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Silver Spoons & Broken Bones | 
 enlarge | Creator: Stone Gods
Label: Phantom Sound & Vision
Category: Music
List Price: $32.99
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Avg. Customer Rating:  3 reviews
Sales Rank: 7396
Format: Import
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.5
EAN: 5050954182524
ASIN: B001AI93TA
Release Date: July 8, 2008
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Album Description
2008 album from three-fourths of the UK rockers The Darkness. When the rollercoaster ride that was The Darkness came to an abrupt and messy end, Justin Hawkins' illegal substance-fueled lifestyle took him out of the picture and the remaining members of the band, including his brother Dan, formed Stone Gods.
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Love this band and album -- buy this immediately! July 15, 2008
1 out of 4 found this review helpful
What I liked about The Darkness was that the songs were good, I got the humor, and the band was absolutely killer! I sometimes got tired of the Justin's vocals, though.
The Stone Gods are not that similar to The Darkness, except for the fact that it is the same band and they're still just as amazing! This is a very strong hard rock album with solid songs all the way through. Drummer Ed Graham still lays down a groove like all of my favorite AC/DC songs, and Dan and Ritchie's guitar work is in top form, as there are tons of great riffs, and lots of great playing. Ritchie's vocals are quite a bit different than Justin's were, but I *much* prefer Ritchie's!
This album reminds me a bit of the excellent Canadian band Sword from the 80's, but I really prefer the Stone Gods. It's too bad that radio is so useless these days, because Don't Drink The Water, Where You Coming From, and Lazy Bones would all make awesome singles.
If you're looking for one of the best hard rock albums in a long time and one of the best hard rock debuts this decade, don't hesitate -- buy it immediately. This will be a band to watch. I hope they come to the US.
Amazing July 12, 2008
0 out of 3 found this review helpful
This album is the greatest new rock album I have heard in years, these guys are amazing, Richie's voice is perfect for the album and the bands sound, the album is filled with variety, from the heavy metal slam at the beginning with burn the witch, to the cocky bravado in gunfight, to the soft slow ballads like lazy bones and Magdalene street.I HIGHLY reccomend this album to any rock fan, great vocals, songwriting and variety.
1. Burn the witch - Great song, great heavy metal riffage that just rocks hard and is a great start to the album. One of the best songs. 5/5
2. Don't Drink the Water - One of my favorites, an upbeat song with a punk feel to it. 5/5
3. Defend or Die - A slower but heavy and dark lyrics, ha a cool military beat to it. 4.5/5
4. You brought a Knife to a gunfight - Great upbeat hard rock song filled with bravado. Another stand out song for me. 5/5
5. Magdalene Street - Slower Acoustic Ballad, not one of the best on the album but a decent song. 4/5
6. Where You Coming From - Slower paced rock song with some good vocals, not a stand out but a good song for me.4/5
7. Lazy Bones - Slower ballad, I love this song one of my favorites. Has a somber feel to it. 5/5
8. I'm With the Band - Fast paced classic rock sounding. Has some pretty clever funny lyrics. 4.5/5
9. Start of Something - Medium paced song one of the better ones. 4.5/5
10. Making it hard - Fun hard rock song with humorous lyrics. 5/5
11. Wasting Time - Slower rock song, pretty good lyrics and vocal work. 4.5/5
12. Knight of the living Dead - Great song, another stand out. Really good vocals and has a cool dark feel to it. 5/5
13. Oh Whereo My Beero - A fun song about well, drinking beer. Cool beat and good lyrics 4.5/5
Not flirty and flamboyant like The Darkness were known for being July 8, 2008
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
The Darkness were a hit with cat suit-laden Justin Hawkins at the helm... until he abruptly parted ways. His former band mates weren't left with many options - either call it quits or continue on without him. They chose the latter and bassist Richie Edwards (who had originally replaced Frankie Poullain) assumed vocal duties. Edwards had actually sung sparingly in their previous live performances, so this isn't entirely out of left field. Justin's younger brother Dan stepped into lead guitar and Ed Graham remained as drummer. The band then recruited Toby MacFarlaine for bass duties to fill the last pair of shoes. Rather than continue as The Darkness, they now call themselves Stone Gods and want to be recognized as a new entity. And they should be, considering they have a new, but not completely different, rock sound and Justin Hawkins is no longer in the spotlight.
Firstly, Edwards' vocals are quite powerful with a classic rock twang. His voice is perfectly suited for rock and roll, and that's what Stone Gods are. Examples of this resonate in songs such as "You Brought a Knife to a Gunfight" and "Knight of the Living Dead," where his chords are stretched to the limit. You can hear the intensity and exclaimed feeling. There is no falsetto here, though. On the lighter side, he can lower that intensity to a more manageable register - in "Lazy Bones" the guitars are mostly clean and Edwards' words are airy and wispy. The majority of Silver Spoons & Broken Bones has a hard rock attitude, however.
Secondly, Stone Gods are not flirty and flamboyant like The Darkness were known for being. Glam rock, love metal, whatever you can label The Darkness - the label won't stick for Stone Gods. They are most definitely rock and roll, but also have the modern rock sound of the 2000s. Think of The Wildhearts crossed with up-and-coming rockers Airbourne. "Don't Drink the Water" actually sounds very similar to something The Wildhearts might come up with for a hasty anthem. The words are speedy and the guitars are played swiftly. It's a shame it's the shortest song on the album at just less than three minutes long, because it's perhaps the most fun of the set. Is there something in the United Kingdom water? Is it the tea?
Thirdly, for losing someone (Justin Hawkins) so vital to the success of the band, Silver Spoons & Broken Bones has surely exceeded expectations. One might go as far as saying Stone Gods are one of the best rock bands to surface recently.
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