Have Mercy

by

The Mooney Suzuki

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I was a big fan of the Mooney Suzuki's main release "Electric Sweat" a few years ago. That got a lot of heavy rotation in my cd player. So I was excited to see a new Mooney Suzuki album! But I was also sad that I hadn't heard anything promoting it because this album definitely deserves some good press.

"Have Mercy" really shows growth from the band compared to "Electric Sweat". The songs seem fuller in terms of musicianship and songwriting. It's still energetic and fun, but maybe not as frantic and crazy as Electric Sweat.

Again, this album still sounds like it could have been recorded in 1965 by an obscure band and it's just be re-released/remastered 40+ years later today. I actually think my blues/classic rock-loving dad would actually like this album, but he's never heard of "The Mooney Suzuki".

This album also made me think, what if Jimi Hendrix were still alive today and making CD's instead of LP's? It also makes me think of The Black Keys (who I want to like, but really can't) but if they wrote better, catchier songs.

There's a lot of 60's garage band rock, a lot of white-boy soul, and a bunch of good-times-rock-and-roll in it. It all adds up to a really good, solid, timeless album. Needless to say, I highly recommend this album.