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Rival Sons- HEAD DOWN- CD- 2012- Rival Sons, Inc./Earache Records Ltd.- 5055006545036- 400 grn
HEAD DOWN is the third studio album by the blues rock band Rival Sons. The album was released on September 17, 2012 in the UK and was released in the rest of Europe on September 14, 2012. It is the last Rival Sons album recorded by the original line-up, prior to bass player Robin Everhart's departure in August 2013. Rival Sons are influenced by '70s riffmongers ranging from Led Zeppelin to Foghat, but they’re not anchored to that period; theirs is more of a modern retro sound. HEAD DOWN starts out hot and rarely lets up on the gritty, bluesy guitar licks, hooks, airtight drums, and pounding, straight-ahead bass lines. The real clincher is lead singer Jay Buchanan, whose voice is a shot of power and adrenaline in the vein of Chris Cornell or Chris Robinson. HEAD DOWN is mostly heavy, air-guitar rock, as in the swaggering “Keep On Swinging” and “You Want To.” Rival Sons head for epic on the 13-minute, two-part psychedelic opus “Manifest Destiny,” complete with an extended guitar solo and Native American history narrative. But they mix it up, too, with the sunny uptempo pop of “Until The Sun Comes” and “Wild Animal,” the soulful power ballad “Jordan,” and the folky closer “True.” HEAD DOWN is a visceral, hard-charging ride.
PERSONNEL: Jay Buchanan – vocals; Scott Holiday – guitars; Robin Everhart – bass; Michael Miley – drums.
California blues-rock quartet Rival Sons bemoan the lack of danger in today's rock & roll generation on their Facebook page, a slightly hypocritical viewpoint considering that their third studio album, HEAD DOWN, could have been recorded at any point over the last 40 years. However, their clichéd soundbites aside, there's much to enjoy on this typically ballsy and no-nonsense follow-up to 2011 breakthrough Pressure & Time. Led Zeppelin fans disappointed by their recent denials of a reunion could do worse than check out the blistering opener "Keep On Swinging" and raucous "You Want To" to get their fix of Page-inspired classic rock riffs and Plant-esque wails. Their proggy tendencies also come to fruition on the sprawling "Manifest Destiny," a psychedelic two-part suite about the slaughter of Native Americans containing an epic four-minute solo from Scott Holiday. But with Grammy-nominated producer Dave Cobb (Shooter Jennings) at the helm, their trademark swagger is now matched by a sense of adventure. "Wild Animal" sees frontman Jay Buchanan tone down his force-of-nature tones on a surprisingly chirpy slice of '60s West Coast pop, likewise on the hushed balladry of "Jordan," a vulnerable reflection on death that eventually builds up into a soaring "With A Little Help From My Friends" finale. "All The Way," a cheeky spoken-sung tale about a man's whiskey-based exploits, is backed by an infectious Motown groove, while there's even a Tim Buckley-ish acoustic folk ballad with the falsetto-led closer "True." Despite the band's "things ain't what they used to be" claims, HEAD DOWN is about as edgy as Status Quo ("Until The Sun Comes" could actually be mistaken for Francis Rossi and company's three-chord rock). But nevertheless, it's a record that proves Rival Sons do what they do very well.
Comes In A Tri-Fold Cardboard Sleeve Includes 12-Page Booklet.
Manufactured In The EU.
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