Street Legal – Bite The Bullet (Release Year – 2009)
It has been nine long years since Street Legal’s debut CD, “Thunderdome”. Was their sophomore effort “Bite The Bullet” worth the wait? Absolutely!
On this new disc, Street Legal has gained the help of axeman Tore Ostby. Ostby may not be a household name amongst many of you, but for those of us who have been long time Jorn Lande fans, we know Tore as Jorn Lande’s band mate from the band Ark, as well as Jorn’s debut solo CD, “Starfire”. He is an extremely talented guitarist whose music I have been enjoying for several years now. Must like the past releases he has played on, Ostby’s guitar work shines and helps Street Legal craft one hell of a good CD.
There are several cool tunes on this disc that are worth checking out, with no real duds in the bunch. “Loading Up is as solid of an opening cut as I have heard all year. The title track “Bite the Bullet” is one really good rockin’ cut. The cover of the tune “Maniac” from the Flashdance soundtrack was completely unexpected. Street Legal isn’t the first band to cover this tune (Firewind did it first) but they absolutely nailed it. This is a pretty fun tune.
Street Legal’s music on this disc is just hard enough to keep a lot of hard rock fans happy, and melodic enough to appeal to the AOR crowd as well. I hear a lot of similarities to Thin Lizzy, with a few Whitesnakeisms thrown in for good measure. Singer Bjorn Boge isn’t a dead ringer for Phil Lynott vocally, but he does sound a lot like him.
“Bite the Bullet” is a solid release from a pretty good band. I hope to hear more from Street Legal in the future. You can check out Street Legal on myspace at this link. You can purchase “Bite the Bullet” from NEH Records here.
Rating:
Out of 10
Track Listing:
01. Loading Up
02. Somebody Up There Likes Me
03. Unconditional Love
04. Warriors Of Genghis Khan
05. Shadow In My Heart
06. Bite The Bullet
07. Starship Trooper
08. Trapped
09. The Battle Of Kringen
10. Maniac
11. Silent Tear
Street Legal is:
Bjorn Boge – vocals, bass
Oysten Boge – drums
Tore Osby, Rolf Bjorseth – guitars
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