Earl Greyhound
I saw these guys at Scubas on 1/20/07 and they rocked. I thought the album was good, but after seeing them, I thought it was great. They jam.
A blues influence plus all of classic rock. The lead singer is a white guy much like a young black crowes or ac/dc reject, but he has chops and he likes using them. tall, rock and roll parallel look. nice guy too, i met him. Matt Whyte. then there's Kamara Thomas. A black female bass player who can sing and play. she played fender rhodes bass and sang one song I saw. She wails and is much like the Thin Lizzy singer and Hendrix with a couple feathers in her hair. And she gets down! The drummer, well, he kicks the beat that kicks your brain. A cross between Buddy Miles, John Bonham, and Paul McCartney (on drums). They all kick it. The album has it. I think it's great after hearing it after seeing them live. I saw them to about 30 people. Quiet, except for them. I have heard ringing in my ears for 3 days afterwards! But it's all good.
When I saw them I thought, these guys are the next big thing. I saw the White Stripes two times, plus the Raconteurs once. These guys are up there. They had IT. Pure roots rock plus a modern dynamic. They say they only use retroo where it seems they need it. I believe them. Good album "SOFT TARGETS" and phenomenal live show.
5 out of 5 thumbs.
Here's their first major single "SOS". It's a rocker. Black Sabbath, Led Zeppelin, and The Beatles. Nice. Support them and see them live!