Beauvoir Free: American Trash

In certain places Crown of Thorns' debut album is amongst the most revered of albums, probably to the general public, it means practically nothing, however, to some Jean Beauvoir and Micki Free making music together in 2015 is as exciting as it gets. Beauvoir says, "When we write together there really is this magic. We know we want killer guitar riffs and major melodic chorus... and this is what turns out in our songs, in Beauvoir Free style." He concludes, "We both feel this CD is some of the best work we have done, right up their next to the Crown of Thorns debut."

There's no doubt that there is some mighty fine rocking tunes on American Trash and I would strongly suggest that if the album had come out under Lenny Kravitz's name a decade ago it may have sold by the bucketload, yet I can't quite get away from suggesting that this is somewhat of a missed opportunity. The title track, "Whiplash" and possibly "Morning After" (key early tracks)just seem to exist to try and bolster the chaps' rock credentials lacking the necessary hooks or spirit yet when the get it right as on the big ballad "Just Breathe" they get it just right; reflective, heartfelt and just the right amount of guitar wailing. "Shotgun To The Heart", which follows, also has the classic 80's feeling yet still sounds fresh and modern but overall I'm not sure that this album will meet the expectations which it is up against.

Track Listing:

1. Angels Cry
2. Morning After
3. American Trash
4. Whiplash
5. Just Breathe
6. Shotgun To The Heart
7. Never Give Up
8. Cold Dark December
9. It's Never Too Late
10. She's A Ko
11. There's No Starting Over

Added: August 15th 2015
Reviewer: Simon Bray
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Related Link: Band Website
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Language: english

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