THE ANSWER MAKE MY DICK HARD
Thursday, February 5th, 2009 at 3:15pm by Vince NeilsteinThat’s the realization I had on Tuesday night at the Mercury Lounge watching Northern Ireland’s The Answer rock the house. The kind of music The Answer peddle — retrofried, bluesy, Southern hard rock reminiscent of AC/DC, Led Zep, and even early ’00s rocksters Silvertide — gets my blood pumping and gives me a giant stiffy instantly. There’s just something about lots of D, A, C and G chords that sounds fucking great together, no matter how many times you’ve heard it before and in how many different permutations. Especially when played on a Les Paul through a Marshall amp — ya know, the kind with actual real overdriven tubes, not the fake, washy digital kind. Makes me feel like I can stay out all night long drinking, doing lines and fucking bitches because it’s rock and fucking roll, dude!!! Indeed, The Answer are a tight package that rock you just the way you want to be rocked, with plenty of bravado but little pretense.
Check out the band’s brand new video for “On and On” below, which comes from their new full-length Everyday Demons (The End). I haven’t heard the full record yet, but if their recent EP Never Too Late is any indication, it’ll be as slammin’ as the band’s live set.
-VN
les pauls are for pussies with tiny little hands and stunted little t-rex arms
Sounds like Wolfmother with more of an AC/DC influence….
People need to stop living in the past and start creating something original.
Since the band is The Answer, I have a question. (And it’s not meant as a judgment, nor indictment – just a question): How come if a band plays music reminiscent of a ’60s or ’70s sound they’re “retro” and hip, but if they make music remotely similar to that of the ’80s they’re “dated” and ’90s “stuck there”? Just a question.
i listened to their debut, Rise, just last night, and although the lyrics are really lame, there is a fun property to it, and that’s what music needs to be these days: fun.
Rock and roll died with John Bonham and was revived by Oasis
If you want real 70’s worship check out Witchcraft.
i saw these guys a few weeks ago open for AC/DC and they were really cool…much better than I thought they’d be (as I didn’t like their previous releases). I agree with Vince, this is rawk n’rawl that makes me feel happy…
A guy I know saw them open for AC/DC in Minneapolis, and he’s been pushing me to listen to them. I can’t really say I’m interested, though.
Try ELECTRIC MARY From Aus. You’re dick won’t go DOWN!!!
And an Irish band called JADED SUN.
Cheers.
Saw these guys open for AC/DC and have both full-lengths. The debut is strong but the new one is even better – they’ve synthesized their retro influences into a unique sound that’s reminiscent of the Cult, the first Audioslave album, and tons of other heavy blues-rock, but has their own thing going on, too. I like these guys a lot; I just wish for their sake that their name wasn’t so stupid (and Google-proof).
I didn’t realize that Weird Al was also in a rock band.
@ Sammy:
It’s a matter of time. 80s trends are in fact starting to make a return and, I suppose, in a decade or so we’ll see a resurgence of 90s trends. It’s cyclical.
@ Kevin:
Agreed, and Graveyard as well.
I dig a few of these kinds of throwback bands, but I wasn’t feeling this one so much. Lol @ seagoat, I was thinking he kind of looked like Geddy Lee.
Vince, my opinion of you is steadily dropping.
Vince you have it spot on…anyone have any doubts go see them live !!!
@ Hoggillbot …..lovin Electric Mary!
love the answer, stupendously good live too.
if you like these guys, check out swanee river from northern ireland, another great blues rock band reminicent of free and led zep
http://www.myspace.com/swaneeriver