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. A single, "Crawling from the Wreckage (Of a Saturday Night)", was released before the album as a

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. ''Let It Rock!'' was album of the summer on ''El Sotano Radio'' in

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, Spain, in 2013. ''Goldmine'' magazine named ''Let It Rock'' number 14 on its Top 20 Albums of 2013, stating, "A helping of punk energy, plenty of pop songwriting smarts and a whole lotta rock and roll attitude sums up these

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boys."

Overview

Production

The record features two covers: " Connection" by

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, and

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's classic " Let it Rock." The other tracks are original Marino/Palmer compositions. According to Marino, "Some of the songs are like the first album... that 1964 AM radio, three chord ound and then we have some other songs where they sound more like a 1972 Rolling Stones' song. We have saxophone, piano... I tune my guitar to the

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tuning... we just let it rip."

"Crawling from the Wreckage"

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and his 1979 Graham Parker-penned song, " Crawling from the Wreckage."

Album release

In June 2013, The Connection's first full-length LP ''Let It Rock!'' was released in the US on King Yum Records and Collectors Club Records. By December 2013, the album was released in Spain. The American

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had 13 tracks, and there were 14 tracks in Europe. The album was then reissued as a 22-track CD by adding the songs from the ''Connection Collection Vol.1'' EP. This version was released in Japan.

Reception

''Let It Rock!'' was album of the summer on ''El Sotano Radio'' in Madrid in 2013. '' Goldmine Magazine'' named ''Let It Rock'' number 14 on its Top 20 Albums of 2013, stating, "A helping of punk energy, plenty of pop songwriting smarts and a whole lotta rock and roll attitude sums up these New Hampshire boys." According to a review, "There is no one—no one—on the scene today that does rock 'n' roll better than The Connection. Their music takes us back to the early days of rock innocence and exuberance when people like

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, Chuck Berry, the Rolling Stones and the Fab Four sang songs that affirmed the uncontaminated perceptions of youth... The Connection prove beyond a shadow of a doubt that rock still has its vibrance, its power and its relevance in the 21st century."

Track listing

Personnel

*Brad Marinovocals, guitar * Geoff Palmerlead guitar, vocals *Bobby Davisbass *Zack Spraguedrums *Kris Rodgerspiano

References

External links

TheConnectionOfficial.com
{{Authority control The Connection (band) albums 2013 albums