Cheerleaders United has been way too overlooked on this website. Which is almost criminal, because they surely have something to offer for pop fans as well. Take the opening track Something True, Something Plain for example. How is that not a great catchy song with a killer chorus? And that's not the only one. Far from it. Motorcade City is a really strong album.

Motorcade City begins with three marvellous tracks. A trio of Something True, Something Plain, Motorcade City, (Let Me Fall In Love With You) In Overdrive is a thunderous start. I suppose it's fairly easy to categorize me as a softie who isn't in to loud music. But I do have to give in if the music is good enough. And damn. This certainly is. For example the title song is almost too much for me, but still turns out to be enjoyable like a goalie fight in a hockey game (I might have not wanted one to appear, but when it did I had to admit that I really enjoyed it). While the song Motorcade City almost steps out of bounds, the other two songs I mentioned easily get both feet to the ground. Both of the songs hit hard, but the pop melodies are there softening the impact.

It's gorgeous rock music with pop sensibility. It's marvellous but might get little exhausting in the long run. However, the strenght of Motorcade City is the variety of the material. Suddenly the strong rockin pop tunes fade away and in comes something beautiful and captivating. Songs like Heart of Stone, Ghost To Ghost and Ghost Town Blues proves to be even more convincing than the opening stages of the album. This is where the wave breaks. This is where I fall in love. There's a bit of drama, a lot of beauty and a hell of a lot of gorgeous singing and stylish playing. And in between we still get some of those excellent guitar pop and guitar rock tunes. Sounds like a great album doesn't it. Well that's what it is. Before reviewing I had my heart set at four hearts, but while listening I just didn't found anything to complain about and it just sounds so damn convincing right now that I throw in another half of a heart. It's probably worth it.

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