Sucking the 70's

by

Various Artists

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I hate to disagree with previous reviewers, but this is pretty much a hit or miss affair (as is the case with most cover/tribute albums). I'd actually give it 3 1/2 stars. After one complete spin, you'll make a mental note of your favorite track numbers and skip over about 1/3 of each disc. But hey, under 10 bucks on a used 2 cd set....that ain't too bad (you'll be unhappy if you drop 20 bucks for new). It's a great way to sample many of these bands and check out their chops. Trying to breath life into 70's classics ain't that easy; yet some of these bands pull it off. Standouts include Spirit Caravan kicking the sh&t out of Sabbath's "Wicked World"; history will show Wino is God and not Clapton. Novadriver's cover of T-Rex's "20th Century Boy" rocks heavy, really heavy (especially if

you can get the obnoxious Mitsubishi commercial out of your memory). On the negative flip, Raging Slab's attempt at Grand Funk's "American Band" is flat out brutal; the drummer can't get the intro drum pattern correct and the lead guitar makes Mark Farner's original leads seem like Hendrix. All in all a decent collection for anyone interested in

samplin' some stoner and interested in making further purchases in the stoner genre (did I just say genre?).

If you've

got Stoner.com bookmarked on your browser this 2 cd set is no brainer for you.