Rock N Roll Overdose – debut album by Vanity Blvd.
By: Tracy Forsyth-Lundy
Sweden certainly continues to export some of the best Rock music and Vanity Blvd is no exception to this rule. What a kick ass album! Packed with 10 Rock & Roll tracks ‘Rock N Roll Overdose’ delivers in your face Rock & Roll with a flare of “Glam” and a hell of a lot of style! Now don’t let the word ‘Glam’ misguide you, Vanity Blvd is NOT some “Pop” band trying to pull off a Rock & Roll look – oh no no my friends! Vanity Blvd IS what Rock & Roll is all about! Cindi’s vocals will give you goosebumps, Traci’s licks & riffs kick ass in each and every track. Frecko is on drums and he beats them like a man should beat his drums – HORNS UP! Marty is on bass and provides a killer beat right on cue.
Check out the tracks on this album:
Talk of The Town – Right On!! Cindi brings it on this track, totally catchy tune!
Sweet Saturdaynite – Love the vocals again, wicked harmonies! Hooks to die for in this track.
Private Hell – Kick this track off with Traci ripping on guitar – love it! THIS is what I dig about Rock & Roll! Tight Bass and Drums – well done.
Share My Pain – This is where those goosebumps I mentioned begin to surface – Cindi’s vocals are simply brilliant. This band knows how to write a catchy song.
Summer Tease – Love that tight snare – the snap is perfect! Hooky chorus – it’s addictive to listen to. We can all relate to this track on some level.
Come Dance With Me – DAMN I love this track!!! Rock and Blues are the perfect marriage. THIS track is AWESOME with a capital ‘A’. Traci’s variety of guitar will please the fussiest music fan, Cindi’s vocals are comparable to Amy Lee meets Lee Aaron with a hint of Joan Jett – it’s f***ing phenomenal! THIS is my favorite track on this album – I give a standing ovation for this song!
Nasty Girl – Harmonies are perfect again, this would be what I would say is the ‘Pop’ style song they have on this entire album. Don’t get me wrong…it’s NOT POP music – but it has that vibe to how it’s written – still a great Rock song.
4 The Love of Rock N Roll – the title alone makes me smile 
Take a touch of Bluegrass style guitar at the start and fade into a wicked RAWK riff – I have nothing but accolades for Vanity Blvd – they ARE artists that can write a song that will embed itself into your brain for life!
Feed My Obsession – Classic Rock & Roll is what this track is all about. Can’t say enough about those harmonies – I’m totally impressed.
Since U Been Gone – Thunder, beautiful and soothing guitar followed by a brilliant drum beat along side of Marty’s bass…THEN Traci kicks into his fabulous guitar style – it may be the last track on the album but they finish this album just as strong as it began.
L to R ~ Marty (bass), Traci (guitars), Cindi (vocals) & Frecko (drums)
If you love an album you can play from start to finish WITHOUT wanting to skip a song – then THIS is the album you need to buy. North America is just beginning to hear what this band can do – wait until you see them perform these awesome songs live! You’ll find me front row…CENTER!!
FULL HORNS UP for Vanity Blvd and what a way to begin 2010!!
Vanity Blvd is my choice for Indie Artist for 2009 in Backstage Live Magazine & we will have a FULL feature on this incredible band launching later this week. Congratulations Vanity Blvd & cheers to your future success!!
RAWK ON!