Reckless Love wish it was 1985. On their sophmore album, "Animal Attraction" they make this fact very clear. Channeling the spirit of early Def Leppard and Motley Crue, this record is not only every bit as fun as their self titled debut set from last year, it is an all round more balanced body of work and shows off a band highly comfortable with what they're doing.
And what they're doing is making rock music straight out of the mid 1980s. Clearly influenced by bands such as Def Leppard - they even did a fantastic acoustic cover of "Hysteria" as a b-side last year - the opening three tracks genuinely would not sound out of place on "Pyromania" or "Hysteria", the seminal 80s classics from the Leppard. Yet Reckless Love are so much more than a simple tribute act. Songs like lead single "Hot" and the painfully infectious "Dirty Dreams" are just fun, high enrgy singalongs, while the band aren't afraid to go more introspective with "Born to Break Your Heart" and the glorious five minute epic "Fantasy". It doesn't seem to matter if they're going at 100 miles per hour, or cruising in the slow lane, the music is good, and you're having fun listening.
"Animal Attraction" is never going to win any awards for originality, that's a given, but listening to the quality of the music produced on the album, it's certainly no crime that this isn't breaking any ground. Reckless Love know thier audience and they know what their audience likes. Exactly what they like themselves. And that's exactly what they give.
****
Watch: "Hot"
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