Chocolate Factory Renée EP
Ya think it’s gonna be ’60s? How’d ya know? Anyway, three of the four tracks are pretty decent at that, the best one (“Renée”) sounding like an outtake from the VELVETS’ first LP.
MAXIMUM ROCKNROLL
Ya think it’s gonna be ’60s? How’d ya know? Anyway, three of the four tracks are pretty decent at that, the best one (“Renée”) sounding like an outtake from the VELVETS’ first LP.
While I wasn’t impressed by their debut single, this album is really something to crow about. Strip down to a hard-edged bluesy sound, all the songs have that really fervent sound similar to DMZ/LYRES. Very cool.
The A-side is a ballad, and gets tired in a hurry. The flip is an organ-dominated instrumental, a more crazed R’n’B-based tune. Though it rocks, I’d sure like to have heard some guitar on that baby, especially as this band’s name evokes the SHADOWS OF KNIGHT and rockin’ R’n’B.
