7 Miles To Pittsburgh – Revolution On Hold
Suburban/Bertus/ A67 Records – 2019
Rock, Hard, Seventies, Prog, Metal
Rated: ***
Greta Von Fleet. If there ever was a band that has gotten a lot of flak over their Led Zeppelin sound, Greta Von Fleet are a sure competitor for the top spot. I wonder if 7 Miles To Pittsburg from The Netherlands might suffer the same fate. It would be highly unfair, even if the vocalist, is a part of a Led Zeppelin cover band. On their sophomore release Revolution On Hold we definitely hear riffs that could have belonged to Jimmy Page, but that’s about where it ends. Cause there is so much prog here, one could wonder what their true starting point was? Joris Lindner, responsible for damn fine guitarwork, played drums for Komatsu for a year or two, which means we know where his heaviness stems from. But besides the two cats we mentioned, the rest is largely unknown to us. We would imagine there is some eighties-LA love there and an adoration for stuff like Rush or Flower Kings. Which it turns out to be correct, since Martin Helmantel and Dirk Bruinenberg, both played in prog-rock effort Elegy. Hardrock, metal, seventies and prog, a combination that can lead to something absolutely beautiful. And in this case it has! It’s all done with a lot of style and highly soulful. Let the Revolution begin!
(Written by JK)
