Heavy rockers
MAMMOTH MAMMOTH (2007) carry a couple different passports when they hit the road – Germany (Berlin) and Australia (I know it’s a big country) to be exact. These dudes are
MOTORHEAD, DWARVES and
ROSE TATOO disciples and I mean freaking fun. This whole disc absolutely flys-by when you have a listen. So let’s have us a listen mates!
The first track
“I’m Ready” throws down immediate oompa loompa mosh that stands right up and circles the
MÖTORHEAD’s “Ace of Spades” square dance.
“Wanted Man” takes us down close to sin city, maybe too close.
"Motherf@cker" asks for a bar of soap with a dirty mouth chorus that I bloody well hope your mother never has to listen to. Now when track #4
“Screamin” shows up with the rockin’ boogie we commence to hoppin’.
MAMMOTH MAMMOTH brings the shine when they ease up on their straight arm rugby run thru rockland and get on down with the boogie chillun groove. Title track
“Kreuzung” keeps the love flowing and I detect a bit of
Stephen Pearcy of
RATT in vocalist
Mikey Tucker’s voice.
Marco Gennaro’s clean and deft guitar picking also shows specks of fun
RATT influence alluding to the classic guitar lines and tones of
DeMartini and
Crosby – without the obvious dual guitar harmonies
.Don’t presume this as an inference these guys rock like
RATT … but they do have some of these elements in their songs which redirects them from the
DWARVES musical campground on hell-bent-for-rock river near where
MAMMOTH MAMMOTH has their flag planted. Track #7
“Tonight” backtrack boogies right around into
“Mad World” where
Marco does the two-step shuffle alá
Würzel. “Lead Boots” sees
Mikey bring the double barreled vocals- the modulated crooning in the verses reminds me of
FILTER’s Richard Patrick which alternate with the hollow low voice chorus that slushes the drugged out baritone that
Axl Rose uses in
“Night Train” before raving out
Kreuzung with the finale “
God’s Gonna Hate Me”. These guys have gotta be a riot to see live, a caffeinated Aussie rock hootenanny with some production and stylistic notes of Euro metal.
Songwriting: 7
Musicianship: 8
Memorability: 7
Production: 7
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