Can’t Take My Eyes Off Of You starts in a very soulful and singular fashion, allowing the band to continue gaining momentum and energy. It is this delightful addition of speed that makes Reckless in Vegas shine; the vocals will call forth individuals like Rob Thomas (Matchbox 20) while the guitars twinkle with all of the indie fury of Coldplay or The Black Keys. Reckless in Vegas tackles a Dean Martin classic in Everybody Loves Somebody, bringing the Red Hot Chili Peppers-styled guitar work of the opening strains with a quicker, Vandals-like pop-punk sound. I was a little skeptical at Reckless in Vegas covering Johnny Cash’s Ring of Fire (as there was an amazing version done by Social Distortion), but found myself more of a fan by the end of the track. The Reckless in Vegas version breaks free of the trappings of the original and makes it into something that could easily garner heavy rotation. The inclusion of Rumer Willis in “Falling In Love” makes an already-solid effort into something utterly impressive. The bold machismo of Reckless in Vegas is provided the perfect soft touch of Rumer, while the instrumentation is simply stunning.
Reckless in Vegas makes classics like Girl You’ll Be A Woman Soon, Ring of Fire, and Love Me Tender into tracks that the younger set can appreciate it, while maintaining the same love for the tracks and quality as the original performers. Take a trip to the Reckless in Vegas website for further news about the band; here’s to hoping that they can continue to take some of music’s best known tracks and imbue them with a contemporary style and crisp sound.
Top Tracks: Luck Be A Lady, The Beat Goes On / This Town
Rating: 9.0/10
Reckless in Vegas The Hard Way CD Review / 2013 Self / 11 Tracks / http://www.recklessinvegas.com/