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The Hellacopters - High Visibility
Artist : The Hellacopters
Album : High Visibility
Label : Universal Music
Year : 2000
Genre : Rock Source : CDDA
Encoder : FLAC 1.2.1 Bitrate : 1021kbps
Playtime : 40:29 Size : 295.27 MB
Tracks:
01 hopeless case of a kid in denial 03:04
02 baby borderline 02:49
03 sometimes i don't know 02:27
04 toys and flavours 03:33
05 you're too good (to me baby) 02:27
06 throw away heroes 03:18
07 no song unheard 04:01
08 truckloads of nothin' 02:48
09 a heart without home 03:50
10 no one's gonna do it for you 03:09
11 i wanna touch 02:32
12 hurtin' time 02:29
13 envious 04:02
Notes:
When Entombed drummer/songwriter Nicke Andersson left
after Wolverine Blues to pursue his rock side project,
the Hellacopters, on a full-time basis, a deep void was
left in the band (even if Uprising was a pleasant
surprise). Go back and investigate -- Andersson wrote a
massive proportion of the lyrics and music on the first
three Entombed releases, but his talent was kept secret
behind the invisible wall of the drum kit. High
Visibility silences all debates on Andersson's prolific
talent, as it ushers in the rebirth of Michigan-styled
rock a la the MC5, the Stooges, and Sonic's Rendezvous
Band. After the sloppy sludge rock masterpiece
Supershitty to the Max!, the 'Copters flirted with
straightforward, raw '70s rock appeal, succeeding on
one album, Payin' the Dues, and failing on the other,
Grande Rock. Something dramatic happened on Payin' the
Dues, though, when they covered the seminal Detroit
classic "City Slang" from Sonic's Rendezvous Band and
even had one of the band's members, Scott Morgan,
perform on a few cuts of the bonus live disc. This
paved the way for the Detroit-worshiping, supremely
superior sound of High Visibility. Andersson and the
gang have found their chops in a sense, as the drummer
suddenly became one of rock (and metal's) top vocalists
today, with his raw bluesy style well intact, along
with some added Rob Younger (Radio Birdman, New
Christs) leanings for delicious icing. Speaking of
Andersson and growth, the guitar playing has entered
the realm of a Hendrix/Wayne Kramer hybrid with a
certain Ace Frehley/Deniz Tek (Radio Birdman) attitude
of playing. "Toys and Flavors," the album's first
single and catchiest song, features a solo that will go
down as one of the most legendary solos of the early
millennium, as the ghost of Hendrix possesses him,
recalling moments from "All Along the Watchtower."
"Hopeless Case of a Kid in Denial" and "No One's Gonna
Do It for You" are two of the other standout tracks.
The first features some brutally catchy acoustic
undertones that give the song some killer propulsion,
while the fuzzed-out guitars duel with the exquisitely
subtle grand piano playin' of Boba Fett, as Andersson's
strange melodic rasps recall John Bush's finer moments.
The second is a mellow jam tune with a talking, wistful
solo from Andersson and companion guitarist Robert
Dahlqvist. "No Song Unheard" is a relaxed, heartfelt
rock ballad with emotive lyrics and vocals; it doesn't
fall prey to the typical conventions of the ballad
since it retains its edge and ability to cut loose, as
is evidenced by Andersson's brilliant guitar sermon.
Connections with Detroit are again solidified with the
Scott Morgan co-penned "Hurtin' Time" and the MC5-
drenched "I Wanna Touch" -- a lost descendant of their
seminal classic "American Ruse." Screw Spiritual
Beggars, Firebird, and all the other '70s rock
revivalist bands springing up; the Hellacopters aren't
reviving anything -- they're possessed with the spirit
of it, and damn does it sound sweet.