Described by Rolling Stone magazine as “a glam rock triumph,” multi-faceted rocker GYASI (Jah-See) delivers his second studio album, “Here Comes The Good Part,” a glittery and fun universe filled with infectious hooks and searing guitar riffs, alongside songs of self-transformation. Teaming up with co-producer Bobby Holland (Alice Cooper), Gyasi expands his sound, exploring a wider palette of musical ideas.
The album opens with ‘Sweet Thing’ a real foot stomper of a number of which the artist has said “It’s a song celebrating individuality, self-transformation and the power that lies in living your truth—even when it brings ridicule and alienation,” A real earworm of a track that we almost guarantee will have you singing the title for hours after hearing it. There’s a really alluring feel to ‘Lightning’, a melodic dreamy offering that will have arms waving in the air for sure when shared live.
`Snake City` has a kind of foot tapping R&B texture and really reminded me of 70s Bowie but with some appealing harmonica hues. A throbbing bass line leads us into `She Says` which races along at an immense velocity with some cracking guitar riffs on route.
`Street Life` is a number that the Golden God Robert Plant would have killed to sing back in the days of the mighty Led Zeppelin. A haunting saxophone guides us into and out of the philosophical `American Dream` and emphasises the range and depth of this artists musical and vocal variety and ability.
‘Cheap High’ is a blistering rock out, full of raw power rock n’ roll and lyrically bursting with tempting urges and thrills. I felt that the enticingly sleazy glam tinged ‘Baby Blue’ could have been lifted from the guru of glitter Marc Bolan’s 1972 album `Slider`. A cracking number from this 21st century boy. We have some scintillating guitar riffs towards the latter part of this slice of Hot Love!
‘Apple Tree’ rocks. The apple tree has been a symbol of many things throughout history, including love, wisdom, and immortality and here it seems to embody love. We head back to a more rock tinted submission with the catchy rhythmic `Bang Bang`.
‘Star’ has a wild Bowie meets Zepp musical vibe about it, a kind of biographical skit on a musical grandee or the ambition to be one possibly. There’s a joyful expansive style about the reflective ’23’ which takes a breather just beyond the midpoint.
The final cut is ‘Grand Finale’ which is indeed just that, a number in a style akin to the French chanson tradition and a dramatic number to close out on, a ‘Rock n Roll Suicide’ for the modern era.
Gyasi has been championed as reinventing glam rock for the modern age, which is difficult to argue with. However you want to label him, art rock, glam rock, avant-garde, his latest opus ‘Here Comes the Good Part’ is immense, full of melodic tunes, foot stomping rock outs, meditative musings and wonderful singalongs and a must have.
When the Best of lists for 2025 are drawn up in December, Gyasi and ‘Here Comes the Good Part’ must be in the top ten ‘Glam rock’ albums.
Highly Recommended
01. Sweet Thing
02. Lightning
03. Snake City
04. She Says
05. Street Life
06. American Dream
07. Cheap High
08. Baby Blue
09. Bang Bang (Runaway)
10. Star
11. 23
12. Grand Finale
Band Members:
Gyasi – vocals, guitar, synth, piano, string arrangement, harmonica
Sam Skorik – drums, percussion
Cole Bearden – bass, wurlitzer, synth
Ricky Dover Jr – guitar, bass
Gyasi – Here Comes The Good Part 2025
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