-- Firebird - Firebird | (Audio CD) MSRP $ 15.98 Amazon Price $ 14.99 Savings $ 0.99 | |  Release Date: 31 October, 2000, Music Cartel
TRACK LISTING - Meantime
- Torn Down
- Stranger to Himself
- Bollard
- One-Trick Pony
- Raise a Smile
- Hardened Sole
- Fat Cat Groan
- Caught in the Quamire
- Through the Fields
Usually ships in 24 hours | | | The Cream Floats To The Top... | | Remember when Clapton was God?? And at his right hand sat Jack Bruce?? At his left, Ginger Baker?? Well, relive it all with this surprising release. Ludwig Witt plays drums like Ginger Baker - `nuff said... Bill Steer(guitar) and Leo Smee(bass) are as tight as Clapton and Bruce ever were, and their phrasing together is a joy to hear. Add to that some outrageous Steer harp-playing and this CD should be in all Cream/Zep/Purple fans` collection. Next album, guys, let`s have half the songs and make `em twice as long. Top stuff, though and highly recommended... | | | | BILL STEER Returns!!!!!!!!! | | Ever wonder what became of Bill Steer, guitarist extraordinaire of the now-deceased CARCASS? Well, the man has returned to the Rock world (with the assistance of SPIRITUAL BEGGARS skinsman Ludwig Witt and CATHEDRAL bassist Leo Smee) with a new band and a shocking new sound! Gone are the blister-filled grinds, chugs and guttural spewage; replaced with Blues-based Rock guitar, Jon Lord-ish keyboards and Ian Gillan-soaked, creamy vocals (which are done by none other than Bill himself!!!) Once you get over this initial cardiac arrest and objectively look at the contents for what they are, it is a very silky, psuedo-psychedelic experience. I cannot help but believe that this transition and rebirth was partially spawned by Bill`s longtime friend and ex-band member (they were in NAPALM DEATH together) CATHEDRAL front man Lee Dorrian. Each track is imbued with the inspirations of THIN LIZZY, CREAM, MOODY BLUES, DEEP PURPLE and JOHNNY WINTER; sounds that have given modern sensations like KENNY WAYNE SHEPPARD and LENNY KRAVITZ the edge to make names for themselves in an unapologetically formulaic Pop climate. If this is truly where Bill Steer`s heart is (which is confirmed by the sincerity of the material), then he should be commended for making such a bold decision and following his dreams; but his unequivocal Metal guitar manipulations will sorely be missed! | | | | One fierce rock album | | Bill Steer leaves behind his grindcore Carcass roots for something a little more blues-rock and damned if the results don`t satisfy the most baked of hard rock mavens tastes. Every song on this soulful album packs the bombast of your average reefer-rock group, but offers more influences for flavor, such as the Stooges, Grand Funk Railroad, Creem and Mountain. The organ blasts accent Steer`s motorin` guitar and tripping vocal work. Ludvig`s capable drumming blasts away, rocking the mix even further. These guys could get played on the radio and I`d still dig them. "Through the Fields" and "Meantime" are reason enough to pick it up. Don`t hesitate, now. | | |
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