Buckcherry
Rock 'N'Roll

"Rock 'N' Roll" is the seventh studio album by the Californian sleazy rock band Buckcherry, released on August 21, 2015, by F-Bomb Records. The title already says it all. After their last work, "Confessions," which was an absolute disaster in my opinion, and the more recent EP titled "Fuck EP" (another title that says it all) which was definitely better than the album "Confessions," the group was certainly called to a turning point, or rather a return not so much to the origins ("Buckcherry" and "Time Bomb" in my opinion are two masterpieces that cannot be repeated, also due to the amount of drugs they were inhaling) but more to that kind of rock n' roll that was so appreciated in the 2005 album "15" and some songs from "Black Butterfly" and "All Night Long." If this was the band's goal, unfortunately, they didn't succeed. And I write this sadly as I am one of the most ardent fans of this band. The album starts well with the first single from the record "Bring It On Back," which gives hope, and continues with another song very much in Buckcherry’s style, "Tight Pants," with the addition of a horn section that had practically never been heard in their work. Great start, but then come the problems. The tracks begin to feel like 'fillers' and unfortunately don't leave you with anything memorable, rather you can't wait for them to finish to see if the next track will give you that Buckcherry hit. And so you get through "Wish To Carry On," the ballad "The Feeling Never Dies" (one of the worst on the record, and it's strange because they know how to write ballads well) and "Cradle,” until you reach "The Madness," the second single, and finally something good. But only for one song, because it goes back down with "Wood" to gain some points with the calm track "Rain's Falling." The album concludes with "Sex Appeal" and "Get With It," and fortunately, it doesn't end too badly. In essence, the group has improved compared to the poor work of "Confessions," but unfortunately, for those like me who still hope to hear an album at the level of the first two or at least close to the third, they will be disappointed. And it’s a great pity also because live, despite Josh Todd's voice, which is starting (in fact, it already is) to not be able to handle a concert, this group deserves a lot, and I say this from personal experience.