SWEET — The Ballroom Blitz (review)

SWEET — The Ballroom Blitz album cover Single · 1973 · Hard Rock Buy this album from MMA partners
5/5 ·
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One of the most covered songs of all time, covered by The Damned, Motorhead, Krokus, Tia Carrere (in Wayne's World) and many others - including games such as Guitar Hero and Rock Band - backed with one of the most arrogant, glammy, stompy, most rock and roll tunes ever written, a favourite of all hardcore Sweet fans, used in the BBC "Life On Mars" soundtrack, yet unknown to everyone else.

This pounding follow-up to the demonic Hell Raiser goes even further in Sweet's desperate - and very successful - attempt to prove to the world that they were no simple puppets, but real, hard-rockin' musicians with talent, and the scarily misogynistic B-Side proves that beyond any reasonable doubt - and gives lie to the popular myth that The Sweet were a tamer version of acts such as Queen or Gary Glitter.

These bad boys were dangerous - and perfect role models for their American imitators, Kiss.

The story also goes that this song was written following a performance at The Grand Hall, Kilmarnock, in Scotlant, at which the audience took exception to the glitzy costumes and makeup, and bottled the band off stage.

The lyrics pretty much say this;

And the man in the back is ready to crack As he raises his hands to the sky And the girl in the corner is everyone's mourner She could kill you with a wink of her eye

Oh Yeah! It was electric So frantically hectic And the band started leaving Cause they all stopped breathing

So on to the review of the song...

Nah, man - this is Ballroom Blitz - you already heard it a thousand times!

It's a killer classic, and The Sweet's original is still the best.

Check out Rock 'n' Roll Disgrace though - metal it ain't, but it's still a great tune that would give anything by AC/DC a run for it's money.
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