There is not much else I can add to the previous posts on this band. Very happy with this record,
less so with this one, and really pissed off at the lack of local support for this concert. And now we have post #4 on this band in the four+ years I've been doing this. Yeah, I like 'em...
Here was my first audio note: "Best Southern rock album from a non-Southern band." And therein lies the fun of Blitzen Trapper...one never quite knows where they'll be headed musically. They've done prog rock, Americana, country, folk, classic rock...meaning they are always worth the listen. "VII" straddles most all of those genres but settles mostly into something that sounds as if it was born in Alabama, not Oregon. One track I blurted out "Atlanta Rhythm Section!" ARS may not translate into "Southern" for many of you, especially you younger bucks, but that's the style of "Southern" I'm referencing. A modern-day equivalent could be Drive-By Truckers. Midway through the disc I noted "Odelay-era Beck" and later on I thought I heard a lost Blues Image song. Whoa, I just realized I haven't added anything for you to listen to yet...my bad...
That harmonica bleat is the first note you hear on the record. Made me smile... I'm stunned to see they actually decided to include the same venue here in Orlando for the final stop on their club tour before hitting a few summer festivals. I'm putting the date on my calendar in support and will scream to the beaches for others to attend.
Blitzen Trapper has never disappointed since discovering them in late '08. "VII" may not have a single outstanding track but it's solid wire-to-wire...
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