More Of The Same, Thankfully
Eclectic Warrior
is a welcome return to the guitar heavy sound of McNabb’s 1994 standout album Head Like a Rock [reviewed here], sans this time the
occasional assistance of Crazy Horse but retaining their sound. The opening two
tracks on this new album simply rock out the heaviness, whilst third They Couldn’t Hear the Music harks back
most closely to that ’94 sound in its more melodic offering. Next My Life to Live Again sustains this
slower pace and sweetness, the fuzzed guitar a la Young and CH providing the
backdrop. But if that’s too genteel for you, fifth [I Just Wanna] Rock N Roll My Life Away picks up the pounding riff
and adds some soloing. The whole album spins around this axis, heavyish to
balladry, and penultimate track Memory Be
Good To Me, Memory Come Back To Me embraces both and is most Neil Youngish
in the way the languid but again fuzzed guitar work is beautifully psychedelic
in its sprawl. Closer Right On Time
is similar yet adds some soaring harmonies.
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