Reeferbilly Blowout - Shakin' Pyramids

Advantages: Beautiful sounds
Disadvantages: Underrated by people who haven't heard it!

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Advantages: Proper balls to the wall rock! How it should be!
Disadvantages: Past history of band members; it's the music that counts though. The album art is quite weak for such a great album.

...From the opening riff of “Sucker Train Blues,” it is quite evident that Velvet Revolver are on to something with this, their first commercially-advertised album, and as frontman, Scott Weiland croons the words; “Hands are shakin’ got your finger on the trigger...” it becomes clear that Contraband is going to be a kick ass album. It has the perfect mix of full-on balls-to-the-wall rock such as, “Do It For The Kids” and emotion-driven power ballads such as “Fall to Pieces” (the second single off the album). The tracks are all perfectly formed and the musical togetherness of the 5-piece from Hollywood seems to eclipse their rocky pasts with an aura that you would come to expect from veterans of the music industry. Slash and Dave Kushner’s guitar partnership works a treat backed with the walking bass of Duff McKagan, the pounding beats... Read review

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Advantages: Good mixture of songs, chilled.
Disadvantages: Not long enough!

...A little different from the Dandies previous stuff. This is far more commercial. I mean, look at the single Bohemian Like You, its the perfect guitar pop song. Not that I dont love it and it is probably the best song on the album. The rest of the album is very unlike the single, though, so if your expecting an All-american indie extravaganza, think again. The Dandies sucessfully mix indie and country with effortless style. The Album is incredibly varied. Horse Pills, for example, its a play-it-loud tune with grinding music, fantastically funny and dirty lyrics, and Courtney Taylors sexy-sleazy voice. Sleep (as the title might suggest) and Big Indian are both laid-back, beautiful tracks, and country leaver and the gospel are pure country (however the gospel is the bad point in the album. Albeit the only one). Shakin on the other hand... Read review

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