SOLID, & PUNCHY Did I say INTELLIGENT..you bet…Who would have thought after 14 years in the business OLP would create one of the best albums of their catolog. NOT ME.
This cd is a return to the scaled down rock punch of NAVEED while the lyrics and melodies come from a place which shows how experienced songcraft can benefit a band’s overall sound.
Whatever you do pick up the deluxe version of this package containing the cd/dvd. The dvd is pure stripped down magic. The 4 members of the band working the groove live in the studio. Check out the ripping bass line to Monkey Brains, the atmosphere of Dreamland, and the integrity of Refuge. These tracks are just the tip of the iceberg The new single All You Did Was Save My Life is banging up radio already, and this is one cd that will not dissapoint!
Both the name of the singer-songwriter and the band PW come off like a cross between Radiohead and Manic Street Preachers without the teeth.
Hard , heavy and very catchy. This Aussie 3 piece (drummer Mark Goodwin is an American) rip and tear away at your senses. The first 2 tracks are WAR and I HATE YOU sample lyric.”When I find you on the floor, I know you think hate me but I hate you even more”
This cd will appeal mostly to Wilder’s hard core audience. For those not in the know Wilder has always carried the same type of feel for great North American roots rock that UK’s Dave Edmunds has. In fact he starts this cd with Ju Ju Man the Jim Ford/Lolly Vegas staple a song Edmunds and Brinsley Schwarz had success with.
There is a joyful feeling to this recording. Everything is in the moment. It makes you proud to be a musician. Honestly I have played this 7 times in 3 weeks. That is a lot when you recieve tons of cd’s for review every month.