Grabbing this LP was pure gambling on my behalf. I'm pretty sure fellow
collectors recognize this: You read about an album you've never heard
of on some list, very little info is given other than how incredibly rare
it is, but for some reason the name sticks in the back of your head and
suddenly you stand there drooling over a copy and all your critical thinking
is blown to kingdome come. The blasphemous idea that the record very well
can suck huge, pus-infested rhino-cock doesn't even enter your mind. It
- is - there. You - must - have. THEN.... after you've bought/ordered/agreed
with the trade you start thinking: "..if he had it, it really can't be
that rare can it? And after all it only took me so-and-so many years/months/days/hours
to find it... FUCK! I'VE BEEN HAD!!" All my worries ended when the package
finally fell down my mailbox. I'm still not sure if this is a € 300,-
record as it said on one list, or € 60,- as it said on another, but the
most important thing is that it didn't suck the abovementioned rhino's
virulent member at all - it truly ROCKED! ...and it had a red/white/black
cover! (a personal fetisch...) If you thought VULCAIN to be France's no.1
MOTÖRHEAD fans, think again! Although slightly uneven, DDB tops even the
mighty "rock'n'roll secours" on speedy Hard Rock monsters as "Let You
Down", the ultra-fast "Burning Power" or their fantastic hit number "We
Are The Virgins" ...which incidently is a strong contender for Most Stupid
Songtitle Ever, but you can't win ‘em all. It's still 3.23 minutes of
full throttle, double bass drum bliss with a chorus the musical equivelent
of that really sexy scene in the 1st Hellraiser movie where this guy's
face gets torn to pieces. Hooks, sharp ones and lots of them. The less
MOTÖRHEADy part of their music can instead be traced to AC/DC. Opening
theme song "Dum-Dum Bullet" is a total crusher, the Young-brothers spreading
mayhem on the streets of Le Mans in the tank from Hell! But the album
has it's weaknesses as well. On tracks like "She's A Bitch" and "Down
Town Love" their plain r'n'r influences shine through a bit too much.
Not that these parts suck completely, but they make my ears long for a
more metallic form of abuse. It is indeed a 50/50 record, but the good
parts are so powerfull I'd still consider it a Must-Buy item. I did some
reseach and discovered there are 2 more releases available: A 1983 debut
7", "Emméne Moi En Enfer / Rock Révolution" (said to be slightly punkier)
and an exclusive track on the 1984 live compilation. "
Sully sur loire".