THE BAND WITH A PAST LOOKING TO THE FUTURE
Plastic Tears, a rock band founded in Helsinki, Finland in the 90’s
has released their new album [PRO 2077] through Propaganda Records.
”Nine Lives Never Dies” is classic rock, but still hard to categorize. The music has influences from glam rock, pop, punk and other elements of which the own and personal sound of the Plastic Tears is formed.
Sure, the band has heard comparisions from New York Dolls to Hanoi Rocks and so on, but still manage to sound like themselves.
The bands strenght lies in having a timeless rock’n'roll sound and good songs that differ in style. A thing that can’t be said about so many bands of today.
This band has seen it all. Splitting up on stage, fighting through the 90’s when bands with a rock’n'roll image were considered scum of the earth, line-up changes, being dropped by their old record label, gigs with the Cult and Andy McCoy etc, making debauched appearences on TV, finally getting good response from the major media, great gigs, staying true to their own style and after having a break for a few years coming back stronger than ever. This albums line-up has been together since 2006, is stable, and kicks serious ass!
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“..the second album from Plastic Tears still contains loads of that abandonment, naive innocence and sincere love for rock’n'roll that is too often lost in the 21st century to too much polishing, editing and pure commercial calculation…a combination of Claude like nasal, Lords of the New Church, Dogs D’amour and 80’s Hanoi Rocks might sound out of date, but songs such as Everybody’s Bitch but Mine, Love is for Losers, Sweet Summer Suicide, I Need Danger and Underworld Angels make Nine Lives Never Dies probably the best street rock album from Helsinki in 2009. A title, which was ment to go to the 69 Eyes’ Back in Blood.” - Rumba 16/2009
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“..I’m astonished how good this album really is. Nine Lives Never Dies easily wipes the floor with the younger generation of the genres bands, as well as with a few of the internationally appreciated veteran bands… a special thank you falls for the music sounding like 100 proof genuine and timeless rock’n'roll. The band has made a record to be proud of.” - Imperiumi October/2009
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“Nine Lives Never Dies is one of the liveliest surprises of the year. The album is full of catchy tunes and contains a few first class songs like London Rain and Shadows Dance for Me. For friends of 70- and 80’s glam street rock’n'roll the record serves an excellent alternative between Alice Cooper, Smack and Dogs D’amour.” - Sue 10/2009
