In an occassionally all too dreary world marked by indifference, DIN standards and soft rock CD's, true music fans await the debut album by a band that certainly counts among the most unusual phenomena of the past 10 years with some excitement. We are, of course, talking about Rockbitch, that brash assembly of six female and one male musicians, who have been dividing opinions with their combination of a highly extravagant stage show and extremely powerful music. One camp is enthusiastic about a performance that has never been witnessed before in this or even a remotely similar manner. Others simply turn away in disgust. Both reactions must be considered positive when it comes to rock music, after all, nothing is more deadly for a band's career than boredom, and boredome is something that you certainly don't encounter with Rockbitch!

So what is it that's so unusual about this act? What exactly is the point that seperates both camps and polarizes opinions? Possibly the fact that Rockbitch consists, with the exception of guitarist Beast, of six women? Or maybe the fact that these women drop all their clothes on stage and deliver a show, stark naked, mind, which forces even the most boring couch potato to watch and listen? Or the suprising realization that Rockbitch do not only have a lot to offer visually, but, also musically? The latter theory is emphatically supported by "Motor Driven Bimbo."

"Motor Driven Bimbo" is a debut and a half. A hot mixture of amazing grooves, a multitude of melodic elements, rap passages and raw guitars. The driving opener, "Snafu," for example, is an excellent rock song, an unmistakeable definition of the group's position. "Eveline" unfolds as a multinational tangle of languages with sacral organ sounds and vocals that reveal Julie as a singer on a par with exceptional performers like Skunk Anansie's Skin. "Sex And The Devil" doesn't require further explanation, the lyrics speak for themselves while the music consists of powerful metal/rock crossover. Exceptional also is the melancholy "Lucifer" with its piano intro and various sound gimmicks, once again presenting Julie as a superb vocalist. The lyrics of the closing track, "Diva," are tailor made for her. All 13 songs impress with their versatile, contemporary and extremely intelligent songwriting. The album was produced by Rainer Hansel and Charlie Bauerfeind. "Motor Driven Bimbo" is due to be released on a new CBH/SPV sub-label with the fitting name Cultural Minority. Has there ever been a more suitable company name for a newly signed rock act?

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