One year ago, this series of Facebook posts took a different turn as the discussions became more free-ranging and as the text was more liberally illustrated with photographs. The UARB in December 2012 was the Invisible Eyes – still one of my favorite bands of the bunch – and I remarked at the time that I first encountered them as the first of a trio of CD’s that also included probably the best of the Iguana Chronicles CD’s, Open Up and Bleed! by Iggy and the Stooges; and the CD Les Hell on Heels by this month’s UARB, Les Hell on Heels. This all-female hard rock band has been on the short list for UARB status ever since, and it is high time for me to get on with it.
Writing for Allmusic, Ned Raggett says of the Les Hell on Heels CD: “If one word can cover everything here, it’s ‘swagger’ – songs like ‘He’s Alright’ and ‘Waste of Time’ could almost coin the term in both the singing and the brawling, rolling punch of the band (big credit to both Chela LaRue and drummer Kristin Machynski).” That’s not the only word Raggett introduces though; he calls the band’s music “snot-garage”.
Les Hell on Heels opens with “My Kind of Trouble” – the song title alone lets you know these gals aren’t messing around. The song features unexpected interplay among the vocalists on top of a pounding beat that never quits. Another standout track is the title song, “Hell on Heels” that has some great harmony vocals.
(December 2013)
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Items: Les Hell on Heels Album
