I have to admit this,I was totally prepared to hate this
record... I'm guilty of pre-judgement sometimes. Who isn't???
Young fuckers in hoodies and skinny jeans( OK well I don't know
about the skinny jeans) but they look young so its probably crap
. Right? I like my crow well done please. Hour Of The Wolf
,funny name, not funny music. This group based out of Prescott,
Arizona has yet to actually release a proper full length, a
string of well received EP's,some splits , and singles. Think
Fast Records has seen fit to collect some of this material
floating around out there into a "compilation" of sorts.And...it
on vinyl! All you record geeks out there will be pleased to know
there are some color variations involved.But more importantly
you all want to know if this stuff is worth your hard earned
bucks with the music on it . I have to say absolutely. Its
punk,most definitely but there something different about it.
Its not as overt as you would think. All the songs are held
together nicely with an tight rhythm section,but the interesting
parts are two fold to me. First off the guitar work. It is most
definitely the engine on this train but its not one two
three..power chord power chord power chord... I heard many
influences with the six string here... Dick Dale or Greg Ginn
two name a few. The vocals are top notch too. Melodic, tuneful
delivered with power and plenty of emotion. I would have to say
Hour Of The Wolf mostly reminds me of when Fugazi was at its
peak,when they really kicked some ass and before they ventured
too far into art rock territory. They don't cop that style there
just a kissing cousin resemblance. The records just seems to get
better and more explosive as it goes along too. Favorite tunes
on Decompositions Volume are Wild Man,Turn On You, Fall Of The
All American and Breakins A Memory. The only dud on this disc
was there version of I Wanna be Your Dog, that could have been
left off and something worth while been in its place. Not a
reason to by pass this though.
Add Hour Of The Wolf to your collection now and you'll look hip
to your friends.
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