The US quartet once again spoons up the eternal rock soup.
For many years now, Led Zeppelin’s Robert Plant has had to suffer from the fact that countless young bands and singers are, shall we say, following his style. When asked how he liked the band Greta Van Fleet, he recently replied that the band’s “beautiful little singer”, Joshua Kiszka, reminded him of someone “whom he knows very well”. Indeed, the Frankenmuth, Michigan band borrows from the ’70s candy drawer, but claim to have been more influenced by Aerosmith than “Stairway To Heaven.” This may be. A lot of things in life are just coincidences.
Now the band, which is a family project of the three Kniszka brothers and a friend, is releasing their third record. The title STARCATCHER says it all, the pieces are “catchy”, the four band members have star quality, both visually and in terms of performance. The whole thing is boring anyway. A little retro, a little falsetto, everything delivered correctly, but without any innovative ambition.
Trying to unleash a rock inferno, the musicians get caught up in clichés and poses. One wonders: Why? It’s always good to be inspired by deserving veterans and their work, but the focus has to be on inspiration. We’ve eaten this soup often enough, only the vegetables have been changed. At “Rock am Ring” at 4 p.m., however, the whole thing should work just fine.