Pre-Holiday Review Blowout!!

December 2008 Music Club

Everest- Ghost Notes
A swampy Crazy Horse version of Belle and Sebastian. The songs are good enough but they are sooooooo reserved. There needs to be some punch. As I listened I tended to forget they were on. All I ask is for one scream, one real solo, one big drum fill….. (2)

White Snake- Slide It In
I can’t discern these guys from the rest of the 80’s hair band fray. It’s your normal hair band, run of the mill fodder. Well done I will say, but not special. I got a smile out of the first couple of songs but the innuendo really wasn’t all that clever and neither is anything else. Tawny Kitaen is still their most talented band member. (2)

Blitzen Trappen- Furr
Furr is very different from their debut being more cohesive. A Beck fueled Wilco with just enough quirkiness to be interesting while still being firmly Americana. (3.5)

Yayhoos- Fear Not the Obvious
Rock with a shit-kickin’ attitude. Well paced and just takes off from “Wicked World” on. “Baby I Love You” is my new favorite love song, “Hunt You Down” and “Hankerin’” are great straight up rockers and an excellent goofy Abba cover to boot. What’s not to love. It’s also nice to hear from Dan Baird again. (3.5)

Golden Smog- Best Of
I file these guys in the good folder. Not great, but good, comfortable down home music. What makes them interesting are the different styles the individual pieces bring to the whole band.

First Album
The first album I ever bought, with my own dough, was The Beatles Greatest Hits 1962-1966 (the Red Album).

I haven’t listened to it in probably 18 years since I have everything on disc now.