Review: The Villians – MEAT
It’s sort of unclear what is more enjoyable – good old fashion rock and roll, or the bands of now doing whatever they can to resurrect the original spirit. Getting a new twist on certain subject matters is exciting, but sometimes it just doesn’t work. Like reading Madame Bovary, then watching three episodes of The Tudors. That doesn’t work for old school England enthusiasts. But, here is something that works perfectly – The Villains and their very own exploitation of everything rock used to be! And their conveniently titled debut album MEAT is a perfect thesis towards their argument that modern rock, well, kind of sucks.
The Villains simply take charge and hit hard throughout this record. The spectacular guitar riffs tear deeper than Tim’s Chips rubbing on a cut pallet. Every track brings its own brand of blues inspired and rip roaring good time feel. But, like any well crafted rocksmith knows, there is always a good time to slow it down a bit. And the potato to the MEAT (zing!) has to be the mellow mannered and extremely touching track “Through The Cracks”.
Sprang from the depths of Wherever, Idaho, and relocating to the city of Roses, The Villains have emerged as superheroes in their own minds, and right. They’ve brought back the idea that rock was always meant to be simply a sub index of original blues. This is a group that just seems to understand. They’re a group of guys worshipping Jack White, but know in their hearts they can take his ideas and run further into the dark and ugly woods of the modern world.
