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Over the years, Restless have managed to create a 'Restless' sound that is at once both identifiable as Neo-Rockabilly and Restless. Occasionally, a band manages to inject their own style into a previously existing style of music and make it their own. Some bands even manage to generate 'copy bands', and Restless have managed to do this, with their influence being heard on many other Neo-Rockabilly bands. The best of these is a German band called The Hot Riffs. They have a CD out called 'Job done' (one of Mark's favourite sayings!), and if you are a fan of the Restless style, you will LOVE this CD. I promise. Meanwhile, playing games, the boys came back with a CD on Blood Sucking Records called "s'O.K., S'alright", under the guise of the "harmany bros.". There are other good 'Restless rip-off' bands around like The Red Velvet Trio and The Tin Cans. If you're a fan of the 'Restless sound', these are well worth getting.

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Figure it out

This record was released in 1993 by Nervous. This was the last album with Steve Whitehouse on Upright bass. The whole record has a lighter feel about it than their last recordings. This record includes three cover versions, all made famous by Elvis Presley (Guitar Man, Shopping around, His latest flame). Mark Harman knows how to sing Elvis songs. Two songs are written by Shaun Kirkpatrick who played with Frenzy at this time. They are called Nowhere to go and Still Waiting. Also he plays the lead guitar on Road to Paradise and Just an Echo (A song that could storm the Charts). Mark Harman wrote 5 songs on his own. The very aggressive I Go wild, Going back, Memoir Blue (This song really makes you cry), Empty Hands (I love it) and Better than nothing (with a sixties riff : C Am F G7). Restless are changing their style from album to album. And this time they play songs for your heart and a few rocking songs.The CD also have a wonderful booklet with great photos of the band. So go to your record dealer and buy it.
 
Review written by : Alex Wunsch, Ratingen, Germany

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The very best of Restless

Finally Nervous released the first best of album from the legendary Restless. Like always on Nervous the cd includes a wonderful booklet with many photos of the band. On this CD you can find all the classic hits which made Restless so popular by Psychos and Neo-Rockabillys like Bottle on the Beach, Ice Cold, Baby please don't go, Edge on You, Long Black Shiny Car. There are lot of great cover versions like New Orleans (live at the Big Rumble with a very powerful sound), Poor Mans Prison (Gene Vincent), New Girlfriend, Radar Love (Golden Earring), Old black Joe, Memphis Tenesse, Tobacco Road and Modern Romance. Other songs are Just can't take it (Beat my drum), Somebody told me, How can I find you (Kicking into Midnight), Ghost town (live, taken from the Live'n'Kicking), Dark Blue Sea (After Midnight) and the pop song Just an Echo (Figure it out). Finally it's a good choice of songs they put on this cd. Keep on rockin' and buy it at Nervous.
 
Review written by : Alex Wunsch, Ratingen, Germany

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The Harmany Brothers

I'm afraid I'm one of these people who buys anything released by Mark Harman or Restless, irrespective of how good or crap the previous release was. I think most people would agree that although on their previous couple of albums there has been the odd glitch, the rest has been brilliant. Mark seems to be branching into little niches with each new album released. With the Space Cadets, they had their own brand of valvey primitive sounding rockabilly on the theme of outer space and now with this new release Mark and the boys have ventured down a dusty country track. There are some crackers here namely Blood Sucking Boogie and Rockabilly Rat and the rest isn't far behind. I can't wait to see them at The Charlotte at the end of September when hopefully they will do a couple of numbers from this album. It's a true testament to the band that 13 odd years down the line, Restless, in one form or another are still turning out original and worthwhile material which for a rockabilly/neo band is pretty good. Keep it up!!! Kevin

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Restless - Kicking into Midnight

Hey Hey What can you say ? This CD includes the "after midnight" LP in the original Restless style without keyboards and the classic "live'n'kicking" album recorded in 1987 at the famous Klubfoot in Hammersmith. The original tracks of the "after midnight" album were recorded on the commercial ABC label in 1985 and let me say : I hate this album! The songs are O.K. but the sound is so boring...Two years later Restless left ABC (What a luck!) and discovered their own exclusive sound. Pete Gage and Restless decided to set the record straight on cd and entirely remix and in some cases re-recorded using the original tracks but this time in the pure Restless style. Also the cd gives us 9 Live songs including some old classics like Ghost Town, Ice Cold, 16 Tons, Baby please don't go, The Edge and Bottle on the beach. Take a listen to the shouting crowd (yeeeaaah) and wreck around the floor. Restless are playing since 17 years now (1980) and I hope they'll give us a lot of more brilliant records like this in the nearly. The Line Up on this album : Guitar + Vocals : M. Harman, Rhythm Guitar : M. Malone, Slap Bass : J. Bayley, Drums : Big Ben... Review written by Alex Wunsch

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