Reviews:

Inside Connection Magazine: 

Ive always been fond of San Bernardino, a fairly unassuming city in its own right, for being the last place listed in the string of cities in Route 66. It seems fitting that some good music should come out of there, which brings us to 42 Seconds Later. Everything about this band will remind you of something else, but in a way that reflects rich and well-employed knowledge rather than imitation.

    The song Outta Time kicks in with a Who-like start and then moves in to solid guitar and drum work. Rock and/or Roll gets going with a crunchy arena-rock sound and delivers a nice anthemic refrain. The opening of Desperation imparts a sense of creeping doom a la Black Sabbath, which the repetition of the guitar riff then builds on, getting truly frenzied toward the end before descending back into slow dread and the fade-out of feedback fuzz. Throughout these songs 42 Seconds Later produces a classic rock sound with a punk-like tightness, avoiding the sloppiness and self-indulgence that often characterize 70s rock.

    My single complaint is that their vocals end up sounding thin on these songs, which I suspect owes more to production than any actual limitations of the vocalist. I would love to hear them live, which might well produce a more dynamic and emotive voice to match the music. Besides which, they cover Breakin the Law, which I have got to hear them play.



---by Chris West

Garage Radio:

Genre: Rock
Label: Independent

It's not too often that you hear something raw with this much class. I refer to 42 Seconds Later, a trio from Wisconsin that seems to take a lot of their influence from vintage bands as well as a little Mod/Punk.

The vocals are stunning ... Shari puts a lot of heart into what she's singing. I'm also impressed by the instrumental ability that shines through in her fat bass lines. The guitar is equally as fascinating in that very few effects are used to muck up the warm, crunchy sound brought out naturally by Matt's playing. The whole sound would be incomplete without Dave's almost tribal rhythms. As a whole this band meshes beautifully and certainly puts out the good stuff ... not just snakes and sparklers.

The Rock And/Or Roll Album had all the stops, stunts and illiterate BS removed ... leaving nothing but solid Rock and Roll to please the palette. I give 42 Seconds Later 4 out of 5 stars!

Reviewer: John Foxworthy
Score: 4 out of 5 Stars