Juliette & The Licks ‎– Four On The Floor CD

Lead single _‘Hot Kiss’ _is a catchy, foot-stomping southern-tinged rock song - while Dave Grohl’s drumming is the best thing about it, and the probably the best thing about the album, if you’re quite happy with mindless, meaningless rock music then this will do you absolutely perfectly.

There are some syrupy good vocals on ‘Sticky Honey’ _with Lewis chattering sweetly away into her microphone against a nicely jagged tune - the aspects complement each other perfectly. More of this and _Four On The Floor would be okay. Unfortunately, _‘Killer’ _starts with some punk-rock promise but soon becomes tedious and repetitive; after that, the record just plods along. _‘Mind Full Of Daggers’ _is the same. Despite some lovely driving melodies from Lewis and more thunderous drumming, it peters out into an empty nothing of a song.

This record is ridiculously top-heavy, with two of the three songs of any resounding note coming within the first four tracks; the rest struggles to finish the album off with mid-tempo, sub-standard balls-just-hanging-there rock.

You’d like to think that rock 'n' roll brings with it a sense of a good time, or at least a healthy catharsis, but there is a sense of neither here. While Ms Lewis may have semi-retired from Hollywood, after listening to _Four On The Floor _you may be inclined to advise her on going back to the day job.

Label: Hassle Records

Country: Europe

Media Condition: Near Mint (NM or M-)
Sleeve Condition: Near Mint (NM or M-)