DANKO JONES – Fire Music

Danko Jones is a Canadian guitarist/vocalist heading up the Danko Jones band, and Fire Music is their 7^th release – the first featuring Rich Knox on drums.  The album is an interesting mix of Hard Rock, Modern Hard Rock, and Punk.  Some songs on Fire Music sound as if they’re influenced by The Ramones or Osaka Popstar; others sound as if Lemmy from Motorhead was collaborating; while several tracks have an embedded Green Day flare.   Jones has a very “direct” lyrical approach to his writing – he has a message to convey and tends to force those through.  Overall, an enjoyable release.