The Big Takeover: Watts - Shady Rock & Rollers (Rum Bar)
“Loud and fast/Hard and slow/That’s how I like my rock & roll,” declares Watts in “Loud & Fast,” the opening song on its sixth full-length LP. The quartet forgot to mention one thing, though: the presence of singalong anthemic hooks, and it has those aplenty here. Watts’ combo of Midwestern fire, L.A. flash and Northeast sneer means it pretty much has no choice but to write tunes with titles like “Shocking Pink” (no word if it’s a tribute to the band of the same name), “Heavy Metal Kids” (ditto) and All Done With Rock & Roll,” and to play them like they’re just as l...
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