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  • April 3, 2002 GET A LIFE CD Review WESTERN CAROLINIAN Mooney Suzuki Blends 60s Influences on New Album By Eric Newsom Staff Writer One of the latest trends in music has been a revival of the Detroit-style hard rhythm and blues that made bands like the MC5 and the Stooges famous in the late 1960s/early 1970s. Led by the tamer, Velvet Underground-influenced, and MTV-friendly band the Strokes, a number of bands have started to step out at least partially in the spotlight: the White Stripes, the Detroit Cobras, and the NYC based garage mod band the Mooney Suzuki. Coming off of the semi-success of their first widely released album, "People Get Ready," the Mooney Suzuki have opted to add more fuel to the new 60s riff-influenced fad with their second album, "Electric Sweat." Continuing in the tradition they've set with previous releases, the Mooney Suzuki still let Kinks-style chord progressions rock over Who-style solos and James Brown influenced lyrics with the same adoration for Motown drums and tambourines. To say that the band builds off of a rich musical legacy from decades ago is an understatement. But on "Electric Sweat," the band seems to be developing past just the musical and lyrical hooks, with ballads like, "Oh Sweet Susanna," that are reminiscent of 70s power pop like the Romantics or the Modern Lovers. But then again, songs like "Natural Fact" evoke the spirit of Eric Burdon and the Animals if instead of a Hammond organ, they'd had a guitar overdriven to the point that it became fuzz. Speaking of organs, the band utilizes the instrument on the instrumental track "Showtime Pt. II" to full effect, in a sense creating a "Green Onions" for a new generation. "The Broken Heart" features a Stax Record like groove that also brings Steve Cropper and Booker T and the MGs to mind. And yet, though they certainly draw their education from the music of the past, the band infuses their songs with a thicker back beat, a bit more distortion, some drunkenly happy gang vocals and, voila, the end result is anything but contrived. The band might not be cute enough to be on MTV (like the Strokes' "heartthrob" Julian Casablancas, whom some may remember as Tom Hanks' little kid friend from the classic movie "Big"), but rest, assured that "Electric Sweat" is the break that the Mooney Suzuki has been looking for to find the mainstream music-loving masses. And after like eight straight years of touring in an effort to garner the name "the Hardest Working Band in Rock n' Roll." If "People Get Ready" is the most representative album of the new Strokes-led genre, then their latest is a close secpnd. To sum up "Electric Sweat" by the Mooney Suzuki: If you took all of the best bands of the 60s, dressed them up like the Ramones, shot them full of adrenaline, and threatened to kill their mothers unless they made the most rocking ten-song album they possibly could.. .well, this would be it. "Electric Sweat" arrives in stores on April 9. For more information on the Mooney Suzuki, visit their website at http://www.themooneysuzuki.com. Concert Preview Willie Nelson, Bottle Rockets, Toasters Tour in Area By Jeff Atkins Staff Writer One word. Willie Nelson. How'sf that strike you? Willie Nelson, who is| on the road again, (sorry I couldn't help myself) is coming to the Thomas Wolfe; Auditorium in Asheville on Thursdayf April 18. Willie Nelson is touring on behalf of his latest effort, the completely bland "Great Divide." ' "Great Divide" is an album that is perfect, perfect in the way that Santana album was. You know the one I am talking about. "Great Divide" is an album crafted by the great pop marketing minds out there. The problem is the album isn't Willie Nelson. The album, which features three songs penned by Rob Thomas, much Kke the Santana album, was made with the same idea of the Santana album, to °e commercially viable. Anyway, Willie is still the man, and is still a purveyor of classic country, so his show should at least be good. One of the original alt-country, roots revival bands, the Bottle Rockets, are playing in Asheville on April 9. The Bottle Rockets, fronted by Brian Henneman, have been around since the late eighties when their band was called Chicken Truck. Henneman's Chicken Truck toured with alt-country trailblazers Uncle Tupelo in the early days of the so-called alt-country movement. But all history aside, Henneman and the Bottle Rockets are just damn good music. A range of artists including Neil Young and Crazy Horse, the Flying Burrito Bros, Doug Sahm, and country traditionalist John Anderson heavily inspire their music. The Bottle Rockets are touring in support of their Doug Sahm tribute album. The album features renditions of 13 Sahm and Sir Douglas Quintet classics including "Mendocino," "She's About a Mover," and "Sunday Sunny Mill Valley Groove Day." The album is a solid tribute to the roots connoisseur Sahm, who diedin 1999. The Bottle Rockets play the Asheville Music Zone on Tuesday, April 9. Speaking of history, The Toasters are coming to the Asheville Music Zone Thursday April 11. The Toasters are and were one of the driving forces behind ska music in America. The band created Moon Ska Records in the mid-eighties. Moon Ska is the only label, independent or otherwise, to feature, as its name would imply, primarily ska artists. The Toasters play second-wave ska, in the manner of British bands like the Skatalites or the Specials. There's plenty of upstroked guitars, irresistably happy horn sections and reggae- influenced singing styles to go around for everyone. The band helped pave the way for more commercial bands like The Mighty, Mighty Bosstones. The Toasters are still as vibrant and important now as they ever were. Their last album, 1998's "Don't Let the Bastards Get You Down" shows that the band sticking to its old-school ska sound. The Toasters have made it a point to not allow a harder punk edge seep into their music. Well, the Vans Warped Tour roster has been announced, and in the infamous words of star movie reviewer Sean Bilichka, "Man, this year is going to suck." Well I don't think its going to be that bad, but it could be better. The tour headlined by NOFX, Alkaline Trio, and Bad Religion, will be in Charlotte on August 6. More to come on that subject later.
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