Liquor & Poker
2004
By The Grace of God
About This Album
Easily their best and most consistent work to date, By the Grace of God, from Sweden's garage rock stalwarts the Hellacopters is a flawless collection of anthemic, soulful rock songs from start to finish. Picking up where 2001's High Visibility left off, By the Grace of God continues to show singer/guitarist Nicke Andersson's transformation from a mere garage punk with a great sense of melody into one hell of a songwriter. In fact, the group as a whole has grown tighter as a unit and loosened up in the process, which ultimately has made them more confident musicians. The lightening-fast and fluid fret work of Robert "Strings" Dahlqvist recalls the soul and attack of Ted Nugent in his prime, playing every note and riff like it was his last. Drummer Robert Eriksson plays his kit with machine gun precision, and bass man Kenny Håkansson lays down perfect melodic grooves that hold each song together like super glue, while keyboardist Anders "Bobba Fett" Lindström's piano and organ work is the icing on the cake. The impeccable production, courtesy of Chips Kiesbye (High Visibility), is a big part of what makes this record work so well. With its big guitars and widescreen sound By the Grace of God would equally please fans of classic-'70s arena rock as it would fans of their earlier, rawer, Detroit-influenced material.
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