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Sierra Dog
Romeo: Crosseyed Loaded
Right off the bat, this album has the potential to rock the cock, but a few "bluesy" interludes and some goofy lyrics make you miss bands like Ween who can actually get away with that sort of thing. This is especially noticeable during irreverent tracks like "I Just Flat Out Can't Stop Smoking Crack." Songs such as Donkey Bomb and Sally Skinned Her Dog utilize the tried and true guitar riffs that have been overdone since the mid-1990's in the grunge/ post-grunge era. There are, however, tender moments on this album as well, especially on My Love, where the Hendrix-inspired guitar seems to go along with singer Chris Shepard's Chris Cornell-esque throating and wailing. Some songs on the album rock hard indeed, but the silly themes and lyrics can keep the listener from taking the album seriously. Overall, this album has a good mix of that "down-home" kind of rock n' roll and some slower material that is reminiscent of Beck's Mutations, and one shining example of this synthesis is with "Sick in the Bed." It doesn't seem that this album or band would gather a following that extends further than the 40-year old divorcee in a cowboy hat and stonewashed tapered jeans, who shakes her ass regularly at a rodeo bar in the Appalachian Mountains on Friday nights but you never can tell.
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