Crashdïet – The Savage Playground

Releasedate: 25-01-2013; Label: Frontiers Records
By: Milla Smile

Crashdїet is most known Swedish glam rock band that brought the sleaze wave back right in Millennium. “The Savage Playground” is the fourth album in the band carrier and second which recorded with the same singer from the last album.

The first track provides theory of the apocalypse or just the world’s end. The unexpected treasure is classic sound of Crashdїet and everything (even voice) reminds of good time of “Rest in sleaze” (the first album recorded with Dave Lepard who tragically died in 2006). The refreshed “kidz of the underground” tried to rock it in the two or three tracks then it’s gone. Guys are still great technically. But what really changed is style. All the innovation like in “California” and “Drinkin’ Without You” I could describe as less raw and more softy. Except obvious imitation of hard and heavy monsters, there are pretty interesting and might tracks. Firstly, “Circus” includes crazy drums, killer guitars, amazing chorus (the wide work of Crashdiet on any album and live onstage) and crying violins in the end. Secondly, “Snakes in Paradise” is just hard and heavy serpentarium. “Sin city” welcomed the hard rock. No one tells about Motley Crue for sure. The last track “Garden of Babylon” is much oriental and despair. Should I mention what familiar track it reminds of?

Perhaps Crashdїet are no more “kidz of the underground” and there are no evidences they would be. But the album deserved a respect. Applauses.

Tracklist: 1. Change the world 2. Cocaine Cowboys 3. Anarchy 4. California 5. Lickin’ dog 6. Circus 7. Sin city 8. Got a reason 9. Drinkin’ without you 10. Snakes in paradise 11. Damaged kid 12. Excited 13. Garden of Babylon

Links:
Crashdïet Official