First things first: If you don’t like Black Mountain, old Black Keys, or Pink Floyd’s bluesier material, you won’t like Mondo Drag. Oh, and if you don’t like those things, you also should get the fuck off my blog. Because they’re awesome.
Second: Mondo Drag’s latest foray into extended psychedelic, wandering jams that go on for days and days is just as good as anything this band has ever done. Is it self-indulgent? A little. But that’s the price of long, fuzzy blues guitar jams over heavy, steady basslines and thumping percussion. There’s a reason this band has been around for years and survived its name change from “Holy Spirit:” They rock. Most songs clock in at over 6 minutes, yet you don’t notice the time go by because they seem to take that long just to rev up. Each song stretches, cries, screams, and tears itself apart.
BONUS HEAVY INDIE BLUES
Funk #49 (James Gang Cover)-The Black Keys (YSI)
And the same song by Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks. (YSI)
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Hey thanks for the sick review. One thing though, mondo drag was never called holy spirit, that’s the name of our demo cd. Two members of mp do used to play in a band called holy smokes. Thanks again man.
Comment by Johnnie — December 28, 2009 @ 10:56 am
Thanks for clearing that up.
Comment by ekko — December 28, 2009 @ 7:52 pm