The great thing about classic rock, one thing that its younger, alt-rock sibling has always been less adept at, is that it had the riffs; it was, pretty much, the signature sonic element. Despite the brush that it was often tarred with, Glam rock was nothing if not riff-orientated. 80s rock in all its forms, from US glam-metal to the New Wave of British Heavy Metal scene, was, yet again, always all about the riffs. Do you see a pattern developing here? So, what might be the result of trying to combine all those influences into one rip-roaring song?
You guessed it, riffs. Killer riffs. Riffs like nothing you have heard before. Or at least not for far too long. Big, obvious, instantaneous, tectonic plate-shifting, earth-shattering, sonic shockwave riffs. The sort of riffs that caused the Big Bang and which were quite possibly the reason the dinosaurs were wiped out. Ratchet Dolls make music by harnessing this simple and supersonic element and pushing it as far as it will go, and “The Enemy” is the proof.
It, like all the best rock songs, is a simple idea perfectly adorned. You take a big bluesy, snarling, staccato riff, drop some depth-charge bass and scatter gun drums behind it, throw in additional guitar to add finesse and edge, coat the whole thing with fist-in-the-air anthemic vocals, and you have everything you need. Straight forward, heads-down, no-nonsense, relentless boogie and a song that proves yet again, if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.
Rock and roll ain’t broke; it just paused to catch its breath but is back in the game now.
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