Random Record Reviews

Here are some quick reviews of some new things I picked up. Not really a review, but more a heads up. Enjoy!

THE EAT were a punk rock band from the sunny state of Florida. Hence the silly title. Apparently, their original 7' releases are these incredibly obscure and over-priced collectors items. The fine folks at Alterntative Tentacles have graciously re-released the original Ep's, as well as a ton of extras: A cassette-only release, an album, and a heap of live songs!
The songs are kind of funny, lyrically, it sounds like these guys weren't dumb, and knew how to make a decent string of words into (often) funny lyrics.
It's kind of Lo-Fi, but not too Lo. A comparison to the Angry Samoans might not be too far off, and a number of reviews compare the Eat to the Angry Samoans, but I think it's not quite the case, the Eat are more melodic, less retarded, and the tunes are more memorable.
And the tunes are what is so great about this CD. This band was able to walk a fine line between raw punk and melody. The songs are pretty raw and tinny but these guys were able to put together some great rock and roll. It's raw, it's great, you can hum along to it.
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Silkworm were one of my rock and roll mainstays during the 90's, they were real meat and potatoes rock. A three piece of Bass, Guitar and Drums. Rock music stripped down to it's most basic components. They always put on a great show, and were always friendly and talkative with their fans. For anyone who doesn't know their music I would recommend checking out "Italian Platinum." Sadly, after 15 years as a band, Silkworm called it quits in 2005 after the untimely death of drummer Michael Dahlquist.

Well, a few years have passed and and the other members have regrouped and are performing and recording under the name: Bottomless Pit. Their first record is coming out, Hammer of the Gods! You can listen to mp3's of four of the eight songs that will appear on the album.
I reminds me a lot of Silkworm, but somehow older, wiser and more contemplative, or maybe I'm just reading into it.
They've shuffled their line up a little bit, Tim Midgett has moved from bass to guitar, and they have a new rhythm section. Musically, it's similar to Silkworm, but they sound a little bit tighter, more fucused, and completely fantastic. I've been listening to the Mp3's non-stop. Andy Cohen is still one of the most amazing guitar players I have ever heard.
The album is a double 45 rpm LP, and also comes with a CD version of the album, so you have no excuse!
Bottomless Pit