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Tuesday, May 16, 2006 

Stolen Order

>> Demo

Inverness hard rawkers Stolen Order claim to ‘bring back rock n roll to you all’ with this three-track demo. Mmm. I’m not sure of the official meaning of the term but if it means using every cliché in the rock and/or roll book then I think they’ve just about nailed it.

One 2-minute Bon Jovi-esq ballad, and two other tracks that seem like excuses to hit their instruments as hard and as fast as possible without any real thought for the songwriting make for an ear-drum threatening first release. Cheesy lyrics, out-of-time drumming and poorly written songs all contribute to this poor show of a Cd.

However, credit where credit is due. I always respect bands who stick to what the believe in and are true to themselves and like those small band of Japanese soldiers found in the Philippines 60 years after the war was over – Stolen Order will battle on. Plus their bass player is called Minge – brilliant!

>> Joe Sach

www.myspace.com/stolenorderband