#349
The Crossfire Hurricanes - Romancing Revolution
Monday 3rd October, 2016
They say:
“Romancing Revolution is an anti-establishment song, and the current Socialist and anti establishment atmosphere inspired the song's subject. Everyone wants to shake up the old regime no matter where they are! It's a romanticised commentary about social revolution (equality for all and later pub licensing hours).
We went a bit Pink Floyd with the intro and a bit Rage Against The Machine (vocally at least) with the outro. The idea was to hold the the energy of the track steady, letting the riff provide a kind of monophonic groove which drives it. The whole song was built and layered upon a distorted bass riff... When the foundations are good everything else just falls into place!
We recorded the song after winning a competition with Belfast Underground (Cloud9 Studios), and the prize included a free demo; so we brought Romancing Revolution into the studio to be recorded. Everyone walked away with a killer track! On that note, we'd like to say a big thank you to Graeme Laverty of Cloud9 Studios for his production skills and professionalism. He's a cool cat. Thanks to Neil Carey Photography for the artwork.”
We say:
“It starts as a glimmering noise-poem, suggesting that the Hurricanes have been raised on early Verve and Oasis. Thereafter it blazes and stomps, passing the five minute mark with heady nonchalance and popping the cork of a respected vintage: Champagne Supernova.
Romancing Revolution comes from The Crossfire Hurricanes' forthcoming EP of the same name, expected to release in November 2016.
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