Tuesday, October 31, 2006
More Reviews from the Zombie Night In Canada CD
If you recall from one of the previous posts, we were fortunate to have "Street Racing Man" picked for the compilation cd from Stumble Records called "Zombie Night in Canada Vol2"
I came across some reviews posted on the web at the link attached, here is what they are saying:
Paul Spence
This 36-song afterlife-inspired comp features almost two hours of swampy guitars drenched in reverb, hyperactive clankity-clank upright bass, and howling vocals spanning the terrifying gap between rockabilly and psychobilly. I have to admit I had no idea Canada has such a wealth of bands playing this kind of gut-hole blasting rock'n'roll. Preferring the more mild-mannered standard rockabilly sound, the standouts here are Attic Daddy, Howlin' Hound Dogs, Slim Sandy, Astrobillys, Rowdymen and, my favourite, Saskatoon's Hot Rod Hullabaloo. There's also a solid batch of psychobilly, including Brains, Night Stalkers and Stag Reels, while our own Bloodshot Bill does us proud with his incomparable brand of snorting whisky-sweat noisemaking that stands out like a virgin in a brothel.
CDspin/Various Artists/Zombie Night in Canada: Volume Two
Oh hell, what an effin' addition to my CD collection! I'll admit it, I was first drawn to this thing because of the premise behind it and the cartoony cover art that promised at the very least a fun collection of beats to rock on to. This was one of those 'I heard it from a friend of a friend' kind of deals. So finally I broke down and gave it a good listening to and...well, wow! A lot of the artists involved in this CD are familiar to me by reputation but I've only had the pleasure of seeing Saskatoon's Hot Rod Hullabaloo and Howlin' Hound Dogs perform live in the past. This CD was just a hoot to listen to. Fun, energetic and raw. There are some rough spots here and there but as a whole this was worth the money I paid for it.
Pedro Eggers
Hot Rod Hullabaloo- worth seeing live!
Saw Hot Rod live in Winnipeg at the Pyramid. Five bands played that night - Hot Rod was not the top bill ... but they should have been !This high energy trio delivered a full, tight and professional sound that got the room bopp'in. Crowd loved them. Don't know about all the bands on this cd - but it's worth buying for the introductory listen ... and definitely for the Hot Rod Hullabaloo tune.
Janet Hume
I came across some reviews posted on the web at the link attached, here is what they are saying:
Paul Spence
This 36-song afterlife-inspired comp features almost two hours of swampy guitars drenched in reverb, hyperactive clankity-clank upright bass, and howling vocals spanning the terrifying gap between rockabilly and psychobilly. I have to admit I had no idea Canada has such a wealth of bands playing this kind of gut-hole blasting rock'n'roll. Preferring the more mild-mannered standard rockabilly sound, the standouts here are Attic Daddy, Howlin' Hound Dogs, Slim Sandy, Astrobillys, Rowdymen and, my favourite, Saskatoon's Hot Rod Hullabaloo. There's also a solid batch of psychobilly, including Brains, Night Stalkers and Stag Reels, while our own Bloodshot Bill does us proud with his incomparable brand of snorting whisky-sweat noisemaking that stands out like a virgin in a brothel.
CDspin/Various Artists/Zombie Night in Canada: Volume Two
Oh hell, what an effin' addition to my CD collection! I'll admit it, I was first drawn to this thing because of the premise behind it and the cartoony cover art that promised at the very least a fun collection of beats to rock on to. This was one of those 'I heard it from a friend of a friend' kind of deals. So finally I broke down and gave it a good listening to and...well, wow! A lot of the artists involved in this CD are familiar to me by reputation but I've only had the pleasure of seeing Saskatoon's Hot Rod Hullabaloo and Howlin' Hound Dogs perform live in the past. This CD was just a hoot to listen to. Fun, energetic and raw. There are some rough spots here and there but as a whole this was worth the money I paid for it.
Pedro Eggers
Hot Rod Hullabaloo- worth seeing live!
Saw Hot Rod live in Winnipeg at the Pyramid. Five bands played that night - Hot Rod was not the top bill ... but they should have been !This high energy trio delivered a full, tight and professional sound that got the room bopp'in. Crowd loved them. Don't know about all the bands on this cd - but it's worth buying for the introductory listen ... and definitely for the Hot Rod Hullabaloo tune.
Janet Hume
