Crooked Revival could be considered to play what has become known as classic rock. The thing is that in the days of my youth there was nothing classic about it, it was just called heavy rock. Calling it ‘classic’ gives the impression that it’s an entirely retro or revivalist music form. It isn’t. There’s just no way that the rock through the time since hasn’t influenced the sound of these bands,
So I’m going to start again, Crooked Revival play heavy rock, and in the case of ‘Moth To A Dying Flame’ heavy heavy rock. We are talking big; big guitars, big vocals, big everything. Everything turned up to 11. It’s brutal. And while there are riffs to die for, the key here is that this has a tune, a tune you can hum. And yeah, there is more than a hint of that classic blues based Metal sound, there’s also the breakneck speed of the NWOBHM sound, and the dynamics of alt-rock.
There is just nothing I can criticise about this track. It has all you need in a heavy rock track. Faultless thrilling guitar, a solo that brings tears to my eyes as I relive my youth. Keyboards that rock hard. Drumming that could demolish houses. And a vocal that brings to mind all those classic heavy rock singers while having its own sound. This track makes me want to stand up, punch the air, and revive my headbanging days. Air guitar included, as well as air drumming (sorry, I was strange like that).
And while this has everything a heavy rock fan of old could want; it’s of now, it couldn’t exist without the music that has been played since the days of classic heavy rock.
‘Moth To A Dying Flame’ is a fucking brilliant track. It’s an object lesson in how heavy rock should be played. Crank this up as loud as you dare, and rock out people.
