42 Decibel: Hard Rock N’ Roll

Self-explanatory Argentinian debut album.

By Polly Glass
( Classic Rock )
published

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Originality? Pah! 21st century? No chance. Resolutely inside the box and having the time of their lives there, 42 Decibel will not revolutionise your musical outlook.

Rather, they’ll cheerfully massage your long-held, comfortable relationships with classic rock staples, evoking ZZ Top, Lynyrd Skynyrd, and early AC/DC… a lot of early AC/DC. The likes of Long Legged Woman and Take Me could’ve come straight out of High Voltage. Solos offer satisfying, spirited nostalgia, and notions of beer, women and whisky are so well-trodden they’re practically fossilised.

Zero marks for creative thinking, then, but impossible to not enjoy. They’ve whipped up a storm in Buenos Aires rock clubs, and we’d gladly bet they put on a fantastic night.

Polly Glass
Polly Glass
Deputy Editor, Classic Rock

Polly is deputy editor at Classic Rock magazine, where she writes and commissions regular pieces and longer reads (including new band coverage), and has interviewed rock's biggest and newest names. She also contributes to Louder, Prog and Metal Hammer and talks about songs on the 20 Minute Club podcast. Elsewhere she's had work published in The Musician, delicious. magazine and others, and written biographies for various album campaigns. In a previous life as a women's magazine junior she interviewed Tracey Emin and Lily James – and wangled Rival Sons into the arts pages. In her spare time she writes fiction and cooks.