Lovingly pinched from Uber Rock: Leeds’ finest retro rockers Gentleman’s Pistols will be familiar to those who frequent sweaty rock bars and clubs around the country, as they’ve been a welcome fixture on that circuit for a few years now. They’ve also pleasured the crowds at the last couple of Hard Rock Hells, and are about to tickle the fancy of the discerning rock fans at this year’s High Voltage festival. The band have a great reputation as a live act, combining their souped up seventies classic rock inspired sound, with some great catchy songs with riffs to match. And they wear pretty cool vests too.
It’s now been four years since the release of the Pistols’ self-titled debut album, which didn’t quite match up to the potency of their live act. There have also been a couple of line-up changes as well. It was disappointing to see the departure of Chris Rogers, a fine guitarist, but At Her Majesty’s Pleasure sees the recorded debut of his more than able replacement Bill Steer, a man who seems to be going for the world record of how many active bands you can be a member of at the same time.
At Her Majesty’s Pleasure does a much better job of matching the band’s live sound this time around. It’s an album packed full of super-catchy quality guitar riffs from start to finish and the songs are well crafted, with quite a few of them having been nicely honed in their live set for the past couple of years.
Continue reading: Uber Rock: Gentleman’s Pistols – ‘At Her Majesty’s Pleasure’ (Rise Above Records).
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