Search - Soledad Brothers :: Live

Great band, short CD

Michael A. Sicher | Towson, Maryland USA | 12/12/2003

(4 out of 5 stars)

"I really like this CD except that it is too short and there are no liner notes. There are 7 tracks, averaging 3-5 minutes, and it is packaged like a "bargain CD": jewel case, one-sided sheet with cover only, no credits, etc.But the music is excellent: driving rock based blues or maybe blues based rock. One song is a little derivitive of the early Stones, but that is not necessarily a bad thing. In fact, I was wondering if this is maybe how the nascent Stones might have jammed in a small club way back when."

Life is short

alexander laurence | Los Angeles, CA | 04/22/2004

(4 out of 5 stars)

"This is the new rock revolution. This is how rock and roll sounds today, right now. All time is circular: we are in the repeating moments of now. If it is not broke, why fix it? Why add keyboards? Why write about a kid named Tommy? The Soledad Brothers are about excitement. Sometimes they play with Meg White on drums. They are part of the rock and roll shrine based in Detroit right NOW! These are people who know who Mississippi Fred McDowell and John Lee Hooker are. All songs need a beat. All songs need to rock hard or they are meaningless. Why record in the studio with a bunch of suits starring at you. Rock and roll is an experience that cannot be captured, oh yeah! Johnny Walker is one of the most captivating lead singers in rock and roll. This CD is a document of that. "Teenage Heart Attack" sounds like they mainlined some exile on main street. "Up Jumped The Devil" is like rockabilly blues. This is party record. Get it today."