Artist: Deadstring Brothers
Album: Silver Mountain
Label: Bloodshot Records
Year: 2007
Reviewed by: Woodstock Slim
Not being of a country rock background, like The Band and the Almond Brothers... Deadstring could surely help push me over the fence into the neighbors yard! Like they say themselves on track two, it sounds like gold. It is just good Southern Blues rock and a wonderful homage to, in my mind, a tired genre i don't even bother listening to anymore. No one has bothered to bring something fresh until Deadstring Brothers and this wonderful serious album, Silver mountain. Track 3, "if you want me to" comes straight off "In between Buttons" my favorite album by the
Rolling Stones. I you have given up on this tired brown and homeless-tan genre, do not dispare, buy one more record.
"Recorded in the Deadstring Brothers’ own recording studio, Silver Mountain boasts the tunesmanship of The Faces and the barroom howl of The Band stewed together in homage to the blues of the American South and dancehalls of the urban factory North. Music like this formed the genesis of album-oriented FM rock - this record showcases high energy bluesy rave-ups and hymnal country ballads. Silver Mountain is a coming out party for sultry singer Masha Marjieh. Gritty and seductive, reminiscent of sixties-era Tina Turner, Masha steps into the spotlight on 8 of the 11 tracks, showcasing her hot-blooded and lustful voice, leaving no doubt that the biggest heart in the room now belongs to this soulful vocalist."
This is essentially a dance album, i had to go out and buy an new pair of jeans cause i slapped the shit out out of my old ones! Phew! Roarrr! Detroit cobras come to mind all the time but i have no idea why, i guess i need it to go harder but its not really necessary at all, good is as hard as it needs to get on Silver Mountain.
"On meeting Spencer Cullum, a young pedal steel/guitar player with the love of warm, analog rock n’ roll, their mission was accomplished. Rounding out the line up were Spencer’s brother Jeff on bass and fellow Brit Patrick Kenneally on piano and organ. Their shared musical language is easily explained by a look back to the late 60’s, when young players from both sides of the Atlantic took cues from Delta blues players like Blind Willie Johnson and Son House."
Silver Mountain lays track after track on you like a good draught beer washed down with the occasional whiskey in a nice bar. It's easy to drink one jug after the next until you forget your name. the music is smoky and not wholesome. until suddenly... someone pours cheap whiskey all over the bar and the steamy brunette in the corner with the full lips and the long hair gets up slides across the floor leaps up on the bar and dances through the flames on track7 in "Some kind of user" oophn! Let me tell you about the rolling blues... there is a distinct pre-rock feeling here and it just keeps coming at you. Silver Mountain is going to change they way we listen to music especially that old dead horse of a blues rock animal.
