Just as the album Change Coming On lands with a satisfying thump into the public consciousness, the single “Sometime” also arrives in a clever marketing one-two. Aiming to “reenergize rock’ n’ roll,” it certainly succeeds in delivering a much-needed spark into a scene that, arguably, has become a bit, let’s say, unadventurous, of late. And this it does, not just by taking the established tenets of the genre and shaking them up, but by employing moves and grooves found outside the genre’s borders.
“Sometimes,” therefore, sits in that place where power-pop encroaches on rock and roll proper, a place where the former’s infectiousness and accessibility balance the drive of the latter’s often bombastic nature. It’s a rich seam to mine and a place that has given us such great music from Big Star to Matthew Sweet!
Robert Peterson and The Crusade continue to expand on the work that such bands have done. The result is a song that is energetic to the point of euphoria, full of undeniable rock riffs, that runs on the sort of staccato and angular rhythms that the likes of Andy Summers revelled in, and which will have you tapping along, singing along, dancing along, even before the chorus hits.
If you are one of those people who think that rock music is all about excess, that big is better, that it is all about long hair, sweat, and testosterone, then thismight not be for you. If, however, you are discerning enough to understand why Cheap Trick made just as big a contribution to the rock genre as, say, Black Sabbath or Led Zeppelin, then you are going to love this.
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