Terrible album cover and name, doesn't really enable the listener to grasp what this is about, but delve beyond the flaws and you'll find this a cracking little sleaze album, elevated by the oomph of the vocal wheeze. Sounds like Faster Pussycats Taime Downe with a bad case of asthma! The superb 'Long Way From Home' is a lazy, bluesy stroll through the desert, reminds me of War Babies in its effortless glide, cool stuff indeed. 'Little Brown Jug' starts with a Zeppish jig, supplying the ears with a Black Crowes/ Rolling Stones swagger and a most definite nod to AC/DC, whilst 'Dirty Dog' and 'Heart Of Stone' keep the bluesy metal flag flying. So many bands have tried this party rock and usually end up a pale, watered down version of their heroes, but Noisy Mama, despite the dodgy cover and band name even give Dogs D'Amour a run for their money with that gravel voiced drunkenness. All a bit of a mystery to me, but so sownright infectious, it'll make one want to smash up a few hotel rooms. Sadly, almost out of its comfort zone, but again, like War Babies, kinda stands alone. I wouldn't trust these guys!Wednesday 27 July 2011
Noisy Mama - Everybody Has One (1991)
Terrible album cover and name, doesn't really enable the listener to grasp what this is about, but delve beyond the flaws and you'll find this a cracking little sleaze album, elevated by the oomph of the vocal wheeze. Sounds like Faster Pussycats Taime Downe with a bad case of asthma! The superb 'Long Way From Home' is a lazy, bluesy stroll through the desert, reminds me of War Babies in its effortless glide, cool stuff indeed. 'Little Brown Jug' starts with a Zeppish jig, supplying the ears with a Black Crowes/ Rolling Stones swagger and a most definite nod to AC/DC, whilst 'Dirty Dog' and 'Heart Of Stone' keep the bluesy metal flag flying. So many bands have tried this party rock and usually end up a pale, watered down version of their heroes, but Noisy Mama, despite the dodgy cover and band name even give Dogs D'Amour a run for their money with that gravel voiced drunkenness. All a bit of a mystery to me, but so sownright infectious, it'll make one want to smash up a few hotel rooms. Sadly, almost out of its comfort zone, but again, like War Babies, kinda stands alone. I wouldn't trust these guys!
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I would think metalheads (especially those of the 60s-90s era) would be the LAST people to knock Ed Roth art.
But it is a poor album cover in my opinion.
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