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An indie-rock supergroup fielding members of the Make-Up and Royal Trux, Weird War boast some of the most talented, intriguing, and wayward musicians in the last 20 years of American alternative rock. Such a combination is far from a foolproof recipe for rock & roll nirvana: Royal Trux guitarist Neil Hagerty has had more than his fair share of experimental off-days, while arguably, ex-Make-Up frontman Ian Svenonius's gospel shtick is becoming more about reliving past glories than taking the form anywhere new. Thankfully, here, on their debut album, it all comes together. The opening "Baby It's the Best" is a fantas
An indie-rock supergroup fielding members of the Make-Up and Royal Trux, Weird War boast some of the most talented, intriguing, and wayward musicians in the last 20 years of American alternative rock. Such a combination is far from a foolproof recipe for rock & roll nirvana: Royal Trux guitarist Neil Hagerty has had more than his fair share of experimental off-days, while arguably, ex-Make-Up frontman Ian Svenonius's gospel shtick is becoming more about reliving past glories than taking the form anywhere new. Thankfully, here, on their debut album, it all comes together. The opening "Baby It's the Best" is a fantastic burst of greasy, sleazy rock & roll that could have strutted onto the Rolling Stones' Exile on Main Street, and still been one of the highlights. Throughout, Hagerty's guitar playing is still gleefully unregimented: it flows from his amp in glorious waves of sound that encompass everything from good-time boogie rock & roll to shrieking improv-experiments, poured through a floor full of effects pedals. Meanwhile, the lusty "Who's Who" breaks the question of sexual orientation down into a sweet hipster yowl: "If you're in the navy / Or if you're making babies / You gotta know who's who". Against all odds, Weird War scores a totally coherent victory.--Louis Pattison
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Manufacturer: Domino
Release date: 15 July 2002
Number of discs: 1
EAN: 5034202011026
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