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 Post subject: Roadsaw - S/T
PostPosted: Sun Jan 23, 2011 3:29 pm 
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I owe a lot to my many years spent as a revolutionary in Sleazegrinder’s army, including my love for all things rock n’ roll in Boston. Early into this millennium I developed an unchecked focus on such bands as Cocked n’ Loaded, Cracktorch, Rock City Crimewave, Milligram, Coke Dealer, and The Humanoids. If only my town had a scene like that, man. And that’s saying nothing of Wild Zero, Noble Rot, and the legendary (in my mind, anyway) Kari Nations. But the king daddy of ‘em all was — and is — Roadsaw (a nod to their off-shoots, Antler and Quitter, as well), the one band who preceded and survived all others. Led by the godfather’s of Boston rock, Ian Ross (guitar), Tim Catz (bass), and Craig Riggs (vocals), Roadsaw have been hammering out Southern-dipped fuzz n’ roll songs for about 18 years now, publishing consistently punishing albums that seem to get a tad slicker and sleazier every time out, to the point now where Roadsaw just can’t help but exude a rock star God confidence larger than the sun. The proof on Roadsaw, their sixth full-length release, is Riggs’ vocal harmonies, which elevate thick-riffed songs like “Dead and Buried,” “Thinking of Me,” “Motel Shoot Out,” and “Song X” into searing arena hits, and any one of Ross’ petulant solos, which attack like a lust-hungry fiend, feverishly and often. Stoner rock rarely contains this kind of excitement, my friends. The band can still play quick and deadly, too, as evidenced by the mean n’ tasty rawk of “Weight in Gold,” “The Getaway” and “Too Much is Not Enough,” and what would a Roadsaw album be without its quintessential ballad, “Electric Heaven,” which stays plugged in but meanders about in a psych-haze of doom-like opulence before delivering the catchiest chorus on the entire album. No doubt about it; the bar has been set…and it’s really fucking high.

- Jeff Warren
January 23rd, 2011
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 Post subject: Re: Roadsaw - S/T
PostPosted: Mon Jan 24, 2011 1:16 pm 
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and, it is also now available for pre-order at Small Stone HQ...

http://www.smallstone.com/store/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=1&products_id=162


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 Post subject: Re: Roadsaw - S/T
PostPosted: Tue Feb 01, 2011 6:04 pm 

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"our" Aerosmith. BUT much better this far along in their history.....yeah its too bad whatever "classic rock" innnerweb stations won't drop stuff like,"too much is not enough enough" between Aerosmiths , "combination", and G'n'R's, "Appetite...", is a damn fuggin' shame and a cultural mis-step. This is stuff that belongs on the same mix tape as ZEP, Kings X, Saigon Kick, Soungarden, Lamont, Montrose, Quicksand, Scissorfight, Dozer....

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 Post subject: Re: Roadsaw - S/T
PostPosted: Tue Feb 08, 2011 1:18 pm 
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Can't wait to hear this, but will wait for the vinyl. Will all the songs on it?


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 Post subject: Re: Roadsaw - S/T
PostPosted: Tue Feb 08, 2011 3:13 pm 
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Yes, but they'll all be cut off after two minutes.

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 Post subject: Re: Roadsaw - S/T
PostPosted: Tue Feb 08, 2011 4:28 pm 
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Yep, all the songs will be on the vinyl version, but the vinyl is a good 12 weeks away, and the cd can be had very shortly.


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 Post subject: Re: Roadsaw - S/T
PostPosted: Wed Feb 09, 2011 5:30 pm 

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Download with the wax ?

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 Post subject: Re: Roadsaw - S/T
PostPosted: Wed Feb 09, 2011 9:07 pm 
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Nope...


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 Post subject: Re: Roadsaw - S/T
PostPosted: Fri Feb 11, 2011 3:31 pm 
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And now, the hard good cds are in my hands... Come buy them and get them out of my home.


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 Post subject: Re: Roadsaw - S/T
PostPosted: Sat Feb 12, 2011 3:52 pm 

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Pre-ordered mine awhile back.....now just waiting for the goods :)


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 Post subject: Re: Roadsaw - S/T
PostPosted: Sun Feb 13, 2011 4:28 pm 
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Shipping this coming week Will.


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 Post subject: Re: Roadsaw - S/T
PostPosted: Sun Feb 13, 2011 10:51 pm 
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ham67 wrote:
And now, the hard good cds are in my hands... Come buy them and get them out of my home.


You could send me a couple; I'm happy to help get em outta yer house.

And throw some Sasquatch III vinyl in there while yer at it...

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 Post subject: Re: Roadsaw - S/T
PostPosted: Mon Feb 14, 2011 8:30 am 
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The Sasquatch III wax is still at the plant, so i have another month before the vinyl invasion takes place and my wife tells me that the dining room is not my warehouse.


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 Post subject: Re: Roadsaw - S/T
PostPosted: Mon Feb 14, 2011 3:06 pm 

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ham67 wrote:
Shipping this coming week Will.


Awesome \m/


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 Post subject: Re: Roadsaw - S/T
PostPosted: Fri Feb 18, 2011 11:49 pm 
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Ordered mine from ATH tonight.
I can hardly wait!
Roadsaw is another of those bands that I just automatically connected with the first time I heard them.
I was so stoked to finally meet some of the guys last year at SxSW.


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 Post subject: Re: Roadsaw - S/T
PostPosted: Thu Mar 17, 2011 7:52 am 
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Couldn't wait for the wax and got this from Emusic. Wow, great album. I liked See You in Hell but not as much as Rawk N' Roll and Nationwide. This new one reaches those excitement levels. Can't really pin down why. A plus are the up-tempo-songs, nice pacing that gives the album a better flow. Also, the songs seem to be stronger and the sound has a bit more oomph. But those are details, in the end its more a gut feeling that makes me listen to this again and enjoying it more than the last album (which, I have to say again, is no stinker).


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 Post subject: Re: Roadsaw - S/T
PostPosted: Thu Mar 17, 2011 8:14 am 
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I love this album. Here's my review from www.thesleepingshaman.com

Roadsaw - ST CD 2011

If there is such a thing as a bar in the smokey world of stoner rock then Roadsaw have grabbed it in their calloused hands, lifted it onto their denim clad shoulders and raised it up high and out of reach of most of their contemporaries!!!

Roadsaw's career has seen them churn out a slew of great hard rocking stoner albums but in naming this new release after themselves they almost seem to be saying "fuck everything else, this is where it begins" as this takes their fuzzy goodness to new levels.

I'm not going to lie and say this is the most innovative album ever recorded...it simply doesn't have to be. It is, however, destined to become a landmark album in the stoner genre where riffs and tunes collide to make a beautiful whole. At its heart this is a stoner rock album through and through albeit peppered with tasty references to 70's FM rock and even a touch of punk. From the rolling opener of "Dead and Buried", through the breakneck charge of "Weight In Gold" to the expansive grooves of "Thinking of Me" to the looping riff that drives one of the album highlights "Motel Shoot Out" this album is 11 nuggets of perfectly formed rock and roll gold. Each riff is precious and nothing gets wasted, particularly on "So Low Down" which could easily become a drive time classic.

Possibly the most impressive facet of this album is the one and only Mr Craig Riggs. Riggs has always proved himself to be a strong vocalist but here he seems to have reached deeper into his bag of tricks to produce an exemplary performance that lifts him to the top of the tree. His voice is at once ravaged by nicotine yet soothed by fine bourbon...edgier than a Bowie knife yet smoother than an 18 year old's titties!!!! It's not just his voice that sets him aside, the guy has an ear for a melody and a well placed harmony that comes from the tradition of the big 70's classics lending this record an almost pop appeal that most stoner bands seem to lack.

Recorded at Mad Oak studios, which is rapidly achieving legendary status in the stoner world, and produced by Sean Slade with Benny Grotto engineering, the band have achieved a sound that is thick with tone yet punchier than a drunk with a chip on his shoulder. The guitars are thick with fuzz...warmer than a Thai hooker's cooze and catchier than any diseases you might find there!!! The drums push from behind like a rugby scrum and the bass grunts like a porno actor on the vinegar strokes!!!

Small Stone Recordings seem to riding a wave at the moment with a truck load of exceptional releases in the bag in the last year and just as many on the horizon but with this album they have set the benchmark. Beg, steal or borrow this album...or maybe do that old fashioned thing and go and buy it. In fact do that latter as, not only do you get an incredible rock and roll ride of an album, the cover has a picture of a monkey dressed like a spaceman, and everyone needs one of those!!!

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 Post subject: Re: Roadsaw - S/T
PostPosted: Thu Mar 17, 2011 9:32 am 
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I forgot to mention Riggs. Yes, his singing is a strong point of this album. There are so many bands that have the riffs but lack a good singer.


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