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Warrior Soul - 'Cocaine And Other Good Stuff' Album to be released 13th November 2020 Single ‘Elected’ out 9th October 2020
Iain McArthur • 7 October 2020
Album Review
Kory Clarke and Warrior Soul members past & present have put together a sneeringly good covers album which is coming out in November. By way of a preview, there’s a well-timed release of Alice Cooper’s “Elected” as a single. This is a fairly faithful version (same sh*t-different era in politics) but Kory has updated the outro with a reference to ‘pants on fire’.
The very topical opening track on the album is “(Let the) Good Times Roll” (The Cars) and yes, they are taking the p*ss and being sarcastic. Don’t worry though, they provide a nihilistic solution to current problems by way of a very authentic sounding “Cocaine” (JJ Cale) and “Cold Gin” (KISS). Neither remedy is currently available on the NHS.
It’s all good stuff, featuring scuzzed up and grimy versions of “Living After Midnight” (Priest) and “Crosstown Traffic” (Jimi). Deeper cuts include Motorhead’s “Outlaw” and “DOA” (Van Halen, RIP) and they’re possibly the most effective.
Grand Funk Railroad’s “We’re an American Band” is a more obvious but slightly misleading choice because they’re not really. The nine performers recorded their parts in home studios around the world during lockdown, including USA (obviously), Spain, Denmark, England and our own Christian Kimmett from Bannerman’s Bar in Edinburgh on Bass.
The surprise cut is KC & The Sunshine Band’s “Get Down Tonight” - you know, the disco ‘do a little dance, make a little love’ one (although I don’t remember the ‘take a lot of drugs’ bit from TOTP or the Deuce Bigalow soundtrack). It rocks up well and I’d like to hear more like that.
The album will be released on Livewire / Cargo Records and pre-orders are available.