Thursday, November 12, 2015

#1952 Blitzen Trapper - American Goldwing

Perfectly pleasant as country rock goes; Trapper can still nail that backbeat backbone, with those vocal hooks and the solo at justherightspot. It's so conservative though - I accept we're never going to get anything as gloriously batshit as Wild Mountain Nation again, but there's nothing here that even matches Furr's slightly-adventurous highlights.

Heck, there's not a single moment on here that betrays its 70's disguise: this could sidle right up alongside Skynryd or CSNY and fit right in. If you're down with that, this'll soothe you good, but fans of the band's previous work might be left underwhelmed 3.5/5

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