Glyder – Playground For Life (Release Year – 2008)
Make no bones about it! There is a new rock revival coming from Ireland. The land that brought us acts like Van Morrison and Thin Lizzy, is at it again with groups like The Answer, Million Dollar Reload, and Glyder.
Glyder is often compared to their countrymen, Thin Lizzy. This isn’t without reason as Glyder’s singer, Tony Cullen has a style similar to the late, great Phil Lynott. Nonetheless, Glyder is not without their own merits, and Playground For Life is one fine hard rock album.
Playground for Life is an album that didn’t hit me immediately. It took several listens before this one grew on me. The one thing that did hit me right away, was the excellent guitar playing of Bat Kinane and Pete Fisher.
The first two cuts are Gambler’s Blues, and Sweets are quite heavy, and much to my liking. After the first two songs, Glyder tends to move into more of a classic rock direction. The tunes are less heavy, but are still quite solid. The title track, Playground for Life is quite good, and the tune Over and Over is also quite cool.
As a whole, Playground for Life is very good album that will please most classic rock, and hard rock fans. For more information on Glyder, check out their myspace page.
Rating:
Out of 10
Track Listing:
1. Gambler’s Blues
2. Sweets
3. Puppet Queen
4. Playground For Life
5. For Your Skin
6. Walking My Own Ground
7. Dark Meets Light
8. Sleeping Gun
9. Over and over
10. The Merrygoround
Glyder are:
Tony Cullen – Vocals and Bass
Bat Kinane – Guitars and Backing Vocals
Pete Fisher – Guitars
Davy Ryan – Drums
