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| 1. Apple Tree |
| 2. Dimension |
| 3. Minds Eye |
| 4. White Unicorn |
| 5. Woman |
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Wolfmother is a three-piece rock 'n' roll wet dream from Sydney. This EP is about love, parallel dimensions, white unicorns, acid-tinged rainbows, and electric lava. It's like Sabbath and Zeppelin were cryogenically frozen but took a knowledge pill and were thawed in 2004. From chugging riffs and sludgy breakdowns to freaked out psyche, these boys more than bring the noise.
Everyone has their opinion about Wolfmother influences: White Stripes, Zeppelin, Hendrix, etc... I think that it has been so long that a band this original came out that people assume they must be ripping off the last bands to play original music.
Wolfmother stands alone, and they rock hard! This is music that will get you pumped, get you singing, banging your head, and ready to conquer the world. CHeck them out on Youtube, they are even better live, but this album is a daily listen for me.
There may be a few good moments on the disc, but I agree with the dissenting reviews in that this album does injustice to many well-respected, pioneering acts and is not up to par with other music in this genre.
If Mother gets stuck in your head, buy that song from iTunes and resist the temptation to buy the whole album.
As for the videos... they are played through Macromedia's Flash player, that is conveniently installed on the disk. The quality is acceptable, but could be better. After all, I bought the disc, so why can't I have a high quality video? Maybe it's the file-sharing thing. I just quickly cruised around and found at least three websites that are showing higher quality videos of "Mind's Eye" and "Dimension." Bummer.
I'd say 'go for it' if you are buying it for the following reasons:
1) You have to own all of the Wolfmother goods,
2) Want to have "Love Train" on disc (then again, you could just buy the Dimension EP),
3) Don't care or aren't picky about video quality and just want to see the video.
I gave it 5-stars because of the song "Love Train" and the album cover/disc art.
But in their self-titled debut album, Wolfmother proves that they are more than the sum of their influences. Their hard rock is murky, raw, and energetic, the sort of thing you can dance or mosh to, and their slower songs are still sharp and wild around the edges. This is definitely one for the fans of good rock'n'roll.
It opens with an earsplitting yell, and if you're not expecting it, it's sure to make you sit up and listen. It's followed by a crunchy, murky mass of hard rock with an otherworldly edge. After getting lost in the desert, "I had to write something down/And I found myself alone, and then I let go of everything/Into another DI-MEN-SION!" frontman Andrew Stockdale hollers.
Things steady out in the songs that follow, with Wolfmother exploring different kinds of hard rock. Yes, every kind I can think of. They dip into everything from steady bass grinds to hard psychedelica to catchy fuzz. And as they explore different sounds and styles, they manage to keep the same rough, wild edge in every song.
Wolfmother even dabble in quieter music in "Mind's Eye," a panoramic rock number with stretches of quiet, almost pretty music, and the closer almost sounds like a folk song at times. This band is in great form in these songs, which show the complexity of their music, but it sounds like the musicians are barely restraining themselves.
There's something almost larger-than-life about Wolfmother's sound, with their wild lyrics and wilder musical skills. That quality is the sign of a really good rock band. They have energy, they have skill, and while their skill leans on that whole Zeppelin/Sabbath sound, they sound fresh.
They also sound loud. These guys sound like they're testing the waters at times, which is the one drawback of "Wolfmother." But even in their weaker moments, they show that they have musical expertise in murky bass, sizzling guitar, and some wicked percussion.
Stockdale's voice is one that takes getting used to. At first he sounds thin and a bit nasal, and his vocalizing is kind of melodramatic. But as the album goes on, his voice will start to grow on you. He can really belt out those songs ("WITCH... CRAAAFT!"), but he can also sing in a more restrained manner. "If you listen to the sound within your mind/you may find the answer glowing in the tide..."
In their rough, raw debut albun, Wolfmother demonstrates that it deserves all the attention it's getting in the rock press. It's "colossal!"
INTRODUCTION:
In the last few decades, it's been a long and interesting trip for rock music. What once was unrivaled musical greatness, though, has long sense become a hit-or-miss pile of mediocrity. Where once great bands once stood, untalented ones have become all the rage. But in recent years, a new band came onto the scene. One that was determined to change that once and for all - Australia's Wolfmother. The group has a hard rock sound all their own - one that incorporates elements of all the classic hard rock people knew and loved so long ago in rock's golden age. Following the release of their EP, the band recorded and released their first full-length album! How is it? Read on for my review of Wolfmother's first album.
OVERVIEW:
Wolfmother recorded and released their self-titled debut album in October 2005 in their native Australia, and in April 2006 in America. The album was recorded in Los Angeles, and was produced by Dave Sardy. The band's lineup consists of Andrew Stockdale on vocals and guitar, Chris Ross on bass and keyboards, and Myles Heskett on drums. Tracklist for the band's debut album consists of Dimension, White Unicorn, Woman, Where Eagles Have Been, Apple Tree, Joker And The Thief, Colossal, Mind's Eye, Pyramid, Witchcraft, Tales From The Forest Of Gnomes, Love Train, and Vagabond.
REVIEW:
WOW. That's all I have to say. Sure, every now and again a modern rock band comes along that's reviving the old classic hard rock sound (Jet and the Darkness come to mind), but as good as they are, they usually don't equal the greatness of their predecessors or make a massive impact on the industry. Wolfmother is different. These guys are AWESOME. This is my new favorite album. NO, that isn't a misprint. I gave this album the highest score possible, but even then, I still don't think that's high enough of a score. Everything there is to capture about this neo-classic hard rock thing, Wolfmother does it perfectly. There's something on here for everyone - and then some. Fans of bands like Led Zeppelin, Black Sabbath, and Deep Purple are going to breathe a sigh of relief when they hear this album - and discover that rock and roll isn't dead. Heavy guitars, bass, drums, even organ and flute, it's all here. Rock and roll lives! Read on for the track-by-track analysis.
-Dimension:
The way to start an album. Hard rock riffs galore, and fast and slow parts alike. It all comes together nicely. Many of the distorted guitar riffs in the middle of the song bring Black Sabbath's classic Iron Man to mind, and that's a good thing. An album's opening track needs to get the attention of its listeners, and with its neo-classic hard rock nature, this opener does that nicely. AWESOME song.
-White Unicorn:
Another great tune - for different reasons than the opener. The song has a melodic classic rock verse structure, but the chorus rocks hard and heavy. Just when you think things can't get any more interesting, the band throws in an instrumental sequence with plenty of organ and fast-paced drums. It won't let go of your attention! Great, great song.
-Woman:
One of the biggest hits from the album, and appropriately so. It's the shortest song on the album, but also the all-around best. Fast-paced, hard and heavy bluesy rock is what the group serves up here. Just one listen to this song got me hooked on the band - and proved to me that rock and roll is far from dead. As a whole, the song is reminiscent of the Black Sabbath tune Sabbra Cadabra, which also used a fast-paced hard rock/blues rock sound. Every song on my list of favorite songs just moved down a notch - this little number now tops that list.
-Where Eagles Have Been:
Every song on this album is great, so I guess I don't really need to start each track's comments by saying it. The slow and melodic approach this song takes in many places is one of the more memorable and unique things featured here. The acoustic guitar playing, particularly at the start and finish points of the song, is very similar to that of the classic Led Zeppelin song Going To California. In its lengthy duration, the song goes from slow, melodic, and acoustic to hard, heavy, and electric. And there's no denying the sheer appeal of the lyrics, which sound like they're from a stoner's point of view. There's plenty of diversity here, making for one hell of a song.
-Apple Tree:
The strangest song here. This little piece sounds like a cross between hard rock and fifties rockabilly-style rock. The weird part is that this actually works well! Although definitely not my favorite song on the album, it still fits the big picture nicely. Another good little tune.
-Joker And The Thief:
Definitely one of the strongest songs on the album. It's one of the more straightforward hard rockers. The hard and heavy guitar riffs complement the vocal delivery nicely - Andrew Stockdale gives us the best of both worlds on this one. Ultimately, it's arguably the best of the guitar-intensive hard rock pieces featured here. Awesome stuff.
-Colossal:
Here's a song that's not as fast as some of the other songs on the album, but is certainly no less heavy. From start to finish, this one serves up those neo-classic hard rock riffs with no shortage. In the last few minutes, though, the band picks up the pace dramatically, only adding to an already-great thing. More solid material.
-Mind's Eye:
Back to the slow stuff, but in a whole other way. The song is very slow and gloomy in its execution at many points, but like just about every other song, there are plenty of portions that rock hard and heavy. Just when you thought the band couldn't dish out any more surprises, they serve up an organ solo - and a damn good and long one too! It's like a blast from the past - and another one of many damn good songs.
-Pyramid:
Most people think the days of the organ in rock and roll and distorted, hard and heavy guitar riffs died when the sixties died. Well, apparently Wolfmother doesn't feel that way. They do this sort of thing just fine. To them, rock and roll never died, and they spare no expense at letting their audience know it this time around. You guess it - the boys serve up another masterpiece.
-Witchcraft:
Just when you think this song is going to be the fairly typical Wolfmother fare (not that that's a bad thing), with the classic-style hard rock, the band throws another unexpected twist your way - flute playing in the vain of Jethro Tull! Comparisons to Jethro Tull on this song are inevitable.
-Tales From The Forest Of Gnomes:
Amazing melodic rock. It's one of the most unique-sounding things on this album, and definitely one of my favorite pieces present. The sound is something like a cross between fellow Australian rockers Jet and the sound Scott Weiland used on his solo album. Sound strange? Well, maybe it is just a little, but that doesn't mean it's not a great song! AWESOME stuff. Well worth your time.
-Love Train:
With its upbeat, almost-poppy backing drum arrangement, this is another unique piece. The other instrument arrangements have a weird, almost alternative rock sound to them in many places. But despite its differences from the other pieces on the album, it's still vintage Wolfmother.
-Vagabond:
No way to close out the album than with another masterpiece. The guitar playing in this song is, needless to say, excellent. The band takes a riff that was clearly swiped from the Allman Brothers Band song Jessica, and combines it with a plethora of other rock sounds. What results from this? An extremely memorable closing tune that sticks in your mind long after you finish listening to the album.
OVERALL:
Simply incredible. Easily the greatest rock and roll album around. I had my doubts about these guys, and I was stupid to doubt them. Their music has penetrated my mind and never left - and they are my new obsession. Pick up their self-titled debut album today, and let them do the same to you. If it's classic hard rock you fancy and you think it's all but dead, Wolfmother will change your mind and impress you from start to finish on this album. Are you a fan of classic-style rock? Then I don't recommend you buy this album, I DEMAND it. And this coming from someone who almost never speaks highly of modern rock, so that should give you an idea of how good this album is. I'm gonna stop now, so you can go buy the album.
EDITION NOTES:
This album is widely available in North America and is selling very well. Being in high demand, it is readily available in just about every major compact disc retailer around. You won't have any trouble finding it here in the States.
A FINAL NOTE:
Special thanks to Jennifer Robertson for introducing me to this album.
It opens with an earsplitting yell, and if you're not expecting it, it's sure to make you sit up and listen. It's followed by a crunchy, murky mass of hard rock with an otherworldly edge. After getting lost in the desert, "I had to write something down/And I found myself alone, and then I let go of everything/Into another DI-MEN-SION!" Andrew Stockdale hollers.
It's followed by "Mind's Eye," a steady, panoramic rock number with moments of quiet, as if the band has just barely managed to rein in their music. After that, we get a couple of songs not on their forthcoming album: the fuzzy, bouncy bass-rocker "Love Train," and the spacey, proggy "The Earth's Rotation Around the Sun." Well, with a name like that, it either has to be spacey and proggy, or by the Flaming Lips.
As an added bonus, the EP contains two live performance videos. One is a shakycam of the guys performing "Dimension," which flickers between stark black-and-white and a murky color. Then there is the performance of "Mind's Eye" at the Devil's Punchbowl. As the guys perform, we see clips of them driving up and exploring the desert.
Let's get this over with -- yes, Wolfmother has a lot of bands influencing them, including Sabbath, Zeppelin, and a few other older hard-rock bands. But Wolfmother has the ballsy attitude to carry it off. They don't just have influences, they proudly wear them on their shirts.
Andrew Stockdale's vocals seem more in key with the music in this EP, as compared to Wolfmother's self-titled EP. His shivery, rip-roar vocals rise above even the loudest riffs. And the riffs do get loud -- they're dirty, crunchy, and wonderfully powerful. The last song just sort of meanders and peters out, and it doesn't work very well. But those other three songs -- and the videos -- are enough to get your pulse racing.
Wolfmother show even more of their promise in the "Dimension" EP, and hints at more great things in their forthcoming debut. Rough and raw.
Some people will rip on them for brazenly wearing their influences on their shirtsleeves, but they're wrong to do so; it's a labor of love, not opportunistic, unimaginative imitation. They take their influences and blend and reforge them into something that thoroughly rocks (I hear chunks of Sabbath riffola, Zeppelin mysticism and ballsy bravado, the Who's stagecraft, Cream's intricate power, and Deep Purple's relentless drive -- and all with a sense of foot-stomping fun that makes me think of Slade, like a cherry on top).
I have the enhanced EP, which includes videos for "Dimension" and "Mind's Eye". The music-only part is a little over 15 minutes.
"Dimension" starts things out nicely: a pure, bluesy rocker that invokes Blue Cheer with a great big Sabbathy downtuned guitar howl to masterful effect. "Mind's Eye" is a classic retro ballad that would have been comfortable in 1973, channeling Zep and hands holding lighters aloft before the song gallops up to speed about midway through and settles into a killer riff. "Love Train" funks things up considerably, and is playful, with some masterful playing on it, where Stockdale and Myles Heskett (drums) play back and forth, while Ross kicks ass with his bass. "The Earth's Rotation Around the Sun" feels Kyussian to me, especially when it kicks into a stuttering groove that makes you feel the heat of the Sun.
I give it 4 stars instead of 5 only because I would have liked another track or two on it. I wanted MORE! This EP makes good driving music, and the low end sound will play well on a good stereo.
Support this band; see them live. If you think that Rock is dead, check them out -- Wolfmother knows what they're doing. Rock is dead, long live Rock!
What I'd like to see is inner-Sydney band Freeway's lead vocalist/pickman Jan Rynsaardt teamed up with Wolfmother's rhythm section - young Jan's got a voice to die for - something to rival Greg Allman - & just blows away the discerning power guitar fans - something to rival Duane Allman.
Maybe Wolfmother's management should steal Free-way. Sure, Free-way's more angled to the purist blues than poppier Wolfmother with its leanings to 70s "hard rock" as we called it in the 70s. But Free-way's still better than Wolfmother - Kate the Squeakle
It opens with a shimmering synthy opener, before sliding down into sludgy basslines and raw percussion. "Purple haze is in the sky/See the angels with dead eyes/All these things we bow astride/'Till we see the reasons why," Andrew Stockdale sings in a wailing falsetto.
They follow it up with the sizzling, cycling bass-rock of "Woman," and the almost-too-catchy "Apple Tree," where the swollen riffs are interspersed with a capella yowls of "Can you remember me?/I'm the one who picked the apple tree!" And finally they cap it off with the whimsical progginess of "White Unicorn," which reflects the more whimsical moments of Led Zeppelin.
Comparisons to Zeppelin and Black Sabbath seem pretty inevitable, but also pretty accurate; Wolfmother has the same general sound, and the same sort of dark energy. In places, they veer close to those sounds, but never go over the line of sounding too much like them for comfort.
And they also get to explore different musical niches -- there's a dollop of prog, a hint of acid-rock, and a whole lot of hard stuff. These guys know how to blast caustic sounds from their guitars, and they know how to create a heavy, dirty wall o' sound that blasts you back from the speakers. Andrew Stockdale's thin voice, in fact, gets a bit overwhelmed by the music in the heavier, louder numbers.
Is it terribly original? Nope, but they do know how to rawk. Wolfmother has the hard rock sound down, and their self-titled EP is definitely a good sign of things to come.
WOLFMOTHER has hit that mark and obliterated it! The crunchy chords; the distortion; the somewhat muffled drums; the vocals out front: it has the ingredients that made their predecessors huge. If you're into that 60's and 70's hard rock sound that was coined by bands like Jo Jo Gunne, Spirit, Spooky Tooth, Jethro Tull, Black Sabbath (with Ozzy), and Pink Floyd, then you will love this album!
"Wolfmother" is the closest thing we have to that feeling our parents got when they first put Led Zeppelin's IV or The Rolling Stones' Sticky Fingers on the record player. They were blown away, just as you will be when you get to Wolfmother's "White Unicorn" or "Woman". Powerful, rockin' songs that MUST be played loud!
"Apple Tree" has a bit (just a bit!) of rockabilly/50's pop hiding beneath those power chords -- ingenious!
On their full-length self-titled import there is a song called "Joker and The Thief", and this is the only place that I can hear The White Stripes connection that some are making. If you like The White Stripes it shouldn't be a stretch to enjoy these guys as well; all without feeling like you're cheating on The White Stripes.
Again on their full-length album, "Witchcraft" has that Jethro Tull sound that has made its way into so many bands' influences. Somehow they manage to once again show their influences without making you go, "Oh that's so Jethro Tull." Okay, maybe some can.
If you are new to Wolfmother, then you should start with their full length self-titled album: it has all of these tracks and then some!
And for crying out loud, go see them live! They are coming to America (from Australia) in 2006!
It opens with an earsplitting yell, and if you're not expecting it, it's sure to make you sit up and listen. It's followed by a crunchy, murky mass of hard rock with an otherworldly edge. After getting lost in the desert, "I had to write something down/And I found myself alone, and then I let go of everything/Into another DI-MEN-SION!" Andrew Stockdale hollers.
It's followed by "Mind's Eye," a steady, panoramic rock number with moments of quiet, as if the band has just barely managed to rein in their music. After that, we get a couple of songs not on their forthcoming album: the fuzzy, bouncy bass-rocker "Love Train," and the spacey, proggy "The Earth's Rotation Around the Sun." Well, with a name like that, it either has to be spacey and proggy, or by the Flaming Lips.
As an added bonus, the EP contains two live performance videos. One is a shakycam of the guys performing "Dimension," which flickers between stark black-and-white and a murky color. Then there is the performance of "Mind's Eye" at the Devil's Punchbowl. As the guys perform, we see clips of them driving up and exploring the desert.
Let's get this over with -- yes, Wolfmother has a lot of bands influencing them, including Sabbath, Zeppelin, and a few other older hard-rock bands. But Wolfmother has the ballsy attitude to carry it off. They don't just have influences, they proudly wear them on their shirts.
Andrew Stockdale's vocals seem more in key with the music in this EP, as compared to Wolfmother's self-titled EP. His shivery, rip-roar vocals rise above even the loudest riffs. And the riffs do get loud -- they're dirty, crunchy, and wonderfully powerful. The last song just sort of meanders and peters out, and it doesn't work very well. But those other three songs -- and the videos -- are enough to get your pulse racing.
Wolfmother show even more of their promise in the "Dimension" EP, and is kinetic and solid enough to make people run for their self-titled debut. Rough and raw.
Wolfmother is a three-piece rock 'n' roll wet dream from Sydney. This EP is about love, parallel dimensions, white unicorns, acid-tinged rainbows, and electric lava. It's like Sabbath and Zeppelin were cryogenically frozen but took a knowledge pill and were thawed in 2004. From chugging riffs and sludgy breakdowns to freaked out psyche, these boys more than bring the noise.
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ASIN: B000EJ9MTW Release Date: 2006-02-21 |
Tracks:
- Dimension
- White Unicorn
- Woman
- Where Eagles Have Been
- Apple Tree
- Joker & The Thief
- Colossal
- Mind's Eye
- Pyramid
- Witchcraft
- Tales
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- Vagabond
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The notion that rock must perpetually break new ground and reinvent itself is the odious legacy of 10 too many years of rock-crit navel gazing, and one that young Australian power trio Wolfmother stands gleefully on its head with their effusive debut. Hardly surprising to find a new generation's reaction to a decade of shoe-gazing alternative rock angst to be a return to the guilty pleasures of unabashed, blues-based stadium rock--even if they seem unsure whether they're channeling the early Zep scream 'n' sludge frenzy of the single "Woman" or adopting The White Stripes' stripped-down ethos on "Apple Tree" and elsewhere. They bravely mix suspect '70s lyrical thematics ("White Unicorn," "Where Eagles Have Been," "Tales") with usual suspects like Sabbath ("Dimension"), stir in the neo-prog of "Colossal," "Witchcraft," and "Tales," (the latter complete with Tull-savvy flute break), then toast Soundgarden and Queens of the Stone Age on "Mind's Eye" and elsewhere. Their frightfully funk-challenged "Love Train" gets promptly derailed, making one yearn for a hit of Eagles of Death Metal for relief, but its wreckage only proves how far Wolfmother is willing to push the envelope in forging their often intoxicating evocation of the past as future. --Jerry McCulleyCustomer Reviews:
Clean, Original, Hard Rock, Deep Poetry.......2007-07-15
Everyone has their opinion about Wolfmother influences: White Stripes, Zeppelin, Hendrix, etc... I think that it has been so long that a band this original came out that people assume they must be ripping off the last bands to play original music.
Wolfmother stands alone, and they rock hard! This is music that will get you pumped, get you singing, banging your head, and ready to conquer the world. CHeck them out on Youtube, they are even better live, but this album is a daily listen for me.
Lot's of influences in this, but one stands out the most to me............2007-07-11
Straight Forward Rock.......2007-07-10
no title.......2007-07-09
There may be a few good moments on the disc, but I agree with the dissenting reviews in that this album does injustice to many well-respected, pioneering acts and is not up to par with other music in this genre.
If Mother gets stuck in your head, buy that song from iTunes and resist the temptation to buy the whole album.
Led Zeppelin returns?.......2007-07-03
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ASIN: B000ERU6FI Release Date: 2006-03-13 |
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- White Unicorn
- Love Train
- Dimension (Video)
- Mind's Eye (Video)
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This enhanced single features the title track backed with 'Love Train', 'Dimension' & the video for 'Mind's Eye'. Modular. 2006.Customer Reviews:
Love Train is awesome!.......2006-03-20
As for the videos... they are played through Macromedia's Flash player, that is conveniently installed on the disk. The quality is acceptable, but could be better. After all, I bought the disc, so why can't I have a high quality video? Maybe it's the file-sharing thing. I just quickly cruised around and found at least three websites that are showing higher quality videos of "Mind's Eye" and "Dimension." Bummer.
I'd say 'go for it' if you are buying it for the following reasons:
1) You have to own all of the Wolfmother goods,
2) Want to have "Love Train" on disc (then again, you could just buy the Dimension EP),
3) Don't care or aren't picky about video quality and just want to see the video.
I gave it 5-stars because of the song "Love Train" and the album cover/disc art.
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ASIN: B000F5Z6IG Release Date: 2006-05-09 |
Tracks:
- Dimension
- White Unicorn
- Woman
- Where Eagles Have Been
- Apple Tree
- Joker & The Thief
- Colossal
- Mind's Eye
- Pyramid
- Witchcraft
- Tales
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- Vagabond
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Into another dimension.......2006-09-17
But in their self-titled debut album, Wolfmother proves that they are more than the sum of their influences. Their hard rock is murky, raw, and energetic, the sort of thing you can dance or mosh to, and their slower songs are still sharp and wild around the edges. This is definitely one for the fans of good rock'n'roll.
It opens with an earsplitting yell, and if you're not expecting it, it's sure to make you sit up and listen. It's followed by a crunchy, murky mass of hard rock with an otherworldly edge. After getting lost in the desert, "I had to write something down/And I found myself alone, and then I let go of everything/Into another DI-MEN-SION!" frontman Andrew Stockdale hollers.
Things steady out in the songs that follow, with Wolfmother exploring different kinds of hard rock. Yes, every kind I can think of. They dip into everything from steady bass grinds to hard psychedelica to catchy fuzz. And as they explore different sounds and styles, they manage to keep the same rough, wild edge in every song.
Wolfmother even dabble in quieter music in "Mind's Eye," a panoramic rock number with stretches of quiet, almost pretty music, and the closer almost sounds like a folk song at times. This band is in great form in these songs, which show the complexity of their music, but it sounds like the musicians are barely restraining themselves.
There's something almost larger-than-life about Wolfmother's sound, with their wild lyrics and wilder musical skills. That quality is the sign of a really good rock band. They have energy, they have skill, and while their skill leans on that whole Zeppelin/Sabbath sound, they sound fresh.
They also sound loud. These guys sound like they're testing the waters at times, which is the one drawback of "Wolfmother." But even in their weaker moments, they show that they have musical expertise in murky bass, sizzling guitar, and some wicked percussion.
Stockdale's voice is one that takes getting used to. At first he sounds thin and a bit nasal, and his vocalizing is kind of melodramatic. But as the album goes on, his voice will start to grow on you. He can really belt out those songs ("WITCH... CRAAAFT!"), but he can also sing in a more restrained manner. "If you listen to the sound within your mind/you may find the answer glowing in the tide..."
In their rough, raw debut albun, Wolfmother demonstrates that it deserves all the attention it's getting in the rock press. It's "colossal!"
My new favorite album - I think that says it all.......2006-07-06
INTRODUCTION:
In the last few decades, it's been a long and interesting trip for rock music. What once was unrivaled musical greatness, though, has long sense become a hit-or-miss pile of mediocrity. Where once great bands once stood, untalented ones have become all the rage. But in recent years, a new band came onto the scene. One that was determined to change that once and for all - Australia's Wolfmother. The group has a hard rock sound all their own - one that incorporates elements of all the classic hard rock people knew and loved so long ago in rock's golden age. Following the release of their EP, the band recorded and released their first full-length album! How is it? Read on for my review of Wolfmother's first album.
OVERVIEW:
Wolfmother recorded and released their self-titled debut album in October 2005 in their native Australia, and in April 2006 in America. The album was recorded in Los Angeles, and was produced by Dave Sardy. The band's lineup consists of Andrew Stockdale on vocals and guitar, Chris Ross on bass and keyboards, and Myles Heskett on drums. Tracklist for the band's debut album consists of Dimension, White Unicorn, Woman, Where Eagles Have Been, Apple Tree, Joker And The Thief, Colossal, Mind's Eye, Pyramid, Witchcraft, Tales From The Forest Of Gnomes, Love Train, and Vagabond.
REVIEW:
WOW. That's all I have to say. Sure, every now and again a modern rock band comes along that's reviving the old classic hard rock sound (Jet and the Darkness come to mind), but as good as they are, they usually don't equal the greatness of their predecessors or make a massive impact on the industry. Wolfmother is different. These guys are AWESOME. This is my new favorite album. NO, that isn't a misprint. I gave this album the highest score possible, but even then, I still don't think that's high enough of a score. Everything there is to capture about this neo-classic hard rock thing, Wolfmother does it perfectly. There's something on here for everyone - and then some. Fans of bands like Led Zeppelin, Black Sabbath, and Deep Purple are going to breathe a sigh of relief when they hear this album - and discover that rock and roll isn't dead. Heavy guitars, bass, drums, even organ and flute, it's all here. Rock and roll lives! Read on for the track-by-track analysis.
-Dimension:
The way to start an album. Hard rock riffs galore, and fast and slow parts alike. It all comes together nicely. Many of the distorted guitar riffs in the middle of the song bring Black Sabbath's classic Iron Man to mind, and that's a good thing. An album's opening track needs to get the attention of its listeners, and with its neo-classic hard rock nature, this opener does that nicely. AWESOME song.
-White Unicorn:
Another great tune - for different reasons than the opener. The song has a melodic classic rock verse structure, but the chorus rocks hard and heavy. Just when you think things can't get any more interesting, the band throws in an instrumental sequence with plenty of organ and fast-paced drums. It won't let go of your attention! Great, great song.
-Woman:
One of the biggest hits from the album, and appropriately so. It's the shortest song on the album, but also the all-around best. Fast-paced, hard and heavy bluesy rock is what the group serves up here. Just one listen to this song got me hooked on the band - and proved to me that rock and roll is far from dead. As a whole, the song is reminiscent of the Black Sabbath tune Sabbra Cadabra, which also used a fast-paced hard rock/blues rock sound. Every song on my list of favorite songs just moved down a notch - this little number now tops that list.
-Where Eagles Have Been:
Every song on this album is great, so I guess I don't really need to start each track's comments by saying it. The slow and melodic approach this song takes in many places is one of the more memorable and unique things featured here. The acoustic guitar playing, particularly at the start and finish points of the song, is very similar to that of the classic Led Zeppelin song Going To California. In its lengthy duration, the song goes from slow, melodic, and acoustic to hard, heavy, and electric. And there's no denying the sheer appeal of the lyrics, which sound like they're from a stoner's point of view. There's plenty of diversity here, making for one hell of a song.
-Apple Tree:
The strangest song here. This little piece sounds like a cross between hard rock and fifties rockabilly-style rock. The weird part is that this actually works well! Although definitely not my favorite song on the album, it still fits the big picture nicely. Another good little tune.
-Joker And The Thief:
Definitely one of the strongest songs on the album. It's one of the more straightforward hard rockers. The hard and heavy guitar riffs complement the vocal delivery nicely - Andrew Stockdale gives us the best of both worlds on this one. Ultimately, it's arguably the best of the guitar-intensive hard rock pieces featured here. Awesome stuff.
-Colossal:
Here's a song that's not as fast as some of the other songs on the album, but is certainly no less heavy. From start to finish, this one serves up those neo-classic hard rock riffs with no shortage. In the last few minutes, though, the band picks up the pace dramatically, only adding to an already-great thing. More solid material.
-Mind's Eye:
Back to the slow stuff, but in a whole other way. The song is very slow and gloomy in its execution at many points, but like just about every other song, there are plenty of portions that rock hard and heavy. Just when you thought the band couldn't dish out any more surprises, they serve up an organ solo - and a damn good and long one too! It's like a blast from the past - and another one of many damn good songs.
-Pyramid:
Most people think the days of the organ in rock and roll and distorted, hard and heavy guitar riffs died when the sixties died. Well, apparently Wolfmother doesn't feel that way. They do this sort of thing just fine. To them, rock and roll never died, and they spare no expense at letting their audience know it this time around. You guess it - the boys serve up another masterpiece.
-Witchcraft:
Just when you think this song is going to be the fairly typical Wolfmother fare (not that that's a bad thing), with the classic-style hard rock, the band throws another unexpected twist your way - flute playing in the vain of Jethro Tull! Comparisons to Jethro Tull on this song are inevitable.
-Tales From The Forest Of Gnomes:
Amazing melodic rock. It's one of the most unique-sounding things on this album, and definitely one of my favorite pieces present. The sound is something like a cross between fellow Australian rockers Jet and the sound Scott Weiland used on his solo album. Sound strange? Well, maybe it is just a little, but that doesn't mean it's not a great song! AWESOME stuff. Well worth your time.
-Love Train:
With its upbeat, almost-poppy backing drum arrangement, this is another unique piece. The other instrument arrangements have a weird, almost alternative rock sound to them in many places. But despite its differences from the other pieces on the album, it's still vintage Wolfmother.
-Vagabond:
No way to close out the album than with another masterpiece. The guitar playing in this song is, needless to say, excellent. The band takes a riff that was clearly swiped from the Allman Brothers Band song Jessica, and combines it with a plethora of other rock sounds. What results from this? An extremely memorable closing tune that sticks in your mind long after you finish listening to the album.
OVERALL:
Simply incredible. Easily the greatest rock and roll album around. I had my doubts about these guys, and I was stupid to doubt them. Their music has penetrated my mind and never left - and they are my new obsession. Pick up their self-titled debut album today, and let them do the same to you. If it's classic hard rock you fancy and you think it's all but dead, Wolfmother will change your mind and impress you from start to finish on this album. Are you a fan of classic-style rock? Then I don't recommend you buy this album, I DEMAND it. And this coming from someone who almost never speaks highly of modern rock, so that should give you an idea of how good this album is. I'm gonna stop now, so you can go buy the album.
EDITION NOTES:
This album is widely available in North America and is selling very well. Being in high demand, it is readily available in just about every major compact disc retailer around. You won't have any trouble finding it here in the States.
A FINAL NOTE:
Special thanks to Jennifer Robertson for introducing me to this album.
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ASIN: B000E0OFKC Release Date: 2006-01-31 |
Tracks:
- Dimension
- Mind's Eye
- Love Train
- The Earth's Rotation Around The Sun
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The new Dimension.......2006-04-24
It opens with an earsplitting yell, and if you're not expecting it, it's sure to make you sit up and listen. It's followed by a crunchy, murky mass of hard rock with an otherworldly edge. After getting lost in the desert, "I had to write something down/And I found myself alone, and then I let go of everything/Into another DI-MEN-SION!" Andrew Stockdale hollers.
It's followed by "Mind's Eye," a steady, panoramic rock number with moments of quiet, as if the band has just barely managed to rein in their music. After that, we get a couple of songs not on their forthcoming album: the fuzzy, bouncy bass-rocker "Love Train," and the spacey, proggy "The Earth's Rotation Around the Sun." Well, with a name like that, it either has to be spacey and proggy, or by the Flaming Lips.
As an added bonus, the EP contains two live performance videos. One is a shakycam of the guys performing "Dimension," which flickers between stark black-and-white and a murky color. Then there is the performance of "Mind's Eye" at the Devil's Punchbowl. As the guys perform, we see clips of them driving up and exploring the desert.
Let's get this over with -- yes, Wolfmother has a lot of bands influencing them, including Sabbath, Zeppelin, and a few other older hard-rock bands. But Wolfmother has the ballsy attitude to carry it off. They don't just have influences, they proudly wear them on their shirts.
Andrew Stockdale's vocals seem more in key with the music in this EP, as compared to Wolfmother's self-titled EP. His shivery, rip-roar vocals rise above even the loudest riffs. And the riffs do get loud -- they're dirty, crunchy, and wonderfully powerful. The last song just sort of meanders and peters out, and it doesn't work very well. But those other three songs -- and the videos -- are enough to get your pulse racing.
Wolfmother show even more of their promise in the "Dimension" EP, and hints at more great things in their forthcoming debut. Rough and raw.
Howl from Down Under.......2006-02-18
Some people will rip on them for brazenly wearing their influences on their shirtsleeves, but they're wrong to do so; it's a labor of love, not opportunistic, unimaginative imitation. They take their influences and blend and reforge them into something that thoroughly rocks (I hear chunks of Sabbath riffola, Zeppelin mysticism and ballsy bravado, the Who's stagecraft, Cream's intricate power, and Deep Purple's relentless drive -- and all with a sense of foot-stomping fun that makes me think of Slade, like a cherry on top).
I have the enhanced EP, which includes videos for "Dimension" and "Mind's Eye". The music-only part is a little over 15 minutes.
"Dimension" starts things out nicely: a pure, bluesy rocker that invokes Blue Cheer with a great big Sabbathy downtuned guitar howl to masterful effect. "Mind's Eye" is a classic retro ballad that would have been comfortable in 1973, channeling Zep and hands holding lighters aloft before the song gallops up to speed about midway through and settles into a killer riff. "Love Train" funks things up considerably, and is playful, with some masterful playing on it, where Stockdale and Myles Heskett (drums) play back and forth, while Ross kicks ass with his bass. "The Earth's Rotation Around the Sun" feels Kyussian to me, especially when it kicks into a stuttering groove that makes you feel the heat of the Sun.
I give it 4 stars instead of 5 only because I would have liked another track or two on it. I wanted MORE! This EP makes good driving music, and the low end sound will play well on a good stereo.
Support this band; see them live. If you think that Rock is dead, check them out -- Wolfmother knows what they're doing. Rock is dead, long live Rock!
Learning from the masters as opposed to stealing from them..........2006-01-31
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ASIN: B000BLI5LE Release Date: 2005-10-24 |
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Album Description
After delivering one of the best selling EPs of the last year, Wolfmother has just completed their debut album in LA with producer Dave Sardy (System Of A Down, Jet, Dandy Warhols). Minds Eye is the first single from the album.fans won't be disappointed.Album Details
After Delivering One of the Best Selling EPs of 2004, Aussie Rock Trio Wolfmother Has Just Completed their Debut Album in L.a. With Producer Dave Sardy (System of a Down, Jet, Dandy Warhols). 'minds Eye' is the First Single from the Album.
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ASIN: B000FMH86C Release Date: 2006-07-03 |
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- Dimension [Live at Big Day Out]
Album Description
2006 Australian single taken from Wolfmother's self-titled debut album. Woman is the next single to be taken from this blistering debut album Wolfmother. Woman is now Top 20 on the US Airplay charts and Top 10 in Canada, also #24 in the UK midweeks. The single will feature remixes by Mstrkrft and The Avalanches plus Dimension (live from the Big Day Out). The high energy performance video was shot by French directors Alex & Martin (White Stripes, U2).Album Details
Features Mstrkrft and Avalances Remixes plus "Dimension" (Live at the Aussie Big Day Out).
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Love Train
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ASIN: B000I5XEB4 Release Date: 2006-09-26 |
Tracks:
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Enhanced CD single, the second track pulled from the enormously successful self-titled album from Australian rockers Wolfmother. Features two versions of 'Love Train' (Main Version and Enhanced Video) plus 'Woman'. Modular. 2006.
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Abrasive hardcore, thrash, and grind are spliced together on this collection which features all of the group's rare and unreleased material from vinyl splits, demos and compilations. Includes the most recent 'Theory/ History' 7" (Element Records), their split with RI's Advocate AND the long-out of print 'Evolution' 7". Contents: 1) Be All End All (File Under Hostility v3.0) 2) Nine Scabs Revisited 3) Right On, Man... And Once We're Done Bombing Those Fuckers, ..... 4) Flesh Wounds, Target Practice, And How I Became A Statistic 5) I'll Cut My Hair When You Pick Up That Name You Dropped 6) Hair And Nails, Nails And Hair (Don't Kiss The Rapist) 7) Problem Solving Techniques Of An Asshole 8) I Say Kill The Killers 9) New Hampshire Doesn't Treat Me The Way It Used To 10) Sergeant Gun In Mouth Reporting For Duty 11) Still Photos Exemplifying Blind Rage 12) Send Me A Fucking Blitzkrieg 13) I Wish You Were Here (So I Could Tell You To Leave) 14) What If He Shouts Back? (The Anti-Tortured Souls Campaign) 15) Expectations 16) Sometimes Mothers Look Like Lambs Being Led To The Slaughter 17) So, Who's Doing Your Dishes This Week, Pretty Boy? 18) A Warehouse Full Of Mailbombs, And Not One Fucking Stamp 19) The Inevitable Anthem 20) Everything Left Unsaid In The Last 30 Songs Or So 21) Jaybird 22) Hair And Nails 23) New Hampshire/Sometimes Mothers/Wish You Were Here 24) Kill The Killers
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ASIN: B0002ZYDX8 Release Date: 2004-11-02 |
Tracks:
- Apple Tree
- Dimension
- Minds Eye
- White Unicorn
- Woman
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Wolfmother is a three-piece rock 'n' roll wet dream from Sydney. This EP is about love, parallel dimensions, white unicorns, acid-tinged rainbows, and electric lava. It's like Sabbath and Zeppelin were cryogenically frozen but took a knowledge pill and were thawed in 2004. From chugging riffs and sludgy breakdowns to freaked out psyche, these boys more than bring the noise.Customer Reviews:
The passion, the high marks, but not the tech brilliance.......2006-07-21
What I'd like to see is inner-Sydney band Freeway's lead vocalist/pickman Jan Rynsaardt teamed up with Wolfmother's rhythm section - young Jan's got a voice to die for - something to rival Greg Allman - & just blows away the discerning power guitar fans - something to rival Duane Allman.
Maybe Wolfmother's management should steal Free-way. Sure, Free-way's more angled to the purist blues than poppier Wolfmother with its leanings to 70s "hard rock" as we called it in the 70s. But Free-way's still better than Wolfmother - Kate the Squeakle
Mother!.......2006-02-19
It opens with a shimmering synthy opener, before sliding down into sludgy basslines and raw percussion. "Purple haze is in the sky/See the angels with dead eyes/All these things we bow astride/'Till we see the reasons why," Andrew Stockdale sings in a wailing falsetto.
They follow it up with the sizzling, cycling bass-rock of "Woman," and the almost-too-catchy "Apple Tree," where the swollen riffs are interspersed with a capella yowls of "Can you remember me?/I'm the one who picked the apple tree!" And finally they cap it off with the whimsical progginess of "White Unicorn," which reflects the more whimsical moments of Led Zeppelin.
Comparisons to Zeppelin and Black Sabbath seem pretty inevitable, but also pretty accurate; Wolfmother has the same general sound, and the same sort of dark energy. In places, they veer close to those sounds, but never go over the line of sounding too much like them for comfort.
And they also get to explore different musical niches -- there's a dollop of prog, a hint of acid-rock, and a whole lot of hard stuff. These guys know how to blast caustic sounds from their guitars, and they know how to create a heavy, dirty wall o' sound that blasts you back from the speakers. Andrew Stockdale's thin voice, in fact, gets a bit overwhelmed by the music in the heavier, louder numbers.
Is it terribly original? Nope, but they do know how to rawk. Wolfmother has the hard rock sound down, and their self-titled EP is definitely a good sign of things to come.
This is what rock was meant to be!.......2006-02-02
WOLFMOTHER has hit that mark and obliterated it! The crunchy chords; the distortion; the somewhat muffled drums; the vocals out front: it has the ingredients that made their predecessors huge. If you're into that 60's and 70's hard rock sound that was coined by bands like Jo Jo Gunne, Spirit, Spooky Tooth, Jethro Tull, Black Sabbath (with Ozzy), and Pink Floyd, then you will love this album!
"Wolfmother" is the closest thing we have to that feeling our parents got when they first put Led Zeppelin's IV or The Rolling Stones' Sticky Fingers on the record player. They were blown away, just as you will be when you get to Wolfmother's "White Unicorn" or "Woman". Powerful, rockin' songs that MUST be played loud!
"Apple Tree" has a bit (just a bit!) of rockabilly/50's pop hiding beneath those power chords -- ingenious!
On their full-length self-titled import there is a song called "Joker and The Thief", and this is the only place that I can hear The White Stripes connection that some are making. If you like The White Stripes it shouldn't be a stretch to enjoy these guys as well; all without feeling like you're cheating on The White Stripes.
Again on their full-length album, "Witchcraft" has that Jethro Tull sound that has made its way into so many bands' influences. Somehow they manage to once again show their influences without making you go, "Oh that's so Jethro Tull." Okay, maybe some can.
If you are new to Wolfmother, then you should start with their full length self-titled album: it has all of these tracks and then some!
And for crying out loud, go see them live! They are coming to America (from Australia) in 2006!
OMG!.......2005-10-29
These guys ROCK!!!!.......2005-09-05
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ASIN: B000F5GJX2 Release Date: 2006-03-27 |
Tracks:
- Dimension
- Mind's Eye
- Love Train
- Earth's Rotation Around the Sun
- Dimension /Mind's Eye [Multimedia Track]
- Mind's Eye [Multimedia Track]
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Classic Rock from Down under at It's Very Best, Taken from their Eponymous Debut Album. The B-side of "Earth's Rotation around the Sun" is Exclusive to this Single.Customer Reviews:
Another dimension.......2006-09-16
It opens with an earsplitting yell, and if you're not expecting it, it's sure to make you sit up and listen. It's followed by a crunchy, murky mass of hard rock with an otherworldly edge. After getting lost in the desert, "I had to write something down/And I found myself alone, and then I let go of everything/Into another DI-MEN-SION!" Andrew Stockdale hollers.
It's followed by "Mind's Eye," a steady, panoramic rock number with moments of quiet, as if the band has just barely managed to rein in their music. After that, we get a couple of songs not on their forthcoming album: the fuzzy, bouncy bass-rocker "Love Train," and the spacey, proggy "The Earth's Rotation Around the Sun." Well, with a name like that, it either has to be spacey and proggy, or by the Flaming Lips.
As an added bonus, the EP contains two live performance videos. One is a shakycam of the guys performing "Dimension," which flickers between stark black-and-white and a murky color. Then there is the performance of "Mind's Eye" at the Devil's Punchbowl. As the guys perform, we see clips of them driving up and exploring the desert.
Let's get this over with -- yes, Wolfmother has a lot of bands influencing them, including Sabbath, Zeppelin, and a few other older hard-rock bands. But Wolfmother has the ballsy attitude to carry it off. They don't just have influences, they proudly wear them on their shirts.
Andrew Stockdale's vocals seem more in key with the music in this EP, as compared to Wolfmother's self-titled EP. His shivery, rip-roar vocals rise above even the loudest riffs. And the riffs do get loud -- they're dirty, crunchy, and wonderfully powerful. The last song just sort of meanders and peters out, and it doesn't work very well. But those other three songs -- and the videos -- are enough to get your pulse racing.
Wolfmother show even more of their promise in the "Dimension" EP, and is kinetic and solid enough to make people run for their self-titled debut. Rough and raw.
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