The Struts Put Out a Great One Night Stand

Channeling their inner Queen, The Struts come to the table with "One Night Stand" a rock gem that's tailor made to get the old blood pumping. Vocalist Luke Spiller sounds right at home in Freddie Mercury's voice box. His pipes smoke like a vintage pack of Pall Malls. The rest of the group doesn't fare too badly either. Gethin Davies proves his mastery with the drums. Gives "One Night Stand" that seedy feel befitting a sex-soaked song of this caliber. Guitarist Adam Slack holds his own too. Check out the bridge if you have any doubts that he's the man. Bassist Jed Elliott punches in a workmanlike effort that cannot be denied. Those theatrical touches hearken back to "Killer Queen" era Queen and, according to Wikipedia Queen is one of the band's prime influences. Poetry seems to flip off of his fingertips like magic as can be evidenced by the likes of, "Like an eagle in the sky you can't control it. There's a magic in my eyes and I can't stop it burning down on the edge of tonight cause tomorrow we'll be owning the world. Boisterous Luke adds in "All my scars, I've got to show them. There's a fire in my heart." Included also is "You know like pure white gold I'll give you one night only for your eyes only. If entertainment is what you want then honey I'm the best! I know that we're together for all your pleasure forever, forever, forever. This is how we burn. Really potent sexuality kicks this baby into fifth gear. I really do like the theatrics behind the song. Hearkens back to the 1970s glory years of ELO and Led Zeppelin. Mr. Mercury would have approved tremendously. It's the sort of song you could easily pop open a cold one with. Can you feel the Def Leppard pop friendly influences? The overall sound reaches for the stratosphere and strikes gold. "One Night Stand" revels in its excesses. As it turns the corner you can definitely make out a "Bohemian Rhapsody" go for broke mindset here. It works well on so many levels it's not even funny. How many of you believe this song would go over well in front of a packed stadium? I can also hear the bombast from the My Chemical Romance influence. Ballsy, on an epic voyage you won't soon forget. The Struts have a sonic nerve they've tapped into and it works perfectly. "One Night Stand" deserves a multi night engagement on your iPod.