Robbers on High Street
Fine Lines
(New Line)
First Appeared at The Music Box, March 2004, Volume 11, #3
Written by John Metzger
Cracker fans left standing in the cold by the group’s recent rebirth as a
country ensemble just might find reason to celebrate the release of Robbers on
High Street’s debut Fine Lines. Not that the latter band’s six-song EP is
merely a Cracker re-tread, but its alt-rock angst bathed in classic-rock
grandeur falls closest to Cracker’s own concoctions than anything else.
Smatterings of David Bowie, Donald Fagen, The Who, The Rolling Stones, and The
Beatles pervade the set as frontman Ben Trokan and guitarist Steve Mercado
sculpt songs straight from their boyhood record collections. Nary a track goes
by that doesn’t wear its many influences on its sleeve, but with fervent vocals
and screaming guitars colliding with thrashing drums and throbbing bass, it’s
impossible not to be moved by the band’s deliriously infectious roar. 
Fine Lines is available from Barnes & Noble.
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Ratings
1 Star: Pitiful
2 Stars: Listenable
3 Stars: Respectable
4 Stars: Excellent
5 Stars: Can't Live Without It!!
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