Let It Rock! (The Connection album)

For several other songs, see Let It Rock.
Let It Rock!
Studio album by The Connection
Released June 25, 2013 (2013-06-25)
Recorded Thundering Sky Studios, Berwick, ME
Genre Rock and roll
Label King Yum/Collectors Club, SP- Records, Ghost Highway/Rumble Records
The Connection chronology
Connection Collection, Vol. 1
(2012)		 Let It Rock!
(2013)		 First Time
(2013)
Singles from The Connection
  1. "Crawling From The Wreckage (Of A Saturday Night)"
    Released: May 27, 2013

Let It Rock! is The Connection's first full-length LP, released in June 2013.[1] While all rock and roll, the songs on Let It Rock! are otherwise diverse in nature, and one of them incorporates touches of country music.[2] A single, "Crawling From The Wreckage (Of A Saturday Night)," was released before the album on 7" vinyl.

Let It Rock! was album of the summer on El Sotano Radio in Madrid, Spain, in 2013.[3] Goldmine magazine named Let It Rock #14 on its Top 20 Albums of 2013, stating, "A helping of punk energy, plenty of pop songwriting smarts and a whole lotta rock and roll attitude sums up these New Hampshire boys…"[4]

Overview

Production

The record features two covers: "Connection" by the Rolling Stones, and Chuck Berry's classic "Let it Rock."[2] The other tracks are original Marino/Palmer compositions.[5]

While all rock and roll, the songs on Let It Rock! are otherwise diverse in nature, and one of them incorporates touches of country music.[2] According to Marino, "Some of the songs are like the first album... that 1964 AM radio, three chord [sound], and then we have some other songs where they sound more like a 1972 Rolling Stones' song. We have saxophone, piano...I tune my guitar to the Keith Richards tuning... we just let it rip."[2]

"Crawling from the Wreckage"

"Crawling From The Wreckage (Of A Saturday Night)"
Single by The Connection
Released May 27, 2013 (2013-05-27)
Format Vinyl, digital single
Length 02:03
Label Collectors Club
Writer(s) Marino/Palmer
Audio sample
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Music video
"Crawling Through the Wreckage of a Saturday Night" on YouTube

Released earlier than the album on May 27, 2013 was a promo single "Crawling From The Wreckage (Of A Saturday Night)." The song is an original Marino/Palmer composition, and is an up-tempo number that pays homage to Dave Edmunds and his 1979 Graham Parker-penned song, "Crawling from the Wreckage."[5]

Album release

In June 2013, The Connection's first full-length LP Let It Rock![1] was released in the United States on King Yum Records and Collectors Club Records. By December 2013, the album was released in Spain.[6] The United States vinyl LP had 13 tracks, and there were 14 tracks in Europe. The album was then reissued as a 22-track CD by adding the songs from the Connection Collection Vol.1 EP.[7] This version was released in Japan.

Reception

Let It Rock! was album of the summer on El Sotano Radio in Madrid in 2013.[3] Goldmine Magazine named Let It Rock #14 on its Top 20 Albums of 2013, stating, "A helping of punk energy, plenty of pop songwriting smarts and a whole lotta rock and roll attitude sums up these New Hampshire boys…"[4] According to a review, "There is no one—no one—on the scene today that does rock 'n' roll better than The Connection. Their music takes us back to the early days of rock innocence and exuberance when people like Eddie Cochran, Chuck Berry, The Rolling Stones and The Fab Four sang songs that affirmed the uncontaminated perceptions of youth... The Connection prove beyond a shadow of a doubt that rock still has its vibrance, its power and its relevance in the 21st century."[8]

Track listing

No. TitleWriter(s) Length
1. "Wrong Side Of 25"  Marino/Palmer 03:04
2. "She's A Keeper"  Marino/Palmer 02:27
3. "The Way Love Should Be"  Marino/Palmer 02:29
4. "Crawling From The Wreckage (Of A Saturday Night)"  Marino/Palmer 02:03
5. "Nothing About Me"  Marino/Palmer 04:15
6. "Susan"  Marino/Palmer 02:21
7. "Thinking About Leaving"  Marino/Palmer 02:17
8. "Girls In This Town"  Marino/Palmer 04:21
9. "Haze"  Marino/Palmer 02:33
10. "Day By Day"  Marino/Palmer 01:54
11. "Not How It's Gonna Be"  Marino/Palmer 02:44
12. "Connection"  The Rolling Stones 02:04
13. "Melinda"  Marino/Palmer 02:37
14. "Let It Rock"  Chuck Berry 02:12

Personnel

References

  1. 1 2 Witthaus, Michael (December 19, 2013). "Cool Connection: Portsmouth band a hit on satellite radio". Hippo Press. Retrieved 2014-03-14.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Sullivan, Max (March 1, 2013). "The Connection: Local band going big". The New Hampshire (University of New Hampshire). Retrieved 2014-03-14.
  3. 1 2 "El sótano - Disco del verano: The Connection, Let It Rock - 03/07/13". El Sotano Radio. 2013-07-03. Retrieved 2014-03-14.
  4. 1 2 Borack, John M. (February 25, 2014). "Top 20 Releases of 2013". Goldmine Magazine. Retrieved 2014-03-14.
  5. 1 2 "The Connection discography". Bandcamp. Retrieved 2014-03-14.
  6. ↑ "Spin Down: Rothwell, Dreadnaught, The Connection, James Keyes, Zach Jones". Wire NH. December 11, 2013. Retrieved 2014-03-14. |first1= missing |last1= in Authors list (help)
  7. ↑ Snyder, David M. (September 22, 2013). "The Connection – Let It Rock!". PopDiggers. Retrieved 2014-03-14.
  8. ↑ "Music Review: "Let it Rock" by The Connection". Altrockchick. July 5, 2013. Retrieved 2014-03-14.

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