Adelitas Way 11-23-2016
Unplugged At The Wonder Bar,Asbury Park NJ
All Photos By Julia Sairy PhotographyContinue reading
Adelitas Way 11-23-2016
Unplugged At The Wonder Bar,Asbury Park NJ
All Photos By Julia Sairy PhotographyContinue reading
Adelitas Way recently dropped a brand new single ‘Ready For War (Pray For Peace)’ ahead of their upcoming headline tour dates and shows with Scott Stapp (Creed). You can now see the lyric video for the track below: Continue reading
Adelitas Way has always been an above average band. Solid albums, big shows, and a few high-profile hits (WWE/NFL/TV shows) to build houses on and get some occasional bottle service at the club now and then. Live is where the band has thrived, playing big tours and festivals, often upstaging their peers. They have always had the big hooks and catchy songs, no problem. I had always felt what was holding the band back from being truly great was that their albums didn’t sound “live enough”. The best rock albums have a loose feel with big sounding driving tunes. Adelitas Way may finally have hit this 1-2 combo correctly with their new album Getaway (The Vegas Syn/The Fuel Music).
From the sway of the of lead single ‘Bad Reputation’, there is a breezy quality along with the bad boy brooding that you can feel. Always a band to bring monster chorus parts, Getaway has plenty of ear-worm moments. But what it does best musically is sizzle like bacon in bridges and pre-chorus parts that builds the tension. The title track is badass little declaration. Singer Rick DeJesus could basically sing the phone book and it would rule, but seems out to prove something on this one. ‘The Good Die Young’ is one of their best songs to date. A hard rock anthem that is powerful, bluesy, and deep all at once. ‘Low’ has as another good groove and a hummable melody made for summer time.
‘Put You In Place’ has a great bunch of riffs. Robert Zakaryan doesn’t get mentioned often enough with the big name riffers, but this guy has the chops. ‘Filthy Heart’ is another rager. It’s been out for about year since it was the best track on the Deserve This EP, along with a few other tunes that popped up on this album too.
Some tracks go a bit flat-out alt rock on us, but it’s a fine line for the band who sometimes would rather jangle more than crush, guitar-wise. Overall Getaway is the most satisfying album the band has made. Props to the band for their perseverance with the material and Johnny K for working that magic on the tracks.
8.5/10
KEITH CHACHKES
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Las Vegas rockers Adelitas Way are gearing up for their release of their new album Getaway (The Vegas Syn/The Fuel Music) tomorrow, February 26th . To get yourself prepared, the band is streaming the album now at this link or below:
https://youtu.be/YtFAizu-ITM?list=PLI3Cnm6SU54v4d4gHrKpkFwX9i7iab3yz
The band has already premiered singles such as the hard hitting, fun, and catchy lead track ‘Bad Reputation’. Front man and founder Rick DeJesus comments about the track:
“I’ve always lived my life just being who I am, and really in the past few years in rock I’ve built a bit of a reputation for being myself. On tour I like to drink a little wine, smoke a little pot. Music is fun, and too many in the business take it far too seriously at times. I also don’t like to see people in the business constantly jumping off the rock bandwagon; I’ve heard heavy rock stations starting to play Bastille songs, so I spoke my mind. People say I’m uncontrollable, instead of taking accountability for what they are doing to help kill rock ‘n’ roll. Even live shows were filled with more rules from the venues down to the bands we toured with. It was bulls–t, and I hated what I was seeing happening to what was once the most rebellious group of humans I had ever seen. I have a bad reputation for not giving a f–k, always enjoying myself, and always being a advocate for rock ‘n’ roll till the end. I wrote the song because that’s who I am and how I feel.”
Pre-orders are live right now at the following links:
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