Fantastic heavy stoner rock from Italy. Think Samsara Blues Experiment but heading off in a more straight-forward, Kyuss-themed direction, rather than becoming lost in endless songs. The psych here is well controlled and reigned in, but do not fret - there is plenty of "woah!", "man!," and "duuuude!" moments here to keep perpetuating the frrrreakah enough to space these bluesy numbers out into the stoner territory. Hey, there's even a Peter Frampton-style wah part towards the end. What more do you need? Also, as a strange off-note, sometimes the vocalist gets really into these heavy redneck American stylings, it almost sounds like ex-Mushroomhead frontman Waylon Reavis.
Honestly though, it's all a bit typical of this kind of thing and brings absolutely nothing new to the table. That isn't to say that this isn't an enjoyable listen, just don't expect Gorilla Pulp to re-invent the wheel. All the tropes are in place; the beautiful crunching guitars, the (probably) hand-painted 60s tits on the record sleeve, and the song titles such as "Magic Mushroom", "Witch Boogie" and "Electric Woman".
It's time to shake the dust off those bell bottoms and scrap all the crap out of your bong.
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