THE Bar Dogs have been running the late night live scene in Glasgow for a couple of years now, tearing up everywhere they land. A good old fashioned rock ‘n’ roll band who take as much influence from the 50’s as they do the 70’s, they bring their vintage sound and style right up to date in their debut release ‘Friday Night The Eagles Fly’. It’s in the bands name and in the bands blood to do so. True wild-child rock and rollers.

Friday Night The Eagles Fly is a dance around all good things rock ‘n’ and roll, with an American saxophone player on board to boot. You’d not be wrong to think it’s very E-Street band meets The Doors at times but it really does the damage and comes off with a lot of class.

It’s hard to pick highlights from the record as it plays well start to finish, however opener ‘Running’ – a previous single release – introduces the tone of what’s to come perfectly as the record continues to produce belter after belter.

As it rolls into ‘Heart Shaped Feeling’ and later a local classic singalong stomper, ‘Glasgow Saturday Night’, you can’t help but think it’s really been a long time coming for this sort of record to come out of Glasgow.

Live, The Bar Dogs really turn it up, and on tunes like ‘Sorry’, we’re treated to a fickle love song that is a class display of the romantic rasp of frontman John O’Neill. As O’Neill saunters through lyrics including “I’m the kind of man, your father said stay away….. “I’m a fool, I’m a child….” we’re instantly introduced to the songwriting talents of this Scottish outfit.

A personal favourite is ‘Holiday From Hell’ which really knocks it up a gear or two in terms of the songwriting craft. An instant classic and one that’s been brought to another level live with the help from singer/ songwriter Barrie-James O’Neill. The energy and chemistry between the two O’Neill’s spark fires on stage and is something we’re keen to see more of as the band progress.

The official album launch night is at The 13th Note in Glasgow on the 6th of May. Friday Night The Eagles Fly is out now on physical and digital formats.

Check out ‘Sorry’ below: