At the risk of sounding very Meg Ryan w/ that entry title-such was my reaction upon hearing the new Clutch album, 'From Beale Street to Oblivion'.
As I'm sure many of you know, I have been a fan of Clutch for a loooong ol' time. Their first full length album 'Transnational Speedway League' is still one of my favorites but even I will have to admit that the sound of it was befitting the high school graduates shelling the stuff out at the time. Don't get me wrong, the lyrics were great and the rock n roll was loud, meaty, and a bit doomy. But lyricist/ singer Neil Fallon was capable of so much more than that album offered and over the years he's proven what a great artist he is. His love of delta blues definitely shows in this, their newest contribution, and pulls off a completely different sound for them. While my love for his extremely smart and tongue in cheek lyrics was evident in my adulation of their last album 'Robot Hive Exodus' (http://learnthebigapple.blogspot.com/2005/12/bake-sale-of-year.html), I am more enamoured of the music in this release. The songs are very blues-driven in nature but never lack the rhythym and impetus (hey, that was a great song!) that one would expect from a died-in-the-wool rock n roll band. Gotta make a little mention here of Jean Paul on drums, Tim Sult on guitar and Dan Maines on bass for really pulling out all the stops here, musically.
I'm so excited to see them live (again) on this album tour because I know what a wonderful mix of music we'll be hearing. Each album had a different theme and sound that accompanied it and when coupled w/ the great lyrics and vocal delivery of Fallon, there is all kinds of 'great' to expect! Needless to say, I LOVE this band!
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