![]() Bel Air does actually call to mind dramatic ‘80s rock a little, only the sound is filtered through two decades of abrasive post- Nirvana to produce what is the band's most streamlined and mature record to date. They've drifted close to later-day Skunk Anansie, in fact, and this is as good a compliment as any alt-rock band could wish for, though Nasic loses to Skin on lyrics, which are full of clichés, down to the "fire in my eyes" line in the eponymous track, which was trite even in the ‘80s. ![]() It was released on 1 April 2011 on Columbia Europe and entered the. Bel Air is so simple it feels almost defiantly primitive, but this is actually the sound of a band that doesn't need anything but the basics to put together a killer rock number. Bel Air is the fourth studio album by the German alternative rock band Guano Apes and their first studio album in eight years. All songs follow the same unsophisticated template, and share the same tense, mildly angsty vibe, but they're still just plain good, with each tune chock-full of dynamic rhythms and smash hooks which drive the point home. It's also alternative rock deluxe, simply by the strength of its songwriting. Booklet does not contain lyrics of all of the albums songs, but just of tracks 2. None of this is groundbreaking, and, indeed, Bel Air is basically aggregate alternative rock. Releases Track 10.2 is a hidden track, overall tracks 10 length is 7:07. 1.Sunday Lover 2.Oh What A Night 3.When The Ships Arrive 4.This Time 5.Shes A. The songs are still plenty powerful, but instead of start-stop rhythms, the guitar riffs are now accompanied by steady bass drones traceable to Placebo, and vaguely dancey beats that call to mind the Killers. At least it doesn't have the raw energy of "Lords of the Boards," though there was always more to Guano Apes than just aggro-rock they'd fully embraced their more melodic and catchy side by 2011. The title is also glamorous, but is the music? Well, kind of. It's been eight years since their last album, and the glamorous Sandra Nasic on the cover looks nothing like her younger, baggy-pants-sporting self (though, as many observers noted, she does look a lot like a lot like Sarah Jessica Parker).
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