All In is the third album from German rockers Kickhunter. The band, which features Helloween guitarist Markus Grosskopf and a trio of vocalists (Jorg Wesenberg and female vocalists Ela and Melanie Black) plays what can only be called classic rock. It’s uncomplicated, Southern-flavored barroom rock, and Kickhunter does it quite well.
All In is a fun album. It’s obvious these guys are going for a sound that brings to mind classic bands like Lynyrd Skynyrd, Bad Company and Deep Purple. It’s a wild, boisterous rock n’ roll album with plenty of melody, nice Hammond organ sound, catchy vocal choruses, and a top-notch production job from Dennis Ward (Pink Cream 69). In addition to rockers like “Mine All Mine” and soulful Southern ballads like “Feels Like Home,” All In features a pair of covers. The first is a cover of Victory’s “The Check’s In the Mail” (with Accept’s Hermann Frank on guitar) and the second is a rockin’ rendition of Blondie’s “Call Me.”
They’re not doing anything new, but Kickhunter certainly knows how to have fun and rock hard. If you’re looking for a good, old school hard rock album that’s guaranteed to get you moving, you should definitely give All In a spin.
1. Mine All Mine
2. Revolution
3. Another Tear
4. Feels Like Home
5. All in
6. Shy Shy Shy
7. Checks in the Mail
8. Boogie Town
9. Deep in My Heart
10. Call Me (Blondie Cover)
11. Ocean
Ansas Strehlow – keyboards
Jorg Wesenberg – vocals
Karsten Kreppert – drums
Markus Grosskopf – bass
Rollie Feldmann – guitars
Stefan Aurel – guitars
Guests:
Axel Mackenrott – keyboards
Jan S. Eckert – bass
Hermann Frank – guitars
Pascal Kravetz – Hammond B-3 organ, piano
Melanie Black – vocals on # 7
Ela Backing – vocals
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