Опубликовано: 25 апр. 2017 г.
1. Forest Nymph
2. Doubleblind
3. Mountain Child
4. Harvest Queen
5. Wizard Bong
6. Black Hash
7. Devil Weed
8. Waitin' Round On You
2. Doubleblind
3. Mountain Child
4. Harvest Queen
5. Wizard Bong
6. Black Hash
7. Devil Weed
8. Waitin' Round On You
Mix the early eras of Zeppelin, Kiss, Black Sabbath, and Grand Funk Railroad. Add a healthy sprinkle of resinous dust from obscure bands like Sir Lord Baltimore, Bang, Cactus, Pentagram, Leaf Hound, and Captain Beyond. Roll mixture in over-sized papers and smoke...can you smell the Skunk? Hard Rock from Oakland, California. What has me fired up is their authentic seventies sound, right down to the cowbell in “Mountain Child” – the same cowbell that was used by the Legendary Sir Lord Baltimore. In fact, if you’re looking for a good reference point to Skunk’s vibe, it’s the sound that Sir Lord Baltimore pioneered.
It’s hard for me to say what I like best about Doubleblind. The vocals of John McKelvy remind of a Robert Plant-Bon Scott mix. The swagger of Plant and attitude of Bon Scott, a little punk, dash of heavy metal, but mostly a whole lotta rock ‘n’ roll. Then there’s the harmonic guitar work of Dimitri Marva and Erik Pearson, who have their own unique take inspired from various seventies guitar duos. There’s riffs aplenty on this trip, taking me through magic carpet ride through Zeppelin, Sabbath, Purple, all the greats. You’ll get plenty of that fuzzy low-end from bassist Matt Knoth, too. I wouldn’t say this is doom, by any means, but surely heavy enough to satisfy the doomers in our readership. He plays more like John Paul Jones of Zeppelin. The drumming to is very important, here, of course, also rooted in the seventies school. From that awesome sounding cowbell, to the heavy bottom end bass drums, the whole package is perfected by outstanding emotional songwriting reminiscent of Bang.
High praise indeed for Skunk. This will most likely be a Top 10 album of 2017. Even candidate for album of the year. It’s only April, still early yet. The only question is what year are we in? This is flashback city for, taking you back to the streets of the glory days, circa 1972. Post-proto-metal bellbottom abusers from the deepest corners of Oakland, CA, Skunk is what happens if you raise your kids on Grand Funk 8-tracks and weed smoke.
Review by Doomed and Stoned http://doomedandstoned.com/post/15979...
Support Skunk by purchasing the album here https://heavyskunk.bandcamp.com/album...
It’s hard for me to say what I like best about Doubleblind. The vocals of John McKelvy remind of a Robert Plant-Bon Scott mix. The swagger of Plant and attitude of Bon Scott, a little punk, dash of heavy metal, but mostly a whole lotta rock ‘n’ roll. Then there’s the harmonic guitar work of Dimitri Marva and Erik Pearson, who have their own unique take inspired from various seventies guitar duos. There’s riffs aplenty on this trip, taking me through magic carpet ride through Zeppelin, Sabbath, Purple, all the greats. You’ll get plenty of that fuzzy low-end from bassist Matt Knoth, too. I wouldn’t say this is doom, by any means, but surely heavy enough to satisfy the doomers in our readership. He plays more like John Paul Jones of Zeppelin. The drumming to is very important, here, of course, also rooted in the seventies school. From that awesome sounding cowbell, to the heavy bottom end bass drums, the whole package is perfected by outstanding emotional songwriting reminiscent of Bang.
High praise indeed for Skunk. This will most likely be a Top 10 album of 2017. Even candidate for album of the year. It’s only April, still early yet. The only question is what year are we in? This is flashback city for, taking you back to the streets of the glory days, circa 1972. Post-proto-metal bellbottom abusers from the deepest corners of Oakland, CA, Skunk is what happens if you raise your kids on Grand Funk 8-tracks and weed smoke.
Review by Doomed and Stoned http://doomedandstoned.com/post/15979...
Support Skunk by purchasing the album here https://heavyskunk.bandcamp.com/album...
