Post by Father_Doom on Apr 29, 2002 11:38:41 GMT -5
Band: Ribeye Brothers
Album: If I Had a Horse
Format: CD
Label: Meteorcity
Year: 2002
Time: 37 minutes
Track list:
If I had a Horse…<br>Mister Ray Charles
Bootful of Piss
D.W.I.
How does it Feel
Drinkin’ and Stinkin’<br>Last Place Champs
Mr. Ray Charles
Steakhat
Swagger Turns to Stagger
Don’t Pass me By
Love Theme
To Find Out
Girl
Cover photo: www.meteorcity.com/
The Ribeye Brothers have proven, if nothing else, that the stoner/doom umbrella covers an extremely wide variety of sound. This CD, the latest from the renowned MeteorCity label, qualifies if for no other reason than the obvious substance intake on the part of Ribeyes Tim Cronin and Jon Kleiman.
What we have here is a sick, drunken slab o’ garagey psychedelia not quite like anything you’ve heard before. Its especially surprising considering the close association of both Ribeyes with scene veterans Monster Magnet: Kleiman is MM’s drummer, and Cronin has long served as the group’s “spiritual advisor.” Well, you won’t hear much MM here, although I confess to hearing a bit of Dave Wyndorf in Cronin’s vocals. That, however, is just one element in the mix: you’ll also hear the psych-country experimentalism of the Butthole Surfers at their best, the psychobilly of the Cramps, even a couple of dirty covers of tunes by The Beatles (‘Don’t Pass Me By,’ complete with echoplex intro) and The Creation . Yeah, there’s a bit of country in this, but it’s a kind of demented country like Jon Wayne’s ‘Texas Funeral,’ which everyone, including the Ribeyes themselves, should hear immediately.
To me, the real unifying element in this musical drunken stagger is humor; its there to be found at every turn. Props to MeteorCity for confounding everyone’s expectations as to the “meaning” of stoner rock! Check it out at www.meteorcity.com.
Kevin McHugh
Album: If I Had a Horse
Format: CD
Label: Meteorcity
Year: 2002
Time: 37 minutes
Track list:
If I had a Horse…<br>Mister Ray Charles
Bootful of Piss
D.W.I.
How does it Feel
Drinkin’ and Stinkin’<br>Last Place Champs
Mr. Ray Charles
Steakhat
Swagger Turns to Stagger
Don’t Pass me By
Love Theme
To Find Out
Girl
Cover photo: www.meteorcity.com/
The Ribeye Brothers have proven, if nothing else, that the stoner/doom umbrella covers an extremely wide variety of sound. This CD, the latest from the renowned MeteorCity label, qualifies if for no other reason than the obvious substance intake on the part of Ribeyes Tim Cronin and Jon Kleiman.
What we have here is a sick, drunken slab o’ garagey psychedelia not quite like anything you’ve heard before. Its especially surprising considering the close association of both Ribeyes with scene veterans Monster Magnet: Kleiman is MM’s drummer, and Cronin has long served as the group’s “spiritual advisor.” Well, you won’t hear much MM here, although I confess to hearing a bit of Dave Wyndorf in Cronin’s vocals. That, however, is just one element in the mix: you’ll also hear the psych-country experimentalism of the Butthole Surfers at their best, the psychobilly of the Cramps, even a couple of dirty covers of tunes by The Beatles (‘Don’t Pass Me By,’ complete with echoplex intro) and The Creation . Yeah, there’s a bit of country in this, but it’s a kind of demented country like Jon Wayne’s ‘Texas Funeral,’ which everyone, including the Ribeyes themselves, should hear immediately.
To me, the real unifying element in this musical drunken stagger is humor; its there to be found at every turn. Props to MeteorCity for confounding everyone’s expectations as to the “meaning” of stoner rock! Check it out at www.meteorcity.com.
Kevin McHugh