Almost Heathen channels inspiration from the great rock 'n roll collective, stripping away pretension and exposing the purity and beauty of great songs. There are no hidden agendas; no underlying hackneyed messages, just... more » inspired rock 'n roll mastery.« less
Almost Heathen channels inspiration from the great rock 'n roll collective, stripping away pretension and exposing the purity and beauty of great songs. There are no hidden agendas; no underlying hackneyed messages, just inspired rock 'n roll mastery.
"The first time I heard of KTB was in the year of their first selftitled release. I thought they had a really good singer back then but the band didn't feel right and they decided to sack him. This is their second album without a vocalist and they still do not sound like a headless band. It's really amazing how they can hold my attention with nothing more than a guitar, bass and drums. Their influences seem to range from Black Sabbath to Lynyrd Skynyrd and from Hendrix to Kyuss. Well I have to say that they melted all those influences into something they can call their own. Thumbs up for this band that deserves better than they have had until now. It's just too bad that there aren't more instrumental bands of this calibre around. Buy this disc, you won't regret it!!"
The best album ever (apart from Wild Wonderful)
12/24/2003
(5 out of 5 stars)
"This is put quite simply the greatest record I've ever heard (aprt from Karma to Burn Wild Wonderful 2nd album. The bass player left to join a band called Speedealer but they suck big time. This records has amazing riffs with incredible song structure. There's no vocals but so what? The songs are long andinteresting and with no vocals the moods of te songs becomes yours. Don't listen to what the first review said. It's not meant to sound like Slayer - Slayer are a thrash band. Karma to Burn are a rock band - and an amazing one at that!"
Wow
Nick West | Arlington, VA | 10/12/2001
(5 out of 5 stars)
"I thought "Wild Wonderful Purgatory" was a great record, but "Almost Heathen" is one of the 5 best albums of 2001 easily. Incredible rhythms, songwriting and guitar work. A must have for anybody who truly knows rock and roll."
Stoner Debauchery and Cold Beer.
SpacegrassMan | Insane Land of Words & Music | 03/21/2006
(5 out of 5 stars)
"This is the CD that you slap on when you realized you've gone too far and a hangover the next day is as certain as the fact that these guys JAM!!! I have no idea what CD the guy in the other review was listening to (Slayer without the singing???) but he couldn't have been more wrong. If the music on this CD resembles anything, it would be Clutch and not Slayer ... come on man. All instrumentals that do not get boring. All tracks are jams, like I said, comes close to Clutch without singing. But no band can defeat the monster of Clutch. This CD has me wanting their others, so in my opinion, grab this one now.
Track Listings (10) - Disc #1