Stone Axe - Stone Axe

Stone Axe are 70's inspired Classic Rock but in a world where corporate Rock still controls a lot of mainstream radio and media,Stone Axe stand head and shoulders above most other bands.The band is the work of gifted musician Tony Dallas Reed from Mos Generator.While that band is also great at re-creating the true 70's grooves and sound,Stone Axe take it one step further.With Dru Brinkerhoff on vocals and Mykey Haslip (drums) and Mike Dupont (bass),the band is a powerhouse Hard Rock band.While the Guitar work is the major force here,its also the vocals of Dru that also stands out.His voice is Phil Lynott meets David Coverdale and so much so,you will think you are listening some long lost 70's band record.The dude's powerful vocal delivery combined with Tony's Wah Wah drenched soloing is inspiring to the ear.If Classic 70's rock still makes the hair stand up on end,then you will have to pick up a copy of this album.Songs like "My Darkest Days" would fit on any Zeppelin album but its such a killer track,in my opinion it actually blows away most of Zeppelin's work.In "Taking Me Home" they do a incredible impersonation of Thin Lizzy,especially with the uncanny Lynott vocal sound.The guitar/vocal combo is on par with all the 70's greats,think of Page/Plant or Blackmore/Coverdale and you will get the picture. “The Skylah Rae” is a mini epic and a major highlight on the CD,the way the Guitar work compliments the vocal and vice-versa just shows what prodigious talent this line-up really has.There is plenty of bar room boogie like “There’d Be Days”,another classic track complete with high octane vocal delivery.With no filler,this album will sit comfortably alongside your 70's classic Hard Rock collection.There is not much you can say about a album like this that hasn't been written before in reviews for Zeppelin,Sabbath,Purple record reviews with resorting to using cliches so i wont go there.This band are one of the new Rock Gods,they are not reinventing the wheel or anything but what they do they do so well that these tunes will have you headbanging and give you goosebumps.9.5/10

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