Wild Wet – Cocktail in Bloodshed (2011)

Making its way from Italy to our PO BOX, today we have Wild Wet and their debut release “Cocktail in Bloodshed”. As a perfect example of ‘when vocalists’ go wrong, we are very sorry that Wild Wet’s very melodic and entertaining music is tarnished by the terrible pronunciation and pitchy-ness of the vocalists ‘abilities’. While the vocal harmonies are ok, the actual person pulling the trigger is just plain bad.

After getting over the bad impressions of the singing, “Cocktail in Bloodshed” is not a bad album musically speaking. After the intro “After I Came”, this Italian sleaze/Glam Rock outfit does a great job in crafting appealing music for the opener “Before you die”. The guitar and bass guitar are petty solid and create a very fun and engaging atmosphere. The drumming is spot on and the overall feeling of the music is very entertaining indeed, but we have to listen to somebody howling in the background and this just kills the mood.

The only song with somewhat decent (this is going really far) vocal work is “Astray”, and it is because the drummer (M. Nyx Frye) handles the singing. The band’s music is very diverse and we have songs like “Angels Airlines” that is kind of a familiar mix of Guns N’Roses and Alt-rock, showing that their music writing skills are not totally bad, but they lack a bit in the creativity department. The ballad-esque “Wings of Summer” is actually decent and if they had a better sounding piano, it would be hands down the best song of this release.

While not everything is bad for Wild Wet, the band needs some serious time in the cooker before it is ready to be unleashed upon the world. The need of an actually decent singer should be the highest priority for the band. If you want some nostalgic Glam/Sleaze Rock and already have everything else that has been released in the genres, then it is acceptable for you to get this release and prepare yourself to cringe for a while.

Release: 2011

Country: Italy