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░ ██ ██ Artist: Molly Hatchet ██ ██
▓ █░░ ■█ Album: Regrinding The Axes █■ ░░█
■ █▓▀ █ Year: 2012 █ ▀▓█ ░
█ ▓ Rel. Date: 2012-07-18 ▓ █
▒ ▒ Genre: Hard Rock ▒ ▒
█▄ ░ Label: Mausoleum ░ ▄█
░ █▄ ░ Source: CD ░ ▄█
░ █▓ Type: Album ▓█ ░
▓ █ Quality: VBR, 44.1kHz, Joint Stereo █ ░ ▓
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█ Formed in Jacksonville, Florida, in 1975, MOLLY █
█ HATCHET took their name from the famous 17th █
█ century axe murderess, a prostitute who allegedly █
█ mutilated and decapitated her clients. █
█ Their self-titled debut album, recorded in 1978, █
█ quickly went platinum; the follow-up, Flirtin' █
█ With Disaster, was even a bigger success, █
█ ultimately selling well over two million copies. █
█ █
█ After more than 35 years, Molly Hatchet is still █
█ alive 'n kicking. █
█ Bobby Ingram was handed the Hatchet torch back in █
█ the mid-'90s and both he and lead singerPhil █
█ McCormack have been keeping the band rockin' the █
█ World. █
█ After asking original guitarist Dave Hlubek to █
█ rejoin the band a few years back, Molly Hatchet █
█ once again has at least one founding member in its █
█ lineup. █
█ John Galvin is still playing keyboards, having █
█ joined the group back in 1984, while Tim Lindsey, █
█ best known for his playing in the Rossington band █
█ and fill-in work with Lynyrd Skynyrd, is on bass █
█ and Shawn Beamer rocks the drums. █
█ █
█ Now, these Southern Hard Rock legends are █
█ releasing "Regrinding The Axes", where they █
█ revisit with the band's unique flavor some of █
█ their favourite songs originally made famous by █
█ other iconic rock bands, covering well-known █
█ anthems from the repertoire of Thin Lizzy, Lynyrd █
█ Skynyrd, ZZ Top, Eagles and many more. █
█ Hatchet has always done a great job with covers. █
█ Their version of 'Dreams I'll Never See' from █
█ their first album is a classic. They've been doing █
█ Mountain's 'Mississippi Queen' live for decades. █
█ █
█ On "Regrinding The Axes", however, it's really █
█ surprising to hear the band doing songs from █
█ artists with a completely different root than █
█ Hatchet. █
█ Any classic rock fan is familiar with The Eagles' █
█ "Deperado". Molly Hatchet does a commendable job █
█ here with Phil McCormick giving an exceptional █
█ vocal performance. █
█ He also does a phenomenal job on the Stones "Wild █
█ Horses" and the Allman Brothers "Melissa". █
█ I am a huge Thin Lizzy fan, so any band doing a █
█ cover of one of my favorite bands is awesome. █
█ Unlike a song like 'Dreams I'll Never See' in █
█ which Molly Hatchet just owns, with "The Boys Are █
█ Back in Town" they seem to be trying too hard to █
█ stay faithful to the original recording and don't █
█ give it a full blown Molly Hatchet treatment. █
█ █
█ "Bad To The Bone" is a song that I always thought █
█ written for Molly Hatchet, and they do a great job █
█ here, even adding an original sax section. There's █
█ terrific slide-guitar solos and unrestrained █
█ boogie playing all over. █
█ "Tumbling Dice" is another killer cover, featuring █
█ a pumping rhythm section and an '80s feel and █
█ sound. █
█ The band also success with ZZ Top's classic "Sharp █
█ Dressed Man", in a version driven by a monster █
█ bass line, with McCormack's vocals fitting the █
█ song perfectly and Ingram soloing like a Devil. █
█ The last three tracks are lengthy live recordings █
█ showing Molly Hatchet's craziness on stage, █
█ including "Layla" featuring a long guitar solo. █
█ Raw recordings without overdubs. █
█ █
█ If you are a Classic Rock 'desperado', you will █
█ enjoy "Regrinding The Axes" all the way through. █
█ Molly Hatchet has the fire intact, playing tight █
█ and solid. All these songs are truly classics, and █
█ truly good. Molly Hatchet just has added their █
█ touch. █
█ The sound quality of this recording is due in part █
█ to the tracks being recorded on an analog mixing █
█ board. The warmth of analog cannot be beat. █
█ "Regrinding The Axes" offers 79 min. of good, █
█ timeless Classic Rock. █
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░ 1. Bad To The Bone 4:01 ░
░ 2. Mississippi Queen 2:37 ░
░ 3. Free Bird 10:43 ░
░ 4. Back In The U.S.S.R. 2:43 ░
░ 5. Sharp Dressed Man 4:45 ░
░ 6. The Boys Are Back In Town 4:58 ░
░ 7. Tumbling Dice 3:07 ░
░ 8. Dreams I'll Never See 7:51 ░
░ 9. Melissa 4:42 ░
░ 10. Wild Horses 5:36 ░
░ 11. Tequila Sunrise 3:00 ░
░ 12. Yesterday 2:14 ░
░ 13. Get In The Game (Live) (Bonus Track) 5:03 ░
░ 14. Layla / Guitar Solo (Live) (Bonus Track) 10:12 ░
░ 15. Dreams I'll Never See (Live) (Bonus 7:39 ░
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░ 79:11 ░
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