If you have spent the best part of your musical life living under a rock rather than being surrounded by it then, fear not, this is the album that will put all that right. On the other hand if you love your rock music to ooze quality and class then this is a definite for you. The Cotton Soeterboek Band, built upon the guitar of Alan Cotton and the voice of Robert Soeterboek, manage to draw upon all the very best elements of classic rock and mesh them together to make Twisted what it is, a superb album.
This band is part American, part European and drawn from an unlikely mix of sources such as Ayreon, The (Rob) Halford Band, After Forever and Aggressor. Throw in some David Coverdale Deep Purple, some Lynyrd Skynyrd, some John Lawton era Uriah Heep and you have the unlikely recipe that, when added together with more than a fistful of magic dust, makes for a cordon bleu creation. This is no time warp album though - yes those elements are there but somehow it is all given an added twist, a fresh production and a more up to date vibe that has it sounding like you really should know it but for some unknown reason, don’t.
Twisted oozes quality and it is quite obvious that the love of what the band members are doing radiates from every note. If Ronnie van Zant himself had walked into their studio I am sure he would have loved what was going on. Coverdale’s Deep Purple are there in their Stormbringer era sitting comfortably beside some southern gospel, some funk, a touch of blues and some great British rock.
Twisted cannot be missed by anyone whose bell is rung by any of the above – or anyone who loves quality rock performed by musicians who compliment the project so well. The result is a sublime achievement that will satisfy even the most rose tinted fan of seventies rock.
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1 - Tom Harding
Great album. Just picked it up and can't say enough good things about it. All the classic elements of 70's hard rock with out all the excess but with modern production values. Fantastic song writing and guys who know how to play their instruments. Highly recommended!