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Lynam

A while ago, I wrote about Jacob Bunton being the lead singer in Steven Adler’s (former drummer in Guns N’ Roses) latest solo project ”Adler”, who released the album ”Back From The Dead”. An album that I like very much and it got me curious if the members of the band ”Adler” had some interesting music projects of their own. I found out that Jacob Bunton, who sings in ”Adler” also is the lead singer and plays guitar in the band ”Lynam”, that started the year of 2001 in Birmingham, Alabama, USA. Within the years 2002 - 2004 the band had self released no less than three albums, ”White Trash Superstar”, ”Bling! Bling!” and ”Life In Reverse”.

Now five albums/EP’s later and despite an announcement of them calling it quits in October of 2010 after the live album ”Thank You Good Night!”, that also would have been their final album, they are, after some line up changes still playing together and last year (2015) their latest EP ”Bombshell” came out.

I think Lynam plays solid modern, hard rock, but adds a few experimental elements to the music, which I think freshens it up. I don’t have any particular example for these ”experimental elements”, just that the music have got bits and tones that you usually don’t hear in the rock music genre. But with all new and experimental music that sounds like something you’re not used to be hearing, it sometimes works and it sometimes don’t. Most of Lynam’s songs are awesome rock songs, that goes well with music in different genres and with that I mean that their songs dosen’t clash with pop-, poprock-, poppunk- and metal songs etc. that certain rock music does.
This music is made to be played out loud, but some songs needs a listen or two, in order to get into the groove. Right now Lynam are working on a new record, but the word is that they will go more pop. I really hope they won’t mess up the good Lynam-rock-sound, because I think it’s so refreshing to hear a band play this type of solid rock.
I’ve put in some of my favorite Lynam songs for you to have a listen to in a iTunes playlist, which you can find below and you can also check out the video to the song ”Cold”, from the ”Halfway To Hell” album, 2013. Hope you’ll like the songs as much as I do.
Don’t forget to check out Lynam’s twitter, Facebook or website for more info about the band.

Fun fact; Jacob Bunton is the only one, that I know, who is in three bands all named after a drummer, Lynam, Adler and Grohl at the same time.

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Steven Adler's Birthday!

Happy Birthday to Steven Adler!

Today we are celebrating Guns N’ Roses first and original drummer, Steven Adler on his birthday! 

Instead of playing or writing something from Guns N’ Roses I will tell you about Steven’s own band, named ”Adler”. The band have been around since 2011 after Steven’s other band ”Adler’s Appetite” broke up. ”Adler’s Appetite” is worth looking up, they have some good songs too, for example ”Alive” and  ”Fading”.

The band ”Adler” are Hollywood based, with four members, Jacob Bunton, on lead vocals and guitar who also writes most of the lyrics, Johnny Martin, bass and vocals, Lonny Paul, guitar and vocals and of course, Steven Adler on drums. In 2012 the band released their first album, ”Back From The Dead”. It’s my new favorite album! It dosen’t have one bad song on it and ”Back From The Dead” is an album where you don’t have to skip any songs. 

It’s a perfect mix of cool guitars, great drumming, nice lyrics and vocals. This is pure rock music with energy, the right amount of attitude and punch in the music, while still being fresh and interesting. 

Something I’m missing in todays music scene. 
I think it's a good mix of music and lyrics. Sometimes the lyrics seems to be inspired by Steven Adler’s book, Adler’s Appetite. If you hope to find Guns N’ Roses here, you will be disappointed. I think Adlers solo album is much better then Slash solo album, because the singer doesn’t (try to) sound like Axl Rose. No hard feelings to Myles Kennedy, who is great live. Steven Adler said in an interview how he like to be in this band and the energy this band have hasen’t he felt since the earlier days of Guns N’ Roses. 

Since the whole album is so good it’s hard to choose one song that stands out, but if I had to choose one, it would be the title track ”Back From The Dead”. This song is one of the best songs I’ve ever heard. They have not made so many videos to go a long with the music. But here is the video for the song ”The One That You Hated” in the clip below.

Adler will play at the M3 Festival in Columbia, Maryland, US in April, 2016. 

For more news about Adler check out the bands Facebook , twitter or blog/site.