RockTimes.de (Google translation)

The sextet Esquela is a six-member band from sunny California after “The Owl Has Landed” from the year 2010 a few months before her second album “Rolling Are We?” has published. Involved in the band is the Georgia Satellites founding member Keith Christopher, who was not involved in the recording of ten tracks, along with John ‘Chico’ Finn but nine of the ten songs collected here wrote. Featured is really good roots rock with great melodies and catchy choruses. Can make immediately feel the front lady Rebecca frame that features a super strong, sometimes even soulful voice. It would have been a shame if a number like “Free Beer” would not go immediately into the legs. But does it naturally and the listener gets right at the start before offered a cool mid-tempo rocker that is not necessarily profound, but makes a hell of fun.

Speaking of profound: So it’s done, however, immediately in the form of anti-war number “No Questions” section. “Take us to war, add ‘just no questions and do what you are commanded. If you follow this simple rule, you will then also guaranteed to go to heaven! “In a nutshell here a damn devilish game is brought to the point at which a human life is not so much times more valuable as an empty department store for a kleptomaniac … great song!However, the Californians have a lot of fun in the cheeks, as the only one of ‘Chico’ Finn brought to the Lead Vocals Track “phone home” proves. Rebecca frame is here only to hear with their backing vocals, but what they also solves really good. “My Friend” has completely removed Neil Young bonds when “‘In A Free World Rockin’ thinks of pieces such as. But the mere song and the arrangement of the track make this Chose then back to a pure Esquela piece.

One of my favorites is “Free Bird” (not the Skynyrd song), while the band and show off especially Rebecca frame again quite large. Quite apart from the obvious live atmosphere in the studio, this song is not only in the legs, but primarily in the stomach. On top of that the track is still an absolute catchy tune that would have been my first choice for a single (the band decided, probably because of the message, for “No Questions”). In the single cover of the disc is “Tossin ‘And Turnin'”, which originally released in 1961 by Bobby Lewis classic, which has since been covered many times over. From Esquela the number gets a fine rock painting representing a successful completion of this album.

“Are We rolling?” is a plate that you listen to how much fun the band had in the studio. And this joy as well as ease automatically transmitted to the receiver. First, because this really good song material is present, further because we are dealing with great musicians and to a really hot singer. Actually, there is only one drawback, and that means the season of just a little over half an hour. Otherwise you get really strong material offered here. Who the term does not necessarily interfere (and appreciate the skills of the former Steve Earle & The Dukes member Eric ‘Roscoe’ Ambel as producer knows) or if the part is available at a fair price, then you should definitely strike if you stands on really great homemade American Roots Rock!