Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 9/10

A thousand Harley Davidsons roaring in unison as they escort a squadron of Spitfires as they prepare to take off could only dream of capturing the elegance of cylinders being fired as fiery and significant Scottish rock band Gun once more appear before the listener as the Hombres to whom the sound is always in capable hands, in souls ready for action, in minds attuned to the fight ahead.

Time is a distant star when we consider that artists are not governed by the day to day, but project to project, and if should take time, if it is delivered when the means and the Muse are their highest then we should be thankful that the smile and the cacophony of delight are there to be heard and never squandered.

Gun return in splendid form, indeed the several years away from the studio have perhaps been one that is beneficial, even if it wasn’t one decided by fortune, and in Hombres the clearest indication yet that the group which in one form or another deserves fully its place in the hard rock hall of fame, and should be considered one of the foremost exponents of their craft before and since the start of the century.

It is with delight, a sense of absolute purpose that Gun’s latest release hits the stands now, that the darkness that has enveloped the world now stands accused of being fabricated by snakes and villains that only people of resolve can vanquish…the world being put right by those willing to rock out.

Across tracks such as Boys Don’t Cry, Take Me Back Home, You Are What You Need, the excellent Lucky Guy, and the killer finale of Pride, the spitfires and Harleys look upon the sound with envy, for what Gun have achieved once again is a rigorous and complete set of music that thrills the soul.

A favourite and a stalwart of the scene, to have Gun firing again is the sound of excellence. Ian D Hall