Not that the group's namesake guitarist and singer is aiming for the status of a mythic guitar hero Danko Jones deliver no-frills hard rock in the grand tradition of AC/DC and Motörhead (with Thin Lizzy informing the melodies), though if anything, their music is even more elemental than what those bands serve up, and while Jones' furious six-string bashing is front and center throughout on these songs, he clearly sees the guitar as a weapon, not an instrument, and acts accordingly. The deluxe CD edition of Danko Jones' sixth studio album, Rock and Roll Is Black and Blue, comes with a guitar pick stamped with the band's logo, and as promotion gimmicks go, it's perfectly fitting - with all due respect to bassist John Calabrese and drummer Atom Willard, this album is all about guitars, big electric guitars that beat you about the face and neck until you bellow in glorious submission, and Rock and Roll Is Black and Blue is one album that comes damn close to living up to its title.
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