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Band
Gotthard
Title
Domino Effect
Type
LP/EP
Company
Nuclear Blast
YOR
2007
Style
Hard Rock
1/11/2008 - Review by: Frank Hill
Edguy on estrogen


Gotthard is a Swiss hard rock band whose last ten albums have all charted at number one. That's quite a feather for their cap even though the only other Swiss band I know of is Krokus. I didn't even notice the band's name was a sexual euphemism at first, but as I did while watching their added CD video, I knew where the band was aiming their appeal--women. Steve Lee has a good rock voice, styled close to David Coverdale or a Joe Lynn Turner who sounds good on everything. The riffs are moderately edgy with ultra smooth choruses centering around relationships. It all goes down easy, too easy like a vanilla shake with no other flavors to entice and stretch the palette. Don't expect any aggression or harsh sounds here. For fans of Bon Jovi and pretty-boy AOR 80s rock without any sleeze--Edguy on estrogen.
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    2.5 :AVE RATING

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Domino Effect
2007
Nuclear Blast
Frank Hill1/11/2008
2.5

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