Band Review: Uncle Acid And The Deadbeats
Review: Uncle Acid & the Deadbeats - Blood Lust Uncle Acid & the Deadbeats is an english rock band formed in 2009. The album “Blood Lust’’ is their second full length LP, released in 2011. The Band specialise in mixing the sounds of 60′s psychedelic rock, and a style of doom/stoner metal, which was pioneered in the early 70′s, and is evolving to this day. The band has been metaphorically described as “the original Alice Cooper band jamming in a cell with early Black Sabbath and the Stooges”.[4] In order to replicate the sound of that era, the band uses vintage instruments and recording equipment.
‘‘Blood Lust’’ has been regarded to as the bands best record to date, and I wont try to dispute that, since I happen to agree. the album starts
out with the bands biggest single to date, titled ‘‘I’ll Cut You Down” - an incredible piece of infectiously catchy and groovy sounding tribute to the early days of heavy rock music. This track makes me feel like I should be camping with a group of friends, and blasting this from a car stereo, during a warm summer night. It’s hard to choose specific tracks to mention while talking about this album for two reasons: 1. They’re all excellent. 2. They’re sort of one dimensional. As much as I love this album, and this band, it does just feel like a throwback. the second track “Death’s Door’’ does sound just like something that a band like Blue Cheer would’ve put out in 1969. A big reason for that is the fact that this was recorded at band leader Kevin Stars’ friends garage, so it does not have the production/recording quality that You would most likely expect from an album released in 2011. Even though I personally love this record, I understand that some people would dislike that. But since this is me writing my own opinion, I wont take off any points for that. In my opinion, there is nothing wrong with being a throwback band, unless You are literally just recycling guitar riffs from ‘‘Paranoid” by Black Sabbath or “Deep Purple In Rock”, which this band is not.
Uncle Acid & the Deadbeats - “Blood Lust” - 9.5/10.
‘‘Blood Lust’’ has been regarded to as the bands best record to date, and I wont try to dispute that, since I happen to agree. the album starts
out with the bands biggest single to date, titled ‘‘I’ll Cut You Down” - an incredible piece of infectiously catchy and groovy sounding tribute to the early days of heavy rock music. This track makes me feel like I should be camping with a group of friends, and blasting this from a car stereo, during a warm summer night. It’s hard to choose specific tracks to mention while talking about this album for two reasons: 1. They’re all excellent. 2. They’re sort of one dimensional. As much as I love this album, and this band, it does just feel like a throwback. the second track “Death’s Door’’ does sound just like something that a band like Blue Cheer would’ve put out in 1969. A big reason for that is the fact that this was recorded at band leader Kevin Stars’ friends garage, so it does not have the production/recording quality that You would most likely expect from an album released in 2011. Even though I personally love this record, I understand that some people would dislike that. But since this is me writing my own opinion, I wont take off any points for that. In my opinion, there is nothing wrong with being a throwback band, unless You are literally just recycling guitar riffs from ‘‘Paranoid” by Black Sabbath or “Deep Purple In Rock”, which this band is not.
Uncle Acid & the Deadbeats - “Blood Lust” - 9.5/10.