at Rush On Rock, Simon Rushworth's website: https://rushonrock.com/2024/09/22/silveroller-roll-the-dice/
I was glad to see it.
Rushworth's review puts more emphasis on the band's '70s fashion style than I ever would. (I honestly don't care about their fashion choices, though IMO slightly flared jeans look good on almost everyone. Classic rock for me is all about the classic sound, not fashion styles then - which changed quite a bit from the mid-'60s to the late '70s, the period that for me marked the most classic of classic rock.) The review doesn't even mention drummer Joe Major, a brilliant musician who's key to their sound. And I think it's too early to tell if new guitarist Joey Smith is "comfortably stepping into Keylock’s shoes" or adapting Silveroller's songs to his own style of playing, or a bit of both.
But I agree completely with Rush On Rock that for Silveroller to manage a tour so soon after changing 3/5 of the band can be considered "triumph in adversity" - and I really liked the last line of the review:
It’s not been an easy transition but it would be foolish to bet against the new saviours of classic rock.
I am still curious to see what direction they'll go. But I would never bet against them.
The reviewer mentioned a few of their songs, including the "sparkling Turn To Gold" - one of my favorite Silveroller songs since before they released their EP. I loved it the first time I heard it, which was thanks to a fan video posted last October after their gig at the Fleece in Bristol. I'd posted it here as soon as I saw it, at
https://www.democraticunderground.com/1034107854
Bristol, October 16, 2023, the previous lineup with Aaron Keylock, Ross Munro and Jake James Cornes:
Newcastle, September 17, 2024, the new lineup with Joey Smith, Lucas Tadini and Dylan Evans: