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The Cell - Keepin' On, Rollin' Hard

Bitrate:320K/s
Year:2011
Time:52:41 
Size:121,3 MB 
Label:Prison Records 
Styles:Blues Rock/Southern Rock 
Art:Front 

Tracks Listing:
 1. Time of My Life - 7:09
 2. Find My Way Home - 3:12
 3. Someday - 5:49
 4. Give Me an Answer - 3:14
 5. Too Late to Say I'm Sorry - 4:53
 6. How 'bout You - 3:00
 7. Let It Ride - 4:03
 8. Nothing Better to Do - 3:49
 9. Pieces of Wild - 3:00
10. Cameron Blues - 4:59
11. Rock Star - 4:24
12. Out of Time - 5:03

This CD by The Cell, "Keepin' On, Rollin' Hard", comes from the Czech Republic. In all honesty, I have to confess that I know little about the music scene in that region, therefore, beyond its placement in the musical context of Eastern Europe, I will dedicate myself to describing the work in question, but not before having traced a brief biography of the band.
The Cell was born in Prague in 2002 by the drummer/manager Milan Milata and David Gore, singer/guitarist originally from Lafayette, Louisiana, and composer, together with Michal Beneš (guitarist and producer of the album), of all the original songs. Gore was the lead singer on the first CD "Are You Ready?" (2006).
In about a decade, The Cell have managed to build an excellent curriculum. They have played in most of the continent, in America in 2009, and have performed as an opening act for artists and bands such as John Mayall and ZZ Top.
"Keepin' On, Rollin' Hard" is an album of "Americana" music. From the most powerful rock-blues to delicate ballads, a transversal and universal message passes, never again hindered by "cultural walls".
Among the twelve tracks of the album there is only one cover, "Nothing Better To Do", by the country singer Lee Ann Rimes (a song that entered the Top 20 of Billboard in 2007. ed.).
It starts with a southern rock in the style of Lynard Skynard, "Time Of My Life", which has an intense seventies flavor, like the following "Find My Way Home", a very catchy tune in which the guitars are the protagonists. The climate, although remaining electric, shifts towards rock blues with the ballad "Someday". The sound lights up again with "Give Mer An Answer" a rock that preludes the splendid "Too Late To Say I'm Sorry", a Westcoast ballad that shows the compositional "sweet side" of the Beneš/Gore duo. The scent of country-rock spreads, complete with banjo, thanks to the fun "How 'Bout You". In the rock-blues "Let It Ride" the harmonica peeps out while the following "Nothing better To Do" seems to me to be a bit out of context according to my canons of coherence. "Pieces Of Wild" does not escape the same logic, which seems to be taken from the repertoire of Sweet, a band that, despite having achieved considerable success, has never exactly represented my musical tastes. We return between the lines at the end of the album. "Cameron Blues" is very beautiful as is the overwhelming "Rock Star" that brings to mind the fantastic ZZ Top. The final piece is the ballad "Out Of Time", complete with Fleetwood Mac-style backing vocals, which begins acoustically and slowly grows. "Keepin' On, Rollin' Hard" is a really well-played and recorded album, properties that allow us to define The Cell as an excellent band. You can buy it directly on their website.

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