| Michael Toland - High Bias Webzine 07/14/2003 |
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LAZERWOLFS
Get Mad
(Lazerwolfs)
Missoula, Montana's Lazerwolfs bring on La Rock on their third disk Get Mad, a red, white and blue collar celebration of six strings, tom toms and high volume. Guitarist Jimmy Rolle throws out power chords and ripping licks in a fast and furious maelstrom, while drummer Bubba Warne keeps the rolls coming (don't forget that cowbell!) and bassist Chris La Tray holds the chaos together. Neither Rolle nor La Tray have particularly distinctive voices, but they're perfectly suitable for the loud 'n' proud antics on display here. Besides, Rolle's fiery axe work is, unsurprisingly, the focus here; this is pure power trio hard rock, after all. Like most bands of this ilk, songs make the difference between a band whose CD you'll pop in more than once and the one whose music you ignore when it comes on the jukebox, and Lazerwolfs know how to topple on the right side of that duality. The grooving "Elemental" makes all those recycled stoner rock licks sound fresh again, "Ride" indicates that there's some life in that classic rock corpse after all and the angry "Dissent" proves that a brain is lurking underneath the riffola. Amazing what can be done with the usual prosaic tools in the hands of a bunch of unpretentious guys. -- Michael Toland
For fans of: Dirty Power, American Dog, Fireball Ministry
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