Shay Shooter

Cut straight on the heels of Bad Company's 1974 debut – just a matter of three months later; not quite long enough to know how big a success the first LP would be – Straight Shooter is seemingly cut from the same cloth as its predecessor…

Cut straight on the heels of Bad Company's 1974 debut – just a matter of three months later; not quite long enough to know how big a success the first LP would be – Straight Shooter is seemingly cut from the same cloth as its predecessor…

Speed Metal is difficult to judge in my opinion as the sound is very similar to that of Thrash or Power Metal, but with only little variations of the pace of the song. Blasting traditional Speed Metal in their 2nd full length “Straight Shooter”, come the Finnish Speed Metal flagbearers SPEEDTRAP, and they seem to surely put the listeners in their ‘Speedtrap’ literally…

Shooter Jennings is famed for following in his father Waylon's footsteps, so it makes sense that this live album was cut at the legendary Fort Worth venue where the latter played. The show runs the gamut, from Waylon-tinged tunes like "The Real Me" to the hard-rock/outlaw-country blend that's Shooter's signature ("Electric Rodeo"), and even a country revamp of Giorgio Moroder's 1977 Eurodisco song "I'm Left, You're Right, She's Gone"—which proves Shooter doesn't care any more about people's preconceptions than his daddy did.

Cut straight on the heels of Bad Company's 1974 debut – just a matter of three months later; not quite long enough to know how big a success the first LP would be – Straight Shooter is seemingly cut from the same cloth as its predecessor. It is, after all, a tight collection of eight strong, steady, heavy rockers that never, ever proceed in a hurry, but from the moment "Good Lovin' Gone Bad" kicks off the proceedings, it's clear that Bad Company have decided to expand their palette this second time around…

Cut straight on the heels of Bad Company's 1974 debut - just a matter of three months later; not quite long enough to know how big a success the first LP would be - Straight Shooter is seemingly cut from the same cloth as its predecessor. It is, after all, a tight collection of eight strong, steady, heavy rockers that never, ever proceed in a hurry, but from the moment "Good Lovin' Gone Bad" kicks off the proceedings, it's clear that Bad Company have decided to expand their palette this second time around. Where Bad Company was stark, minimalist hard rock, Straight Shooter bears lots of different, vibrant colors: acoustic guitars are used for light and shade, guitars are channeled through chorus pedals, pianos and organs alternate with the occasional wash of strings, and the entire thing feels bigger and bolder than before…