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Subject(s): The Lash Outs
From sneering vocals straight off Never Mind the Bollocks to the amped-up 12-bar blues progressions lifted from old Chuck Berry and Gene Vincent 45s, everything about The Lash Outs' debut album screams throwback. It would feel like a grave-digging rip-off if they didn't attack the songs with so much enthusiasm.
The disc opens with the breakneck instrumental "Chupacabra," which was a smart choice. Because, by the time Joey Holbrook' s occasionally grating nasal singing surfaces on the second song, "Set Me Back"—an uncharacteristically dull mid-tempo cokehead lament, the album's only misstep—you're already hooked. It picks up again at track three, "Dream Catcher," with red-hot retro rock lead guitar, handclaps and lines like "How many Jell-O shots does it take/For you to give a guy like me a break?" That kind of witty update on the age-old subject of the unattainable girl, one of pop music's oldest subjects, is what they do best.
Along with chicks and self-pity, another recurring subject is the sad state of rock. They gripe about empty clubs and unresponsive crowds in Deep Ellum on "The Kids Don't Wanna Dance" (hear it) and brashly close the album by calling out poseurs in skin-tight jeans and Clear Channel radio listeners with "Requiem for Rock and Roll." They may be right when they sing, "Heartbreak, love-make, tears and beers/We sing the same tired song for 50-something years." But if more bands put out albums this lively, there'd be no need to call the mortician.
I agree with your assessment of THE LASH OUTS CD review. But, I've been around the block several times, sometimes on a bike, sometimes walking, sometimes behind a drum-kit which is more accurate = this CD is remarkable. EVERY song is unforgettable, every song is catchy, which doesn't mean someone should BUY it because some music-suit can sell it.
This is just terrifically good music. EVERY song is good, even great, and I am very critical of any kind of music. These guys are destined for bigger venues. The songwriting, alone, is just magical and ANYONE can relate to what is being transmitted via the musical format.
"It's My Life" is one of the best songs I have ever heard, and I'm a songwriter with over 30 years experience in the 'field' and battleground. These guys LIVE? They are simply fantastic, if you haven't seen them, you are missing out. Simple. You are missing something special. I have an unfair advantage with these guys = I've watched them grow from 12-13 yrs of age to what they have become.
This is one of the very BEST CD's of the year, not only in Dallas, but anywhere.
The creativity and ability to connect with the listener is so strong, so powerful, that I sometimes get LOST while I'm driving just listening to the lyrics. Then, the TIGHT, TIGHT sound, just makes the songs come alive.
If you like punk rock, and some good ol' 'throwback' influences such as Dick Dale, surfs up, Kinks?, Raspberries, Ramones and just attitudinal rock? BUY THIS CD = I swear to God, this one will go wild = you will NOT be sorry. It, IMHO, is a masterpiece, a magical combination of that special spot where lyric + music comes together, and you end up with the EXACT feeling of what they are trying to convey to you.
I just f'ing love this CD. I love this band. They will rock your ass off. Trust me.
Buy it. You will NOT be sorry, ever. That is, unless you take it out of your CD player, which you will NOT. Music is all about the song = and THE LASH OUTS get it right, every song.
Greatness.
Steve Crabtree
drummer & songwriter
king.crab@yahoo.com
Comment by Steve Crabtree — May 9, 2008 @ 12:24AM