Release Date: 22 February, 2005
Audio CD
Tracks
- Gray
- Onions
- New Resolution
- My Maker
- Runnin
- Autonomy
- Pass and Fail
- Willsong
- Swamp Song
- Done Got Old
- Piano Song
- Lazy
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Rating 5.0
Wow...This album is wonderful in so many different reasons, but I think what really sets Heartless Bastards apart from everyone else is Erika Wennerstrom's incredible voice. It is powerful and loud, yet not annoyinly so, deep, melodic, wailing, raw, and unlike anything I have ever heard. Not only is the singing wonderful, drums and guitar are also played superbly, producing a sound somewhat akin to the White Stripes.
I don't think that there is one weak song in the whole 43 minutes of music, but my personal favorites are Runnin, a powerful 5 minute ballad, Pass and Fail (irresistibly catchy and energetic) and Swamp Song.
Don't let yourself miss out on listening to this superb album and hearing the voice of the decade. If mainstream rock these days is pollution, Heartless Bastards are a breath of fresh air.Unexpectedly knocked off my feet!It's been years since I've been caught by surprise by the brilliance of music, but Heartless Bastards did just that. I knew I had to have the CD Mid-way through the first song "Gray". The band's name was enough to intrigue me into giving it a listen at the local record store, but they are so much more than a cool band name.
If their is any justice in this world, Erika Wennerstrom will be known as one of the great voices in Rock of all time. She, like Janis Joplin, was put on this world to wail like none before her, and her band mates generate a power garage sound rivaling the power of Cream, but closer to the White Stripes.
Wennerstrom's voice and lyrics are what sets these tracks on fire. I'm excited to listen to this album again tommorow, and even more excited at the possiblility of seeing these guys play.
The album is solid from start to finish, the songs are not repetitive clones of each other and there is no weak link to the album. The song "Gray" will not leave my head, but don't cheat yourself and only focus on it's 3 minutes of brilliance, buy the whole album and appreciate it. In a world of music dominated sucky FM Radio Rock their is hope....Heartless Bastards just might save us all.Great Band - Great Album - But Better LiveSaw the Heartless Bastards opening for Drive-By Truckers in St. Louis, April 1, 2005. Outstanding!!! I was an instant fan before the first song had ended. So often you hear reviewers tout a band as the future of Rock n Roll, only to never hear from the band again.... so instead I will say The Heartless Bastards are what the future of Rock n Roll should be, and if they aren't it's the world's loss, I'm just glad I stumbled into them.
Their studio sound is quite diferent than their live sound, but in either case the songs are solid. Off the album, you get to enjoy the lyrics, but live you get the raw-edged, bleeding intensity, they take on more of a garage rock flavour (intended as a complement)
Don't miss them live, don't miss this disc.
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