Album Review: Supersuckers - "Play That Rock 'n' Roll"

 


Ah, the rituals of life. Morning breaks, birds sing, the Supersuckers release a new album of scuzzed up rock 'n' roll, all is right with the world again...

Now on no less than their eleventh album, Play That Rock 'n' Roll sees Tuscon's finest playing things fairly obvious even by their standards - opening track Ain't Gonna Stop (Until I Stop It) is basically Prime Mover by Zodiac Mindwarp rearranged slightly while elsewhere there's hints of everyone from the glam swagger of Bowie (You Ain't The Boss Of Me) through the rockabilly strut of the Stray Cats (the title track) to the glam stomp of Mud (That's A Thing basically IS Tiger Feet with slightly different words).

So why does it still sound as infectiously brill as it always does then? Well, basically the Supersuckers are just damn good at what they do and the Lemmy style blast of Bringin' It Back, Last Time Again and the snarling Die Alone are fine songs indeed while the swaggering You Ain't The Boss Of Me treads that fine line between Stonesy rock 'n' roll strut and Sweet style glam swagger to good effect. Album closer Ain't No Day is another standout with its ominous Sabbath style main riff.

Yup, no alarms and no surprises here whatsoever. But when it's the Supersuckers we're talking about, business as usual is definitely way better than no business at all. Check this out, pour yourself a cold one and enjoy.

NITE SONGS RATING: 🌔🌔🌔🌔🌔🌔🌔🌔🌑🌑 (8/10)

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