Yes, I’m still discovering music I missed during the year. And I will probably continue to do so well into next year (and the year after that, etc.), and while I realize I’m going to have to begin looking ahead lest I lose my mind, I just couldn’t let 2010 fade away without mentioning a couple of albums that really deserve mentioning. So let’s get “II” it! (That will make sense in a minute.) Then I’m done for the year, I swear.
Stone Axe
II
Music Abuse Records
Stone Axe are so good it’s stupid. How two men (in this case Dru Brinkerhoff on vocals and Tony Reed on everything else) excel beyond most any measure at harnessing the sheer muscle and genius of rock n’ roll, I’ll never know. And listening to songs like “We Know It’s Still Rock ‘N’ Roll,” “On With the Show,” and “Those Were the Golden Years,” I have to believe they can raise the dead too, as each one of ‘em are triumphs not heard since AC/DC and Thin Lizzy lost Bon Scott and Phil Lynott, respectively. Classic rock sucks for the most part, but rock that is classic never wavers, and from their debut to II, Stone Axe have flown that golden flag high and proud, boasting a groove n’ roll that not only honours the greats, but makes its own irrevocable hay as well. Expect a DVD, a deluxe reissue of their debut, Stone Axe, and a possible third record next year.
Listen to “On With the Show” from II!
Posted by Jeff on Dec 29 2010 in Reviews
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