Elsewhere, the moderately paced “House of El Ron” comes the closest to justifying comparisons to early Aerosmith or any other classic stoner hard rock gem, if for no other reason that it simply ROCKS from start to finish. Coming in at around just two-and-a-half minutes, you’ll have this one on repeat again and again, no doubt. The same could be said for the hard (stoner) rockin’ “Mitch Connor.” It’s one of a few tracks with some impressive solo guitar work from Tony. And “Le Colonelle” is another loud, badass, almost angry love song propelled by dirty slide work and Tileston’s dynamic drumming.
In all, POJETW is a loud and raw full length that doesn’t let up much at all; it rocks to the very end, the way all great rock albums should. And with every song clocking in at under four or three minutes, you’re not likely to get bored with any track for long, if at all.
If there’s any real criticism to be had, it’s that the album could use some different key changes – about six of the eleven tracks start out in the key of G – but who cares when the songs are solid all the way around. This just means that there is at least some room for artistic growth and perfecting of their craft, which should take care itself on future albums if the band stays as focused then as they are on their debut disc.
I highly recommend Pulling Out Just Enough To Win to any Aerosmith fan and any Aero fan who dug Joe Perry’s solo work. It’s loud, sleazy-fun rock and roll. ‘Enuff said.
For more info on TAB The Band, visit their Myspace page.
Article comments