Speedmobile – Supersonic Beat Commando
V2/Butler – 2022
Rock, Speedrock, Punk, Garage, Billy, Rock ‘n Roll
Rated: ****
Hailing from Eindhoven, I of course have an enormous soft spot for Peter Pan Speedrock and all the bands that have one or more members from that formation in it. They were without any doubt the band that put the Rock, into Eindhoven Rockcity. And when Peter Pan Speedrock threw in the towel back in 2016, we knew the members of the three headed rock monster could not sit still for very long. Many outfits were born. TankZilla and Fire Horse, who recently delivered their damn fine Out Of The Ashes album featured Peter van Elderen. And when vocalist, guitarist Jeroen Haamers from Batmobile and the two Barts from Peter Pan Speedrock met up in 2018 to do something for the Lemmy tribute they immediately realized the three were a perfect fit, and Speedmobile was born. The debut release Supersonic Beat Commando features fifteen blood pumping, rollercoaster rides that leave you breathless and spitting fire. There’s no doubt we can hear Speedrock everywhere, there’s Motörhead love abundant, Fun Control for instance sounds like a homage to Ace Of Spades and with a track like JD (My Friend) you know what you are drinking and who is watching, with that legendary grin. The more psychobilly influences from Jeroen’s Batmobile are definitely audible as well, just check out Mmm Babalaba or Bang Bang Bang Bang. Repo Men is not the Iggy Pop song although it does definitely feel inspired by it. There is one cover though, the final song and rockabilly classic Train Kept A-Rollin, done in fine filthy form! As is the rest of the album, fast paced, high energy, and it all exhumes smoke, sweat and dubious whisky. And even though Peter Pan Speedrock might be playing one-off-gigs here and there; it will be Speedmobile you will see cruising down the highway, top down, smoking and drinking and grinning like Kilmister kings…
(Written by JK)
