Friday, October 22, 2004
SACRED MIRACLE CAVE
Self-Titled
Bomp! Records, 1991
From Greg Shaw's Bomp! empire comes this slice of heavy rock psych-grunge. Like many of Shaw's products, there is a late-Sixties hard attack here; think Cream, Steppenwolf, Hendrix (hell, one of the songs is called "Cosmic Jimi Link"). But this also reveals an early Nineties grunge sensibility that now is quite obvious looking back at it from 2004. This was probably released before the seminal breakthrough of Nirvana with Nevermind, but still, hair metal was dying, and grunge was in the air. One surprise is the leaden cover of Bill Withers' "Ain't No Sunshine", really in a Grand Funk Railroad mode. Not an improvement on the original.
Overall, is the disc worth listening to? Yes and no. Fans of hard rock or psych will probably enjoy it, but it won't win any new converts to the cause. It's pleasant enough stuff for initiates, but not vital enough for me. It certainly doesn't grab me by the nuts and demand my undivided attention.
Rating: Freebie.
Late Update: Grew Shaw, 1955-2004, Rest in Peace. Your legacy will live on.
Self-Titled
Bomp! Records, 1991
From Greg Shaw's Bomp! empire comes this slice of heavy rock psych-grunge. Like many of Shaw's products, there is a late-Sixties hard attack here; think Cream, Steppenwolf, Hendrix (hell, one of the songs is called "Cosmic Jimi Link"). But this also reveals an early Nineties grunge sensibility that now is quite obvious looking back at it from 2004. This was probably released before the seminal breakthrough of Nirvana with Nevermind, but still, hair metal was dying, and grunge was in the air. One surprise is the leaden cover of Bill Withers' "Ain't No Sunshine", really in a Grand Funk Railroad mode. Not an improvement on the original.
Overall, is the disc worth listening to? Yes and no. Fans of hard rock or psych will probably enjoy it, but it won't win any new converts to the cause. It's pleasant enough stuff for initiates, but not vital enough for me. It certainly doesn't grab me by the nuts and demand my undivided attention.
Rating: Freebie.
Late Update: Grew Shaw, 1955-2004, Rest in Peace. Your legacy will live on.
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