THE BIRDS OF SATAN
THE BIRDS OF SATAN
4.15.14
CD
LP
The
Birds Of Satan are Taylor Hawkins (vocals, drums, piano,
guitar, keyboards), Wiley Hodgden
(bass, background vocals), and Mick
Murphy (guitar). For anyone asking who/what/why are The Birds Of The
Satan... The question is answered in short order by the album's opening
manifesto, the near-10-minute "The Ballad of the Birds of Satan,"
which progresses from a typically frenetic Hawkins drum salvo into an outright
heavy-prog epic concluding with an undeniable boogie groove. "Thanks For
The Line" and straight up hard rocker "Pieces Of The Puzzle,"
showcase the Birds' unabashed (some might say shameless) love of Rock &
Roll flash and grandeur, with Hawkins in fine vocal and drumming form (also
contributing piano) aided and abetted by a magnetic chemistry with Hodgden's
bass and Murphy's guitar. Elsewhere, sublime ballads "Raspberries"
and the somber finale' "Too Far Gone To See" showcase additional
emotional dimensions of The Birds Of Satan sound—and if that gets too heavy,
the listener can always skip back to “Wait Til Tomorrow” for the first
documented recorded Van Halen style guitar solo of this decade. Guest musicians
on the eponymous album, recorded in less than week’s worth of whirlwind
sessions, include Dave Grohl (guitar),
Pat Smear (guitar), Drew Hester (percussion), and Rami Jaffee (keyboards), among others. The Birds Of Satan was
produced and engineered by John Lousteau and mixed by Drew
Hester.
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