BOBBIE DAZZLE is a dynamic and vibrant glam rock band brought to life by singer Sian Greenway. Conceived as a creative outlet for Greenway during a difficult time, BOBBIE DAZZLE is an explosion of glitter, infectious riffs, and guaranteed good times.
Their debut album ”Fandabidozi” is rock’n’roll at its brightest, its most colorful, its fullest of almost silly joy. This is a music celebrating the twinkliest bits of glam rock, not of the ’80s metal Sunset Strip variety, but the more British A-road version of the 1970s
On this debut album, it’s an introduction with all the sonic excesses, blinding glamour and charismatic camp of that era. Opener Lightning Fantasy announces all this marvelously, with singer and band main-brain Greenway sounding like she’s being beamed from 50 years ago, catsuits and all.
Next Merry-Go-Round throws in some Slade-ish quirky British eccentricities, while Back To The City could be a ABBA with the guitars turned up. At the heavier end, Lady On Fire’s riff stares lovingly at prime ’70s Aerosmith, while It’s Electric speeds past on a quick-fire riff and double-bass drumming that could sound like Motörhead were it not so fabulously dolled up.
It’s in thrall to the past, certainly, but there’s more depth to ”Fandabidozi” than first meets the ear.
Sian began the project after her sister passed away, looking for “an outlet to keep me going. This has shown me that you don’t have to sit in a dark place when you’re going through a dark time.”
When going through her sister’s house, she also found some lyrics written by her dad, a music head with a love of the original glam crop like The New York Dolls. One of these would become the words to Lightning Fantasy, although the Thunderbirds-ish sound effect as she belts out the words ‘laser-beam’ probably wasn’t noted in the margin.
Like Bobbie Dazzle’s glittering name, ”Fandabidozi” lives up to its title. It’s a strutting, sassy, preening debut with its best dancing boots on, and a cheeky twinkle in its eye.
Highly Recommended
01.Lightning Fantasy
02.Merry-Go-Round
03.Revolution
04.Magic Of Music
05.Back To The City
06.It’s Electric
07.Antique Time Machine
08.Lady On Fire
09.April Showers
10.Flowers On Mars
Bobbie Dazzle – Fandabidozi 2024, MP3+FLAC
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