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Rating: Kory Clarke is a badass, a son of smoky and industrial Detroit of those years; he grew up in the gray urban reality of this metropolis. He hardened himself and formed his grumpy character here; a difficult character to manage who managed to shape a tremendous musical entity: Warrior Soul (a name, a program!).
For the writer, one of the best bands of all the nineties; and also one of the most underrated, too early sidelined due to the absolute unmanageability of their leader Kory. And in 2016 they are still touring Europe: a few days ago, they completed a quick stint on Italian soil in small clubs. I was supposed to see them a handful of kilometers from home, but a serious unforeseen event prevented me.
But let's get to the album which is better; their third in chronological order, their best.
Released in 1992 during the height of the Grunge era; but they couldn't care less about following the prevailing musical trends of the period. They choose to continue on the path already taken in the previous two albums, blasting away at the stars and stripes government and the Republican Party; they get into hot water and will pay the consequences.
A work of Hard and Heavy with immeasurable and abrasive impact; a sort of crossover between Soundgarden and Jane's Addiction. With a disruptive transgressive charge that knows no limits: Kory, John, Mark, and Pete are Punk in their souls, in their guts. Rabid beasts foaming with rage every second of the twelve songs on the album; for a duration close to a full hour.
The album opens with "Love Destruction," the twin sister of "Rusty Cage" from the already mentioned Sound Garden; followed by "Punk And Belligerent" and "Ass-Kickin," which are two punches to the teeth, played with stunning malice and physicality (not coincidentally they are recorded one after the other precisely to create a sonic wall that impresses and overwhelms).
And when they slow down the pace, as in "Shine Like It" and especially in the long "The Golden Shore," they enter Acid-Psychedelic territories of iridescent beauty; two tracks with an ethereal, mystical, shamanic flavor. With the leader's voice closely resembling that of Perry Farrell.
The album of maturity, with sounds and production that border on absolute excellence. Immense Warrior Soul.
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