Limited 140 gms White Label Test Pressing autographed by Grand Slam.
Grand Slam
's new album
Wheel Of Fortune
is set for release on June 7th. The four-piece band formed in 1984 by
Phil Lynott
and guitarist
Laurence Archer
before being forced to break up in 1986, have finally formed the appropriate return with a top-drawer of hard rocking songs which resonate with clear verve and energy.
Wheel of Fortune
is the fully-realised modern
Grand Slam
sound, striding confidently back into the conscience of classic-rock fuelled devotees who didn't know what they were missing. There are no more shoes to fill only boots being worn on the ground, with
Dyer
's style and swagger at the forefront of spirited leaders such as "There Goes My Heart", while
Archer
's fiery fretboard forays on the likes of the riffy "Spitfire" are a vital part of the
Grand Slam
architecture. With the lock-solid rhythm section of
Newton
and
Reid
underpinning affairs,
Grand Slam
not only stand on their own eight feet, they're also able to directly engage with their talismanic, legendary founding energy with "Come Together (In Harlem)", a moody, strutter of a song from the
Phil Lynott
days with (mostly)
Phil Lynott
's lyrics.
But make absolutely
no
mistake:
Grand Slam
are not a band returning from their past, but a band firing intentions regarding their future, as the epic, multi-layered, steamy swing of "Pirate Song" suggests... Let the music do the talking.