King vs. The Great Oshkosh Experience - "The Title Fight" (self-released)
A nice split CD EP featuring two bands, one from Sweden and one from Finland. Both play boogie-woogie hard rock n' roll and both are very fun. King (SWE) kicks things off with a great song that combines the right parts of the New York Dolls with Sweet and even a direct riff quote from Guns n Roses. Most bands trying to do that would probably come off as just cheesy, but King pulls it off. I also find that most new bands in this genre lose me with poor vocalists, but both of the guys from these bands are great and are able to utilize some nice backing harmonies and arrangements, too. I think TGOE (FIN) is the weaker of the two in that they have a bit less personality, but they do have some added heaviness and gruffness that I dig. Short, sweet and to the point - the way rock n' roll should be.