By:
Ernesto Aguilar
Album Type: Full Length
Date released: May 19, 2017
Label:
Kozmik
Artifactz |
STB Records
Guttural guitars and raunchy drums at the ready. Geezer delivers the intensity of the Melvins, one of the group's
inspirations, while giving its own unique spin to stoner rock. While many
others try, this is one band that is confident enough to step out and truly
make this sound their own.
“Psychoriffadelia” CD//DD//LP track listing:
1.
Hair Of The Dog
2.
Stressknots
3.
Psychoriffadelia
4.
Red Hook
5.
Dirty Penny
The Review:
If
you're honest about it, you must admit it is hard to get excited about a band
whose first cut on its album is a cover of Nazareth's "Hair of the Dog." It is a fantastic song, of course, but just
about every bar band in America and beyond has beaten the joy out of it long
ago. If we're being mercenary about such an issue, who isn't sick of it? Don't
lie. We've all made those judgments before.
It
is a great then that Kingston, New York trio Geezer are so tight elsewhere,
because you'll quickly forgive them and enjoy the heavy bluesy jams of their
latest five-song release.
Geezer
has
been prolific, dropping six releases thus far and touring as well as doing regional
live shows quite heavily. Such experience makes the band incredibly competent
at sustaining the energy on songs like "Dirty
Penny" – guttural guitars and raunchy drums at the ready. Geezer delivers
the intensity of the Melvins, one of the
group's inspirations, while giving its own unique spin to stoner rock. While
many others try, this is one band that is confident enough to step out and
truly make this sound their own.
Geezer
is
at its best at points like the title track, where members Richie, Turco and Pat
feed off of one another and simply let the chemistry take over. It is
remarkable how well they blend even on songs like "Red Hook," without a doubt the most unusual song on the
release. It contains a slightly country blues and heavy rock vibe that may not
grab Geezer's traditional audience, but the
musicianship is so effective here you will not notice the difference much. In
fact, you will quite likely be nodding along.
By
the time "Psychoriffadelia"
wraps, that potentially rough start will be but a distant memory. Instead you
will remember one of the more entertaining bands around.
"Psychoriffadelia"
is available here
