of cover versions 'Turn Ons'.
Having played triumphant sets on the festival circuit across the summer, Gaz and Danny holed themselves up in a studio with über producer Nigel Godrich for two weeks to record their debut album. 'Turn Ons' is a collection of cover versions of their favourite rock songs from the last 40 years. With the instantly recognisable vocal talents of Coombes and the familiar pounding beats of Goffey, 'Turn Ons' is a veritable rock rampage via the likes of The Sex Pistols, The Kinks and Gang Of Four.
- Spin - "Supergrass' Gaz Coombes and Danny Goffey deliver 12 blasts of stylistic tinkering that never subsume the songs' original intent: to rock."
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11 January, 2010
I have spent the last few months trying to hear this album. The tracks that are available on their webiste are amazing. The videos available are also really good. All the tracks sound solid and seem to be amazing covers. I can't wait to get my hands of the full package. This surely has to be one of the most exciting releases of this year. I love Supergrass and this album is shaping up to be brilliant.
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track listing
- 1. I Can't Stand It
- 2. Big Sky
- 3. The Crystal Ship
- 4. You Gotta Fight for Your Right (To Party)
- 5. Damaged Goods
- 6. Love Is the Drug
- 7. Bike
- 8. Pump It Up
- 9. The Lovecats
- 10. Queen Bitch
- 11. EMI
- 12. Up the Junction
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