The Datsuns - The Datsuns

New Zealand rockers the Datsuns fearlessly hitch the sound of Antipodean forebears AC/DC, the Saints, and the Scientists onto the stripped-back blues howl of the White Stripes. In their gloriously simple world, riffs are basic, guitar solos heroic, and lyrical concerns don't stretch much beyond bad women who've done these volume-addled longhairs wrong. A song like "MF from Hell" demonstrates where the Datsuns are coming from: guitars chug while singer Dolf De Datsun yelps and delivers a big, dumb chorus that would've made the Ramones proud. There are touches of Mudhoney ("Lady" is basically "Touch Me I'm Sick 2003"), Thin Lizzy, and any band made up of guys who don't think much beyond booze, girls, and sleeping in a ditch after a perfect show. --Ian Watson Amazon.com

WTF is with the mixed reviews for this awesome CD?

I loved this cd. Full on energy from the first song to the last. I can't believe that people that apparently knew of the datsuns enough to buy this cd can think it is ok or bad? They are high energy, garage rock with some KILLER riffs. The media loved them when they first came out. I wonder what happened to the hype from the media? The Datsuns wondered this too apparently, with the second lp named "Outta Sight, Outta Mind". Oh well, I think everything about this album is great and there is not one song on there that is filler to me. April 23, 2008

A Good Rockin' Band

The Datsuns arrive in the nick of time to show of their loud rock noise to change the tides of the music nation. Many of these reviewers don't give the credit that they deserve. With The Datsuns you can definately see some definate influences for old rockers such as Led Zeppelin which isn't a bad thing at all. These guys are doing their own thing in the whole Rock N' Roll genre. These guys are orignal from the stand point they aren't like a few bands where you can hear definate riffs from their prodecessors (ie. Jet). The solos are nothing short of decent quality and have some power that really add to the songs. Though short they are very good. I couldn't choose a favorite song if I tried I just like driving around in my car with this blasting because hey I will probably be the only one playing this band. Overall The Datsuns are a great underplayed and underhyped band that deserve the credit they deserve. June 10, 2006

Get over it, and turn this sh*t up

You like rock? Do you like drinking alcohol? Do you think highly of yourself, despite your A**holish characterstics? Buy this album.

This is frankly a momentous work. These are honest, hard-working musicians. they like rock n roll music, so they play it, and they play it well. The last track "Freeze Sucka" is frankly historic in its composition and chaotic tone. "Fink for the man" "At Your Touch" "What Would I Know". . . . . .hell, every song rules. They are tools for rocking, so take them in your fist, and use them. They are strong, heavy songs and they get the job done.

The recording is loose and unsupervised. The energy is genuine, and it is obvious that the Datsuns are inviting you in to play. If you aren't down with their cause, then you're outta luck.

AC/DC ripoff? Led Zeppelin ripoff? Whatever, it sounds genuine and fantastic, and that's all that matters in rock. These fellows aren't trying to top anyone, they're just making the only music they feel right making, and it rules! Get hip, get over it and get down with an honest-to-goodness rock n roll band. May 2, 2006

Turbo Negro Hates the Kids...

I would've given this cd more stars if the Hellacopters or Fu Manchu or Mudhoney had never existed (or hadn't done it better), but they do a good job of recreating what makes the aforementioned bands so good: namely imitating AC/DC, Blue Cheer and Motorhead, and how could you not love that from a country where the best they could come with was Crowded House/The Split Enz? While I wouldn't put this in my top twenty, it still deserves a regular listen, especially if you're planning on any extended state of intoxication. January 23, 2006

These guys rock

See them live if you doubt their recorded talent, I have and all I can say is WOW. October 9, 2005

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