REVIEW: 500 FT. OF PIPE - DOPE DEAL

 

500 FT. OF PIPE - DOPE DEAL (Beard of Stars Recs., 2001):

Technical data:

Produced,Recorded, Mastered and Mixed by Kris Shier for Hire and 500 Ft of Pipe.

Track List: 1- Detroit City (Never Done Me No Good), 2- 77 Burnout, 3- Not your Mule, 4- Dope Deal, 5- 420 To Go, 6- Big brother, 7- D.E.A., 8- Sunshine Superman, 9- Wear it Out, 10- We Blew the Whole Thing Up.

Stoner rock !!! Yes, this type of crude rock with psychodelic influences and drug inspired lyrics is what 500 Ft. Of Pipe does….and they do it really good ! As any band of the style should have, this band has a definetly seventies sound through all their recording. I liked a lot the guitarist that sometimes sounds like Tony Iommi because of this muddy sound that his guitar has and some licks that involves bending and legato that the Black Sabbath guitarist does sometimes. The music here is rocking and definetly takes you back to an era where the feeling was completely different from nowadays and there was a look for experimentation. A thing that caught my attention is that this is a trio consisting of a guitarist, a drummer and a keyboard/singer (his vocals are in the way of Corrosion of Conformity/Down singer Pepper Keenan) and that gives a special sound to them. Favorite tracks: "Sunshine Superman", "Dope Deal" and "We Blew the Whole thing Up". Contact: www.vinylmagic3.it