Amazon.co.uk Review
Outta Sight/Outta Mind probably won't appeal much to people who felt that the Datsuns' first album was unoriginal; but those who liked the New Zealand quartet's straightforward, no-thrills rock & roll will be overjoyed by this release. With legendary
Led Zeppelin bass-man John Paul Jones at the production helm, the Datsuns have created a denim-clad, riff-heavy beast of a rock album. Once again, they combine the brainless punk of the Ramones with the party ready guitars of vintage
AC/DC; the result is a collection of 12 songs that are proud to be dumb, from the full-on assault of album opener "Blacken My Thumb" to the dirty blues of "Messin' Around" to the plodding, stoner rock of "Hong Kong Fury". From start to finish,
Outta Sight/Outta Mind is music that's fuelled by beer and months out on the road--the essence of pure rock & roll. Yes, it's unoriginal. Yes, it's dumb. But the Datsuns know that the power of rock & roll heals all such things.
--Robert Burrow
CD Description
'Outta Sight/Outta Mind' is the follow up to 2002's self titled debut. The New Zealand quartet's sophomore album keeps to the same thrashy garage rock that the band have been playing for the last six years as seen on the album's leading single 'Black Thumb'.