Every Moment Has A Song

Röckët Stähr: “Sick” (2024)

The singer/songwriter/guitarist/pianist/bassist who calls himself Röckët Stähr has made it his mission to revive the “spit and fire” of classic rock and roll.

His Death of a Rockstar was an animated rock opera and accompanying 26-song soundtrack which took him 13 years animate, write and record.

From his self-titled follow-up album comes perhaps his most engaging song, “Sick”, on which the made-up and mottled spiritual descendent of glam spits lyrical fire indeed.

For a fuller picture we include a bonus track in the form of the animated video for “Bring Back That Rock N Roll”, wherein Mr. Stähr issues his musical mission statement while regurgitating ELO, Queen, Bowie, Mott the Hoople, etc.

It’s a potent reminder that larger-than-life personas, over-the-top theatrics and grand, absurd ambition have been mostly absent from rock since the shoegazers stole the show–literally.