Post by thesoundmonitor on Mar 27, 2004 19:09:05 GMT -5
THE GLASSPACK
Bridgeburner
(Small Stone)
‘Twenty-five Cents’ has The Glasspack setting a frenzied, squalid tone right off the bat. It’s a blistering riff revving rocker that features Dirty Dave spitting out a sharp-edged vocal, over a series of relentless circular riffs with frequent schizo-blues leads interjections. The remainder of the album divides its time between similarly pulverizing hard rock fare and dense instrumental tunes. ‘Oil Pan’ is a maximum low-down, nitrous fueled, sleazy number that’s heavy on the fuzz. At times the mix is a little too dirty and Dirty Dave’s choked, distorted macho vocals hardly vary in tonal quality throughout the whole album. However, Dave’s ferocious vocals compliment the equally fiery guitar leads of ‘Barn Party’ and ‘Bridgeburner’. The Glasspack proudly wear their influences on their sleeve, with a sordid rendition of The Rolling Stone’s ‘Gimme Shelter’<br>
‘Hydroplane’ is an energetic, reckless rockin’ instrumental built on a dual-guitar riff. The instrumental track ‘Hairsoup’ brings the tone down a notch with its joyously spaced, phased and spinning layers of psychedelic guitars. Vocals are also nearly non-existent on the title track, but the lengthy tune offers an insistent guitar showcase with plenty of riffs and solos to spare. ‘Peepshow’ starts out as a stomping rocker, but it quickly and seamlessly transforms itself into the perfect platform to showcase the majestic lead guitar talents of Ed Mundell, of Monster Magnet and Atomic Bitchwax fame. Burn baby, burn!
BRAD LARTER
Bridgeburner
(Small Stone)
‘Twenty-five Cents’ has The Glasspack setting a frenzied, squalid tone right off the bat. It’s a blistering riff revving rocker that features Dirty Dave spitting out a sharp-edged vocal, over a series of relentless circular riffs with frequent schizo-blues leads interjections. The remainder of the album divides its time between similarly pulverizing hard rock fare and dense instrumental tunes. ‘Oil Pan’ is a maximum low-down, nitrous fueled, sleazy number that’s heavy on the fuzz. At times the mix is a little too dirty and Dirty Dave’s choked, distorted macho vocals hardly vary in tonal quality throughout the whole album. However, Dave’s ferocious vocals compliment the equally fiery guitar leads of ‘Barn Party’ and ‘Bridgeburner’. The Glasspack proudly wear their influences on their sleeve, with a sordid rendition of The Rolling Stone’s ‘Gimme Shelter’<br>
‘Hydroplane’ is an energetic, reckless rockin’ instrumental built on a dual-guitar riff. The instrumental track ‘Hairsoup’ brings the tone down a notch with its joyously spaced, phased and spinning layers of psychedelic guitars. Vocals are also nearly non-existent on the title track, but the lengthy tune offers an insistent guitar showcase with plenty of riffs and solos to spare. ‘Peepshow’ starts out as a stomping rocker, but it quickly and seamlessly transforms itself into the perfect platform to showcase the majestic lead guitar talents of Ed Mundell, of Monster Magnet and Atomic Bitchwax fame. Burn baby, burn!
BRAD LARTER