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blown away, but blown away I was. From the moment
The Hot Machines opened their set,
their scorching vocals and sharp guitar hooks had me captivated.
Though easy to compare to post punk LA Rockers X,
the sound was altogether tighter, brighter and dare I say
meaner than most anything X has ever come up with, and songs like
Microphone, Numbers and Put Me Down Slowly,
with their torchy, rapid fire female vocals and hot guitars licks, are
ample proof.
Their sound is crisp, and more powerful than what you might expect from
a threesome - two guitarists, two hot vocalists and one hell-raising
drummer! I got shades and nuances of Ann Wilson at her finest from
the lead vocalist, but really her sound and style was so much more than
that - original in nearly every way. Her sound, range, tone and
delivery were clear and impeccable - not the least bit shrill or sloppy.
And on Boy With A Knife and several other tunes the male
singer-guitarist belted the pointed lyric with equal enthusiasm, proving
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More songs like the hard driving We Gotta Go as well as
Copping A Feel, with machine-gun guitars and vocals traded
between the two singers, proved again and again that this hard rocking
trio is more than just a diamond in the rough.
Amazingly, the Hot Machines are unsigned and don't even have a demo
disc or a web to offer up, but I predict this will change very soon!
Could The Hot Machines be
Chicago's Next Big Thing?
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