Sometimes Daddy needs to rock and more times than not and I’ll reach for something out of the Alive Records catalogue. Newcomer, Brimstone Howl, is the perfect addition to a fine, in your face, rock roster of Alive bands.
Back in the 60’s, white boys discovered the blues and soon the Stones, Paul Butterfield & The Dead were born. Fast forward 10 to 15 years later and the youth culture started displaying a little more angst and aggression and the punk movement was born with bands like The Sex Pistols, The Damned and my personal fave, The Clash. Well it seems as if this Nebraska foursome discovered both genres of music at the same time and did everything possible to combine the sound into their initial release, Guts of Steel. The end result is a foot-stomping, ass-shaking, roof-rattling, 30-minute sonic assault.
The disc begins with three minute punk/rock-a-billy mashup in “Bad Seed” complete with harp solo and howling vocals. That’s followed by “In The Valley” that has a dark, brooding sound then “Luck of The Spade” really focuses on the blues and has some nice guitar interplay on it. A couple songs later they launch into a punk assault with “Heart Attack” and “Cyclone Boy.”
Overall, there are a few subtle nuances in each song that don’t stray too far from the album’s steady sound. They all have one thing in common, however. They will rock your socks off.
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