CD Review: The Bloody Hollies - If Footmen Tire You... - Page 2

He mainly sticks to yelling and it matches the songs to perfection. He treats his guitar like a weapon, too. "Dirty Water" (not The Standells song" hits with a physical force. The last song "Raised By Wolves" uses some deft slide guitar to bring the album to a fitting ending. It was produced by Jim Diamond in Detroit and he gives the album a gritty Seventies abandoned muscle car tone. If Footmen Tire You... by The Bloody Hollies is out now on Alive Records.
Yeah, I know there are 4 guys in the picture, but there were only three mentioned on the CD. I imagine they're even more kickass with 4 people in the band.

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  • 1 - Jones Violet

    Sep 13, 2005 at 5:13 pm

    Now I'm looking forward to this cd to arrive even more. Sounds like great stuff.

  • 2 - Bob A. Booey

    Sep 21, 2005 at 9:01 am

    I've always thought some punk band should cover all the old Buddy Holly songs, since those were pop perfection. Buddy Holly never wrote a bad song or one that wasn't catchy, as limited as his subject matter and range was musically and emotionally. Of course Weezer pays tribute and there are PLENTY of bands that were basically doing Beach Boys tributes in pop-punk, starting with the Ramones down to The Queers, but someone should have covered Buddy Holly songs by now fast and loud.

    It's too bad this isn't that band, but it's still a rad name and sounds like a decent band.

    That is all.

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