Wilson was overseeing the production there’s also a hint of that Sharks Recreational Killer-era sound creeping in in places. Knob-twiddler extraordinaire Alan Wilson can twiddle my knob any time. The big difference though between those early Krewmen albums and this, MDC’s second solo outing, is the crystal clear production. Instrumentally it’s more like McMillan-era Krewmen but melodically and obviously vocally there’s no denying that Cole cut his teeth on the first three Krewmen albums as this sounds very similar. It’s 99% up-tempo straight forward psychobilly but with enough changes in gear (and just in the nick of time in parts) to stop it getting too samey.
Whether he does or not makes no difference because this album has that Krewmen sound stamped all over it. With that said though, given The Krewmen’s somewhat legendary status within certain facets of the psychobilly scene I’m not sure MDC would want those shackles shaken. After all, it is the voice that is synonymous with a band’s sound. It must be hard for lead singers to try and shake the shackles of a band that brought them to prominence and go it alone. Thus, here are my first impressions of Mad Dog Cole’s Son Of Satan album. So what can you expect? Well, Guido over at Crazy Love was kind enough to send me a pre-release review copy because, well, as you all know by now…I’m great. A bit of a controversial release this one as our MDC seems a bit partial to a bit of controversy.
It will be out on Crazy Love Records in late October/early November of this year. The much anticipated sophomore album by ex-Krewmen warbler Mad Dog Cole is almost upon us. Songs like The Darkness, Son Of Satan, Better Off Dead, Did I Make You Scared and Captain Black cement that this Crazy Love release is not only an essential part in this year's Psychobilly panorama but a clear message to all them disbelievers that “you can be sure. Saying all that this is rather the lost album of the McMillan/Cole era than a 21st century product of traditional Psychobilly tones, spiced up with a fat rhythm section that now also features Mark's former old band mate Dominic Parr back on drums, decent sharp and twangy guitaring by newly acquired Lee Gorrïnge, catchy melodies and a super tight sound all over the place.
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The whole affair impresses with an ever-present straightforward Psychobilly feel on the full album, solid variations of the theme and healthy changes in speed with arguably one of the most remarkable voices of the genre always in the thick of the action. Son Of Satan consists of twelve brand new tunes recorded at Western Star Studio, with Alan Wilson himself responsible for the perfect production and the final touches of the sound. Gossiped to be lost again beyond the Psychobilly horizon and rumoured straying from the path of rockin' (dis)grace, it's now safe to say that the former Krewmen lead singer just took his time to work on the material for his follow-up release and to recruit a line up that works best with him. : Dragged From The Wreckage Of The Klub FootĦ - Bloodsucking Zombies From Outer Space - Anatomy Of The Deadġ0 - Black Rose Phantoms - Among The DeadĪfter one of the most surprising comebacks in recent Psychobilly history back in 2007, all things MadDog Cole have been quite quiet for the last five-or-so years.
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