Search - Throttlerod :: Hell and High Water

Simple, effective rock

George Dionne | Cape Cod, MA | 10/22/2003

(4 out of 5 stars)

"Throttlerod affirm in their opening track "Marigold", that you can take a basic rock blueprint and turn into a killer rock track. Whitehead's vocals are rugged, but complement Leslie's crushing riffs and blusey runs. Throttlerod are consistant in their sound throughout most of the album. The incessant little licks on "Suckerpunch", "Whistlin' Dixie", and "Across Town" seem a bit annoying, but in the end they become imbeded in your brain. The vocals are more edgy, with a cocksure delievery on the blues heavy, up-tempoed "Tomorrow and a Loaded Gun". The group shows they can lay down a funk groove on "No Damn Fool", a track about kicking a money grubbing girlfrind to the curb. There are some great `chugga-chugga' riffs on "In the Flood" and "Mariana". Throttlerod abandon the distortion for a more country music inspired sound on the ballad "Been Wrong", and continue the style on the heavier "On the Mountain". Bottom Line:
Throttlerod keeps their musical formual simple; addictive songs, repetive licks and catchy riffs played through a Les Paul guitar, plugged into a Marshall amp. It doesn't get more rock and roll than that"