LA CHINGA — Beyond the Sky (review)

LA CHINGA — Beyond the Sky album cover Album · 2018 · Hard Rock Buy this album from MMA partners
4.5/5 ·
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Beyond the Sky is the third album by Vancouver hard rockers, La Chinga.

As an intro for the uninitiated, La Chinga play music that taps into classic ZZ Top, Ted Nugent, AC/DC, The Black Crows with twice the juice, and some powerful eighties retro rock / sweaty glam-in-denim punch. The lyrics are a perfect tribute to seventies rock writing; you’re not always sure what the song is about but it sounds cool. “Hey, hey and alright / Ridin’ low, ridin’ high” goes the beginning of the chorus to “Wings of Fire”. Or the opening lyrics to “Nothing That I Can’t Do” - “Bell bottoms, boogie shoes / Feeling fine, sucker proof / Bumps and bruises along the way / But I’m a born hell raiser/ And I’m here to stay”. And one of my favourites, the first line in “Killer Wizard”: “I’m a master of disaster / Watcho want, you bastard?!” Warning: this song could get you permanently addicted!

Basically this album kicks, punches, grooves, and hip checks. Simply a kick ass hard rock album that needs to be cranked. Check your speed if listening to this while driving. It’s a punch-the-roof-of-the-car, head banging-with-sunglasses-on kind of album.

Butt hay, it’s gotta have it’s laid back smooth groove in places too. If you’re going to be an early seventies, space trucking, badass biker bro then you need a bit of that eased back cosmic wind in my hair feel here and there. No sappy love songs. Just rocking out from start to done deal. I’m loving this album so much, I want a T-shirt!

For starters, you could check out the video shared here on MMA for “Killer Wizard”. All I will say is that riff could slay a horde of ogres, like the illustrated ones that show up in one part of the video. After that, you’re on your own.
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