Release
date: 18th November 2016. Label: Ripple Music (CD/DD) and
STB Records (Vinyl). Format: CD/DD/Vinyl
Geezer
– S/T – Tracklisting
Sunday
Speed Demon
One
Leg Up
Sun
Gods
Bi-Polar
Vortex
Dust
Hangnail
Crisis
Superjam
Maximus
Stoney
Pony
Band
Members:
Richie
Turco
Pat
Review:
Heavy
Blues/Doom Rockers – Geezer – return with another round of
fast-paced riffs on their new self-titled album. Two years have
passed since their last release – Gage. Geezer’s new album is
being released by powerhouse partnership of Ripple Music and STB
Records. So you have that mark of quality working in your favour when
those two great labels are involved.
Geezer’s
new album starts with the very low-key opening track – Sunday Speed
Demon. A bluesy and almost country classic rock song which is
definitely not the most familiar sound Geezer is known for. Pat
Harrington (Vox/Guitars) then turns into a rock and roll preacher
with shouts of Hallelujah and Amen. Then the heavy riffs start to
appear and the album finally comes into life. You better fasten your
seatbelts folks, as from here on in, Geezer change the whole tone of
the album for the better.
Second
track – One Leg Up – sets the whole tone for the remainder of the
album as Pat appears to channel his inner-spacelord. He sounds like a
much younger and vibrant Dave Wyndorf. That’s not the only change
as Geezer start to channel the early cosmic spaced out sounds of
Monster Magnet with the heavy thunderous rock charge of Blue Cheer.
The grooves become more psychedelic and the music is heavier as a
result.
The
song-writing is fantastic with the lyrics having a certain
tongue-in-cheek quality about them, though it’s the music that
holds your attention. Geezer seems to be thriving with their sudden
change of sound. The one thing that impressed me the most about the
album is how Geezer has added elements of Droned Out Space Rock. This
allows Geezer to create a doomier and spaced out sound compared to
previous releases.
The
next three tracks – Sun Gods, Bi-Polar Vortex and Dust – is where
Geezer impress the most as they create some of the albums standout
moments. Sun Gods has a haunting Post-Rock/Doom/Drone kind of vibe
with some spacier Desert Rock style vocals. That could be my
favourite song on the entire album and perhaps my favourite song by
Geezer so far.
Bi-Polar
Vortex and Dust carries on the spaced out vibe but with traces of
Geezer’s familiar style of Blues Rock/Doom riffs making a welcome
return. Pat’s vocals impress yet again that remind me of Dave
Wyndorf yet again but with a grungier outlook.
The
production on the album is crisp and precise as this allows Geezer to
create the best sounding record of their career so far. I’ve been a
fan of Geezer for a few years now so trust me this is the best they
have ever sounded. You can tell that the band put their heart and
soul into this album. It’s a passionate and hard-rocking affair
with the eight songs on the album being equally as good as each
other.
The
album runs for fifty-two minutes or so and Geezer impress from the
very start. Geezer’s transformation from Doom/Blues Rockers to
Spaced Out/Cosmic Stoner Rockers is one that you all need to hear and
experience for yourselves. I can’t rate this album highly enough.
Geezer may have delivered perhaps one of the best Stoner Rock albums
of the year in my opinion.
Words
by Steve Howe
Thanks
to Richard at Sheltered Life PR for the promo. Geezer will be
released on CD/DD via Ripple Music and Vinyl via STB Records from November
18th 2016.
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