Post by Kevin on Jan 10, 2003 13:01:42 GMT -5
Band: Lazerwolfs
Album: Get Mad
Format: CD
Label: Fathead
Time: 40 minutes
Year: 2002
Track List:
Bonfire
FOTC
Dissent
Big Rig
Elemental
Ride
ORT
Label site and cover photo: www.lazerwolfs.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=releases.main
Laserwolfs? Laserwulfs? How about Laserwufs? I guess they don’t care a whole lot about grammar out in Montana’s Big Sky Country, since Laserwolfs have been called all of the above at one time or another. What they DO care about is no-frills, unpretentious, heavy rock and roll, chock full o’ good beer, good pizza, sexy chicks, and pummeling good times in general. That’s where Laserwolfs come in.
Frankly, I don’t know why this CD is entitled ‘Get Mad,’ ‘cause I felt anything but angry by the time it was over. Quite the opposite, really. The ‘Wolfs brought the rock, that’s for sure. They combine the simple arrangements and rock power of Fu Manchu, Nebula, Ironboss, and Australia’s AC/DC and Daredevil (RIP) with an 80s English sensibility, then season it with some Aerosmith and Hendrixisms to create a stoned bar band sound that will make you helplessly throw the horns. You just can’t help it! Bassist Chris LaTray (also a fiction writer) brings on the he-man vocals, Bubba Warne spanks the traps with steady vigor, and Jimmy Rolle…well, the guy’s an axe murderer of the finest sort. Its all about tone, tone, tone for these guys. The arrangements may be relatively simple here, but don’t confuse that with a throaway attitude: this group is all about attention to detail.
Song highlights include ‘Big Rig,’ which is all about whats important in life: chicks, getting high, and high-powered engines. Heh heh. ‘Bonfire’ is tight as a freshly-tuned snare drum, rife with a Nebula riffing feel and an AC/DC-type chorus. ‘Elemental’ has some cool Hendrixian guitar, while ‘ORT’ ends the disc on a high instrumental note featuring a killer guitar workout.
Apparently this CD is a kinda sorta reish of their self-titled demo from 2001. In any case, you can tell they’ve been playing together for quite a few years before that; experience will always show. So if you’re in the mood for pumping your fist, sparking up, and popping a top, and the band references mentioned above make sense to you, then give these guys a shout.
Kevin McHugh
Album: Get Mad
Format: CD
Label: Fathead
Time: 40 minutes
Year: 2002
Track List:
Bonfire
FOTC
Dissent
Big Rig
Elemental
Ride
ORT
Label site and cover photo: www.lazerwolfs.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=releases.main
Laserwolfs? Laserwulfs? How about Laserwufs? I guess they don’t care a whole lot about grammar out in Montana’s Big Sky Country, since Laserwolfs have been called all of the above at one time or another. What they DO care about is no-frills, unpretentious, heavy rock and roll, chock full o’ good beer, good pizza, sexy chicks, and pummeling good times in general. That’s where Laserwolfs come in.
Frankly, I don’t know why this CD is entitled ‘Get Mad,’ ‘cause I felt anything but angry by the time it was over. Quite the opposite, really. The ‘Wolfs brought the rock, that’s for sure. They combine the simple arrangements and rock power of Fu Manchu, Nebula, Ironboss, and Australia’s AC/DC and Daredevil (RIP) with an 80s English sensibility, then season it with some Aerosmith and Hendrixisms to create a stoned bar band sound that will make you helplessly throw the horns. You just can’t help it! Bassist Chris LaTray (also a fiction writer) brings on the he-man vocals, Bubba Warne spanks the traps with steady vigor, and Jimmy Rolle…well, the guy’s an axe murderer of the finest sort. Its all about tone, tone, tone for these guys. The arrangements may be relatively simple here, but don’t confuse that with a throaway attitude: this group is all about attention to detail.
Song highlights include ‘Big Rig,’ which is all about whats important in life: chicks, getting high, and high-powered engines. Heh heh. ‘Bonfire’ is tight as a freshly-tuned snare drum, rife with a Nebula riffing feel and an AC/DC-type chorus. ‘Elemental’ has some cool Hendrixian guitar, while ‘ORT’ ends the disc on a high instrumental note featuring a killer guitar workout.
Apparently this CD is a kinda sorta reish of their self-titled demo from 2001. In any case, you can tell they’ve been playing together for quite a few years before that; experience will always show. So if you’re in the mood for pumping your fist, sparking up, and popping a top, and the band references mentioned above make sense to you, then give these guys a shout.
Kevin McHugh