The Datsuns
The Datsuns

THE REVIEW

About seven years ago, four guys who grew up in New Zealand on a diet of sheep and AC/DC formed a rock band to fight boredom and make some money.
They decided to be a "real" family and found themselves a surname: The Datsuns.
Two years later, after a series of hugely successful "live dates" that saw them playing in increasingly larger venues, especially in America and the United Kingdom, The Datsuns were greeted with feverish enthusiasm by both the public and critics.

At the moment, the handsome Datsuns are everywhere; they are the pin-ups of the month, playing in the most prestigious venues, from the Bowery Room in NY to the London Astoria, and all this with only one album ("The Datsuns" V2) under their belt.

Live, they are definitely entertaining, a cabaret of guitar spins over the head, super-splayed legs, and the wild-eyed look of the adrenaline-fueled frontman Dolf de Datsuns that transmits the urge to let go at 300km/h downhill and without brakes. When you see them live, you want to rush to buy the album, and when you've bought the album...

This debut contains all the essential ingredients for a "real" rock album. From the distorted and virtuous guitars clearly inspired by AC/DC ("Fink for the Man"), through the "extravagant" psychedelic rock of Led Zeppelin, without forgetting a pinch of US garage, the result is, without a doubt, an album full of testosterone and "rock'n'roll cool".

"In Love," the group's first hit single, is captivating, with an excellent rhythmic base and a playful vocal reference to Jimi Hendrix's "Wild Thing," and makes you want to spin your head, hair, and pelvis sensually.

The downside of this album is that it's a mini encyclopedia of the Greats of Rock, but it doesn't bring anything new to the musical landscape.
Well-executed, fun, and enjoyable to listen to, though it stands out from the current mediocrity of the "scene" (The Libertines, The Von Bondies, The Beatings), "The Datsuns" still remains another "The (band name)'s album."

Harmless.