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HIGH BEAMS - 'Hallucination' LP/CD |
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Well when the Mullens went on indefinite hiatus, I was waiting to see what bands these guys would evolve into. I mean you know what they say, 'you're only as good as the last band that you were in, and in the Mullens case that would mean a HELL OF A LOT. If you WERE keeping track, 3 of the guys formed the Sunday Drunks (pick up their S/T LP/CD, Great stuff), and Matt Mayo went on to form this band... the High Beams. Well all of you die hard Mullens fans won't be disappointed. After moving out to Seattle and trying out various bass players, and drummers, Mayo finally clicked with Aaron Erisman (Bass) and Wayne Draves (drums) to complete the final line up of the High Beams. Numerous months of practicing and gigging helped prepare them for the rigorous recording of 'Hallucination.' 11 songs of straight up no frills late 70's punk. This is the kind of record where the more you listen to it, the more you get out it. Unlike so many bands out there, the High Beams place alot of importance on THE SONG. Not a dud in the bunch here, and each song conveys various emotions including happiness, fear, desperation and dementia that all of us have felt at one point or another. 'Hallucination' is a perfect 11 song medley of swaggerific loud brash punk meets down-home, feel-good rock n roll! Just plop on 'Living to Die' for instance. Straight up dark and bleak dead boys type ripper here bridged with that Thunders-style riffage that just totally sticks. Now move onto the more upbeat 'Hallucination' and 'Rocking Horses'. Altough more bluesy and almost classic rock in nature,they still keep the head a bobbin' and the toes a tappin'. |
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