Four records deep, two on Sub Pop (during a brief moment when they released real rock records again), but like D-Generation, they simply don’t blow me away.
Some bona fide rockers on here, but there’s also some very adult-contemporary fare, and a further backslide into the country mien of Must’ve Been High.
The songcraft here is stellar and varied. What hair band would take time away from photo shoots to cover “Dream a Little Dream” in a way Queen would approve of?
The airier Monster Magnet psych-pop, swirling through the ’90s Too Pure label stuff, and yep, Kraut rock, plus whatever electronica a Sabbath fan might dig.
It takes until song five to find the dark groove. Then they warm up and tickle your cosmic g-spot. There are roarers to memorize and drones to mesmerize.
Widely considered one of the finest rock guitarists of his time, the opportunity to see him play makes this an ideal gift for the guitar nerd in your life.
Dreamy, dirt-gaze doom with female vocals, ethereal flute, and spooky organ. Blood Ceremony owe a dept to black & white horror movies from the pre-rock era.