Taking the blues-driven sleaze of Velvet Revolver and carving catchy choruses that can only have been lifted from the Kiss school of rock'n'roll,
Grand Rezerva are definitely on to something good here. Frontman Mike Svensson's voice loosely resembles Ozzy's, except in 2013, Mike can fortunately stay in tune for more than thirty seconds. She Runaway is an upbeat blues rocker with a slightly flaccid riff that leans toward
pub rock mediocrity; yet it suddenly becomes apparent that Grand Rezerva are no one trick pony,
with the sudden appearance of a fantastically whimsical chorus giving off a light-hearted vibe that turns the song completely on its head. The rest of album is unadulterated Swedish rock'n'roll, with nods toward Scandinavia's modern greats (Backyard Babies, Gluecifer, The Hellacopters, Turbonegro et al.) at various points throughout. American Me and Bring Me The Thunder cement these comparisons, and all of a sudden they're playing the type of brilliantly catchy, poppy rock'n'roll that the big guns are so acclaimed for. With raucous classic rocker Crazy comes a heavy Kiss and GnR influence, but far be it for Grand Rezerva to
churn out tired, mundane rock songs, they deliver another brilliant chorus and another album highlight.
01 Forty Eight 02 She Runaway 03 American Me 04 Bring Me The Thunder 05 Crazy 06 Let's Ride 07 My Worst Fear 08 Paradise To Die For 09 Shout It Out 10 You Move Me 11 The Guardian