Orange Goblin
Time Travelling Blues

THE REVIEW

Orange Goblin - Time Travelling Blues

Play.

First rev, second rev, the engine roars menacingly, we're ready, go! 

A billion watts hit us, the bass and the two guitars are distorted in an extremely and tremendously delightful way, Blue Snow is like a punch right to the face, dirty, rough, and cursed.
They are the Orange Goblin, five English lads, rowdy and wicked enough, determined not to take any prisoners. Their style is very energetic Stoner Rock, heavily Heavy-Metal oriented (unlike the more psychedelic style, for example, of their cousins Kyuss), instantly appreciated for its sonic immediacy, aimed at wild headbanging and collective mayhem.
Sabbathian riffs in the spotlight, Chris Turner behind the drums pounding like a man possessed, and Ben Ward's vocals as sharp as a dagger. These are the winning components of this full-length by the Orange Goblin.

The highlights are countless, the album is a continuous succession of violent songs, drenched in the smoky, all-whiskey-and-basements atmosphere typical of Stoner; you're catapulted into a desert filled with bikers and beautiful women, under a scorching sun and constant sandstorms. A hallucinatory and stunning trip through the human mind, not refined but absolutely effective and explosive.

A few sound thefts here and there (yes, we all know that Snail Hook in the progression halfway through the song is identical to Children of the Grave by Black Sabbath) do not decrease the overall quality of this truly wonderful CD.

Particular mention for the classic Stoner ballad, Shine, which fully represents that song you play with pleasure when, stoned and happy, your friends ask you for something "to travel": distorted guitars, dreamy lyrics, and liquid riffs ready to spice up the collective tour.

There would be much more to say, but I don't want to give too much away. An album to listen to, re-listen to, and love forever! A band at the beginning of their career, but not at all unripe and with clear ideas in mind.

"We own the sun, we own the sky
We own tomorrow and we wanna fly..."