Don't judge the book by its cover. The artwork for
Texas Hippie Coalition "Rollin'" is extremely cool and displays a bunch of tattooed bikers.
I expected muscular Southern Rock in the vein of Blackfoot. When I pressed play on the CD player I was blown away by Heavy detuned guitars and double bass drumming. This is modern Heavy in the vein of Black Label Society. Sometimes there are Pantera influences as well with vocalist Big Dad Rich sounding like Phil Anselmo. The producer often puts on an effect on Big Dad Rich voice, which makes it sound similar to the Nu-Heavy.
Producer David Prater has provided the record with a beefy sound with Big Dad Rich in center but also the crunchy guitars.
"Rollin'" is packed with groove but lacks melody. The favorites are
Cocked and Loaded plus
Rollin' - mainly because
Texas Hippie Coalition slows down a bit. It suits them to lean more towards southern Rock as on
Groupie Girl, which is the perfect mix of Southern Rock and modern metal. Album closer
Beg is also a successful crossover of melody and metal.
Several has pointed out that
Texas Hippie Coalition is Southern Rock, but southern rock leans towards the Blues and Texas Hippies Coalition lacks the blues influences in their music.
Listen before purchase. Try and go to
Texas Hippie Coalitions
myspace. Groovy songs like
Pissed off and Mad about it and
Jesus Freak are fine examples of what this band stands for
Even though these guys look scary and wear patches saying "don't mess with" I could be threatened to write a good review. I don't give them a bad review I just have to confess that
Texas Hippie Coalition is for the modern Rock fan and not a guy like me who is stuck in the past!
Written by
Michael Sunday, January 16, 2011
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