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On the Dial

by Watts

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On The Dial 02:43
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Chaperone 03:28
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Afterburn 03:22
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No Secrets 04:15
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Don't Mind 03:09
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Fight Song 02:33
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The Times 03:05
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Review from the Boston Globe by Jonathan Perry:

They may have nicked their moniker from the surname of reclusive Rolling Stones drummer Charlie Watts, but this Boston foursome is a lot less gentlemanly, and a lot more loud. The band members do have one thing in common with their namesake, though: They too play in a band built on a bedrock of riff-powered songs that have as much to do with swagger as they do melody. Watts also stoke the twin-engine guitar charge of Keith Richards and Ron Wood, although gruff-voiced singer-guitarist Dan Kopko sings better than both, and lead axe John Blout’s tough, blistering solos are closer in spirit to the knotty workouts of AC/DC’s Angus Young (songs like “Afterburn’’ are ripped right from the “Highway to Hell’’ playbook). Add to the stew a sweetening sprinkle of Cheap Trick’s rock candy, a helping of KISS’s cartoon glam, and a sturdy rhythm section to stir the pot (Neighborhoods/Dirty Truckers drummer Johnny Lynch and bassist Craig LaPointe), and you’ve got a failsafe recipe for an album that sounds like a night on the town. Sure, old-fashioned workouts like “Dancehall Days & Nights’’ tap an ancient vein that began with Chuck Berry and Bo Diddley and has mainlined through a billion garage-rock bands ever since; but that’s the addictive, enduring genius of the stuff. Yes, we’ve heard it before. And yes, we want to hear it again. Just ask Charlie Watts.

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released April 5, 2011

Watts are: Dan Kopko: vocals/guitar
John Blout: guitar/vocals
Craig LaPointe: bass/vocals
John Lynch: drums/vocals

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Watts Boston, Massachusetts

"crunching riffs that carry a cracking melody and considerable swagger" Vive Le Rock Magazine UK

"a band built on a bedrock of riff-powered songs that have as much to do with swagger as they do melody"- the Boston Globe

A riot of early ’70s Stones-style garagey riffs, all rip-roaring and ready to raise hell. -The Metro
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