Lately I've
found myself in the habit of raving about mostly new discoveries and sequencing
the bonanza articles somewhat chronologically by staying current at the top of
my collection feed. Today I figured
I'd take you back to where it all started for me by inverting my online
Bandcamp collection to showcase some of the earliest additions to my
collection. These albums all made ripples years ago in my hard rock hatchery
and the hope is that they will splash ashore into your dry camp. Cheers
(bottoms up) and chug down some of this sweet groovy nectar.
Legal Fingers – No Time for Tenderness
Legal
Fingers bring a sleazy attitude with afros flapping, titties bouncing, and no
frills punk rock blues riffing away the night (or is it afros bouncing and
titties flapping?). I remember raving
about this one back when nobody was using bandcamp. I have no clue if these
guys are still pumping out tunes or not, but this cool ass album is available
for name your price now in case you haven’t checked it out yet. There is no better time for tenderness than
now. Hit that buy button!
The Mud Sons – The Hundredth Monkey
This album
played religiously back upon first discovery. A killer blend of raspy blues
with a rocking stoner groove hovering endlessly within its alternative rock
base. Infectious stuff here folks. They have some newer material up for the
taking as well. Have a listen to “Dead
and Gone” and tell me that isn’t catchy!
Cube – Cube
This album
was adored the entire year of 2012. 2012? Shit I’ve been surfing bandcamp for
damn near 4 years if not longer I guess. This is a funky concoction of rock
tunes incorporating a bit of grunge, alternative stoner rock, and a funk based
rhythm that is hard not to get into. I clearly grabbed this before I was into
vinyl and notice they have it available on wax. I may have to invest in the vinyl
copy. It’s kind of in the Red Hot Chili Peppers realm of grooves but with
clearly a different sound.
Great Western – Warrior of Light
Just listen
to this. Honestly it’s been a while since I listened to any of these but re-listening
now I realize what I loved about this album. It combines a somewhat chaotic
blend of heavy rock with a completely accessible groove. The hybrid
stoner/sludge/punk slings gritty outlaw riffs with a grizzled punk attitude.
Kind of reminds me of a favorite of mine that is Coliseum
DSW – Dust Storm Warning
This one is
just straight up hard driving stoner rock full of heavy, muscular desert grooves.
This will appeal to anybody who is into stoner rock period. It’s got the Kyuss crunch with melodically graveled vocals and a psychedelic
tendency that blends itself nicely in the storm of fuzz.
Savora – Company of Dogs
This one was
closer to the bottom of my stack than to the top and I felt strongly enough
about to mention it here. One of those albums you really wish was out on vinyl
to be able to hold in your hands. It’s
an absolutely unique and one of a kind sound that I still play regularly today.
“Moments of sheer alchemy combined with
trance like elements of fuzzy groove create a plethora of serenity. Seriously
dreamy hard rock with a cool factor off the charts.”
Well that
was fun. These were just some random albums digging around towards the bottom
of my collection. With the enormous amount of new music hitting the social
feeds of the internet every day it is nice to step back and listen to some old
stuff every now and then. Until next time, tilt those whiskey jugs up, crank
the volume higher, and hope you remember what you listened to in the morning whether you go the route of
the whiskey bottle or just the intoxicating grooves of the music.
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