It's
refreshing when a band is unapologetic about what it is. So many bands try to
be retro "but with a modern sound." California's Slow Season aren't
that. They make classic rock, they do it right, and they do it without being
canny.
When
I met the guys from Slow Season, I was downing a 12'er of Schlitz in the
parking lot of a hole in the wall rock club in Oklahoma. It was hot. They had just driven
from Texas
where the show they had played the night before was a shit fest. Surprisingly,
their spirits were good.
We
talked about bands we liked, bands we didn't like, frontmen we'd met with
rockstar complexes, and the weather. They were all really genuine, cool guys.
The first thing they asked me was "can we play loud here?"
They
tore the club down that night. I love opening bands that steal the night These
guys did that. We went and ate some Korean food afterwards and chatted, I asked
them to get me their new album when they could, and here we are today.
Their
live sound and their album sound are pretty similar; high energy rock a la
Zeppelin. The songs all chug, they roll, they boogie. This is the God's Country
of Rock and Roll. The rhythm section is really what clinches that sound, they
absolutely nail what they're going for. The way Jones and Bonham used to riff
off each other is here. The album sounds like 1968, and I can think of no
higher praise for a band that makes classic rock.
The
album just dropped over at Riding Easy a couple weeks ago. Pick it up, add it
to your rogues gallery of proof that rock and roll is not dead.
http://slowseasonmusic.com/
https://www.facebook.com/slowseasonmusic
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