After an EP, Private Line catapult themselves into the music industry with their first real album, 21st Century Pirates. Even though at first glance you might be skeptical, you need to listen to them to understand that these 5 Finnish guys, led by frontman Sammy, are really good, and the album is excellent.
The first song, "1-800-Out-Of-Nowhere," showcases the group's excellent technique, creating a song that gets in your head from the first moment, with an engaging chorus that seems to grow in intensity with each repetition. The second song, Little Sister, has an almost punk pace but is a bit flat. With "Forever and a Day," we find a more engaging track that adds more melody compared to the first song. "While God Save I Destroy" is a bit cliché but gives an idea of the group’s rebel soul and echoes the album's title. After a good start, the album presents itself with the most beautiful song. "Already Dead" alternates melody-power perfectly, where Sammy raises his voice to excellent highs. On the same level is "White-Collar Crime." However, the album loses a bit of style with the seventh track and an "Selflove-Sick" as the eighth that say nothing. The album recovers with the finale "Bleed," where the guitars still make themselves heard, and with the cover of a Motley Crue classic, "Live Wire," decently arranged and always a pleasure to listen to. The final upbeat of the album is with "Last Night On Earth," intended to be a rock ballad in the style of Guns N' Roses, and it succeeds very well.
In conclusion, I highly recommend Private Line to anyone who loved and loves 80s hard rock, as they give the genre a refreshing take with a lot, a lot of originality.
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