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Che -Sounds of Liberation
Artist : Che
Album : Sounds of Liberation
Label : Man's Ruin Records
Year : 2000
Genre : Rock Source : CDDA
Encoder : FLAC 1.2.1 Bitrate : 953kbps
Playtime : 35:37 Size : 242.18 MB
Tracks:
01 Hydraulicks 04:23
02 The Knife 03:40
03 Pray For Rock 05:17
04 Sounds Of Liberation 06:11
05 Adelante 05:13
06 Blue Demon 06:14
07 The Day The Pirate Retired 04:39
Notes:
Even more amazing than the large number of Kyuss-
related offshoot projects which have followed in the
stoner rock pioneers' demise is the fact that virtually
every one of them -- Queens of the Stone Age, Unida,
and Che -- has something very special to offer. Aside
from proving the utter brilliance of the original
article, this has afforded both longtime devotees and
late arrivals something to pine for in the years AK
(after Kyuss). And while he has long stood in the
shadows of his former bandmates, original Kyuss drummer
Brant Bjork was an integral part of the group's sound
and responsible for some of their best songwriting, not
the least of which was the seminal desert anthem "Green
Machine." Bjork was also the first core member to break
away from the group, choosing peace and obscurity over
the pressures of rock stardom and joining semi-recluse
stoner rockers Fu Manchu a short while later. Now, in
his first venture as frontman (handling vocals and
guitar), Bjork teams up with Unida bassist Dave
Disnsmore and second Kyuss drummer Alfredo Hernandez in
the side project power trio Che. Their first offering,
the sparsely produced Songs of Liberation, benefits
from the analog sounds and organic feel characteristic
of the best stoner rock albums, and with its loose jams
and heavy grooves offers a stiff rebuttal to the over-
produced pop predominant at the start of the
millennium. Having said all that, outstanding material
like "Blue Demon" and "Pray for Rock" (which blatantly
quotes U2's "I Will Follow," of all things) still won't
interest many outside the stoner rock community. But
with its circular, start-stop riff, opener
"Hydraulicks" is an immediate stone-cold classic for
the ages -- even if almost no one ever gets to hear it.
Whether Che will ride again -- or prove to be anything
but a one-off -- remains to be seen, but given its many
virtues, Songs of Liberation may well deserve a
follow-up.
HAPPY NEW YEAR FUCKERS