The Darkness

The Darkness have successfully combined the guitar punch of AC/DC with the orgasmic majesty of the best Queen tracks, with a thread of modern sarcasm running through it all. The result? A hilarious, butt-kicking joke on you that must be listened to at full volume. All the songs are great, so just start with the first.

Like many hard-rock revival-ists these days, this British quartet is immersed in the one-two
punch of AC/DC and early Queen. But the Darkness have a secret weapon: unitard-clad
singer Justin Hawkins, a man unafraid to perpetrate Tiny Tim-worthy falsetto shrieks in
every song on their debut album. Make no mistake, though -- this is no irony-damaged
novelty. Songs such as "Get Your Hands Off My Woman" and "Givin' Up" display in... More >

They mean their hard-rock candy and Mercury posing, but they also mean their readme sheet and their funniest heroin song ever ("Givin' Up," "Friday Night"). (Grade - *)