Album Of The Day-Winnebago Deal-"Dead Gone" (2004)

The Album Of The Day is "Dead Gone" by Winnebago Deal.



Review:

If you're longing for the Sub Pop sound, before the mainstream neutered and pillaged the Seattle scene, then Winnebago Deal's debut full-length, Dead Gone, is definitely for you. Don't get them wrong though -- Winnebago Deal is nothing like all the third (now fourth?) generation Pearl Jam/Nirvana rip-offs that continue to spread like a virus. While they did absorb Sub Pop's raw sound (which is obviously attributed to their choice of producer, Jack Endino, who produced Nirvana's debut, Bleach) and style (the out-of-focus live photos inside the CD booklet) the duo specializes in hard-hitting, sometimes abrasive, hard rock. And while there are only two bandmembers, you'd never know it, as they out-muscle the majority of the rock bands you see nowadays on MTV. Keep all combustible materials away from your speakers while blasting such standouts as "The Line-Up," "Cobra," and "N.W.O." There may not be a lot of variation here -- riffs n' bashing are aplenty -- but there's a realness and rawness here that is far too often frowned upon in this Pro-Tools obsessed world. (Greg Prato, All Music Guide)

Track Listing:

01. "The Lineup"
02. "Breakdown"
03. "Cobra"
04. "L.S. Fiction"
05. "Did It, Done It, Doing It Again"
06. "Afterburner"
07. "Knife Chase"
08. "Shank Fight"
09. "Cargobull"
10. "Takin' Care Of Business"
11. "Dead Gone"
12. "N.W.O."

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Purchase "Dead Gone" here.

Album Of The Day-Camarosmith-"Self-Titled" (2003)

I had a hard time waking the fuck up this morning so sorry the Album Of The Day is so late. Anyways, here it is, the self-titled 2003 album from Camarosmith.



Review:

Camarosmith's self-titled debut on Jack Endino's Dead Teenager Records is an aggressive slab of swamp rock that takes the heavy grooves of vintage Soundgarden and reworks them with a dirty, shaking, Queens of the Stone Age-style stoner vibe. Bring on the mullets, the denim, those big basketball sneakers, and the beat-up Camaros and IROCs, because from the devilish "S.O.S." ("Son of Sam") to the wailing "Motorgun," these guys are ready to rock the metal with Black Sabbath riffs, solos, and Ozzy Osbourne vocals. They even slow it down on "714" for a tweaked piece of psychedelic desert rock that recalls both SST-era Screaming Trees and good ol'-70s rock. Camarosmith's members may have come from the punk outfit Zeke, but this is hard rock, not punk, played with all of the tripped-out power and devil-may-care attitude of Led Zeppelin, Blue Cheer, and Aerosmith. (Charles Spano, All Music Guide)

Track Listing:

01. It's Alright 2:56
02. S.O.S. 2:24
03. 714 4:22
04. Fuzz Intro :17
05. Corrupt 1:55
06. Time Around 3:46
07. Sellout 2:26
08. Motorgun 2:57
09. Flight Of The Red Wing :48
10. This Need 2:24
11. Choker 1:30
12. Sonic Colonic 1:03
13. Running Free 11:48

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Purchase "Camarosmith" here.