With the saying "Alcohol is Fun", BONKERS kick off their new album, so let's pop open a beer and take a listen. I haven't heard much from the Rostock band yet, but right from the first song "RnR", I find the guys quite likable, especially since the song gives a juicy "Bockfotzn" to the South Tyrolean wild goulash, as I like to say as a Bavarian. "We are not Frei.Wild but hunters and you are on the menu" and otherwise musically a nice earworm. Old school Rock'n'Roll. Next up is "Auffe Fresse", with clear lyrical statements against dumb braggarts and tough guys. "Beer Boys" is a nice drinking song that sounds really great with the singer's rough, drunken voice. Musically, the band has a lot to offer, and I would describe it as a nice mix of hard punk rock and Rock'n'Roll leaning towards MOTÖRHEAD. "Apokalypse" is a song that has a lot of annoyance in its lyrics, but personally, it doesn't hit me as hard in the face as the others, it's just a bit slower. "Shock Rock Chevrolet" has a nice line ".... the cops are left behind, even roadblocks don't faze me", but could be a bit more raw and cellar-punk for my taste. "Der Blick in den Spiegel" is not necessarily the sing-along hit of the band, as the lyrics are a bit too confusing for me, but the singer's beautiful voice comes through well. "Wir wollen tanzen" is a pretty nice party track again, and with "Wehende Fahnen", there's a real punch for all those stupid Onkelz clone bands!!!!! Thanks for this song, I quote: "With full throttle Schema F, it fills the coffers and quickly. They want to be like all the greats but not individual." or "Yesterday still silent, today they play covers, tomorrow the cash register rings, dance the Kevin Russel." In "Harter Stoff", the good old Rock'n'Roll really hits you again, and in "Blauzone", it's really hard to miss that they've taken a lot from their colleagues at MOTÖRHEAD. Nice track! "Don't mess with the BC" is also a pretty cool closing number; anyone who likes BODY COUNT will love this song too! In the bonus track, they really let loose; after the first electronic shock that BONKERS give me, it turns out to be quite fun to listen to: "Hannes from the Waterkant, he only listens to punk all day". And I quite like this mix of punk and Rock'n'Roll, except for a few songs!
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