Fast Eddie Clarke
is back! Together with new vocalist Toby Jepson (Ex-Little Angels). I personally
think that "Eat Dog Eat" is the best album Fastway has put their name on. It has
been 20 years since we have heard anything from Fastway & man it was worth the
wait.
Music wise "Eat
Dog Eat" is bluesy hard rock with balls & groove. Songs like "Deliver Me",
"Leave the Light On" & "Fade Out"
is
a great example of
that ball
out rock, but my personal favourite track is; "Dead and Gone" - this is such a
heart felt song oozing with emotion and it just rips ya head off with awesome
riffs. Classic Fastway - this could have been a huge hit in the 80's.
Comparisons could be easily be made to the great 80's band Badlands.
That brings me to
the other big plus on "Eat Dog Eat" and that's the vocals by Toby Jepson; he has
that raspy Ray Gillen tone to his voice that fits the music perfectly and gives
the album that classic hard rock sound. The only complaint I have with "Eat Dog
Eat" and it's a little one, is the production is a bit muddy & flat.
This will be in
constant rotation on my playlist for a very long time. Do yourself a favour and
go & buy this little gem, you
won’t
be disappointed!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Fast Eddie Clarke
– guitars
Toby Jepson –
vocals, bass
Matt Eldrige –
drums
