Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 8.5/10

Rock in all its form is not just a varying degree of sound and sub genres, it is an expression of underlaying anger shrouded with beauty, it is the death of boredom, the extinguishing of the beige, and the erasing of languid tedium. In the heat of this beating communication the pulse raises, the fire that was on the verge of being stubbed out, suddenly reignites because of the infectious sound that hits us hard in the face with a slap, and holds us with the ferocity of love; and whilst some might exclaim it as noise, those souls caught in its incredible crossfire can only say Let’s Call It Rock ‘N’ Roll.

For the Swiss masters of this edifying reality, Rock Out, their brand-new album, their third from the studio, is one of steamy intentions. They declare rightfully that it is an attitude of the collective; and they are right, they stand vindicated in their assertion; and as the passion flows, as the images of a genre standing tall whether in the smoky back rooms of ancient and glorious sites, or in the electric light brilliance associated with the modern venues that hold thousands in the sway, those buildings built for avarice rather than close affairs, so Let’s Call It Rock ‘N’ Roll bellows to the masses with joy in its voice.

Rock Out exemplify the understanding of atmosphere, of pushing out the brutal in a calm energetic manner, and with the added allure of the unembellished purity, the grit of the band is open and on display and as track such as the groove busting American Way, Dynamite, I Wanna Live, Tears Are The Rain, and the final, almost primal rejection of Don’t Call Me Honey, the foursome of Florian Badertscher, Severin Held, Luca Gfeller, and David Bärtschi implore that faithfulness to the ideals of Rock are held high, that there is no sense of fraudulent insertion that some groups rely on to boost their ego and in turn see the damnation of lucre overtake the sound.

Let’s Call It Rock ‘N’ Roll is stamina, it is muscle flexed and accuracy gained, and above all it is a way of life personified with truth.

Ian D. Hall