JITTERBUG

"Jitterbug" is a worthy followup to 2009's "You Lost Me At Hello" in fact I feel this 2010 release is a little bit better. Of the nine tracks the first three and that sixth song stand out but I just feel that it doesn't end that well with the last couple of tracks. Still when comparing it to the previous years album this was easier to get into and it hits those highs. We have Stale Storlokken guesting on two tracks playing his Hammond.

The opener "Always In Motion The Future Is" is a top four and a slow but heavy sound here. The guitar starts to light it up after 2 minutes and there's some inventive soloing going on here. Check out the bass around 5 1/2 minutes then some intense guitar before 7 minutes. Drums are active to say the least. "Kill Your Jitterbug Darlings" is a top four and Stale comes in late on this one. I really like those guitar runs, like he's scaling up as the drums come in pounding away. Bass then joins in. I like the way they change this one up and repeat themes.

"While My Guitar Gently Breaks" the third track makes my top four and this is mid-paced and guitar led. Organ before 2 minutes and Stale certainly is made more use of on this track. And it is different hearing an instrument other than the guitar leading the way. When they amp it up after 3 1/2 minutes it's a beautiful thing. Killer stuff before and after 5 minutes. Finally the last top four is "Professor Chaos" and it lives up to it's name. An aggressive track where the guitar lays fire.

I have to mention the MOTORHEAD cover "Damage Case" and they call it the "Happy Go Lucky Karaoke Version". Heavy pounding sounds makes this different and some intensity too later on. The closer is mellow and the one prior "Personal Poltergeist" the second longest track just doesn't do much for me despite the slow build. Lastly "Wind And Fire" maybe the heaviest track on here and a slow one.

I've mentioned this before but I prefer the albums that follow this like "Thou Shalt Boogie!" and "A Little Bit Of Big Bonanza". A lot of people prefer this record and "You Lost Me At Hello" to the later ones, just personal taste.