Album
The Birds Of Satan
2014 · Rock
Rare pressing on Gatefold
The Birds Of Satan is a Rock album by The Birds Of Satan, originally released in 2014. On Gatefold: 2 pressings tracked.
About
The Birds of Satan are a worthy facsimile of ‘70s guitar rock, with all the members pedigreed rockers. The leader is Foo Fighters’ Taylor Hawkins, who sings, drums, and plays keyboards and guitar. His day-job bandmates Dave Grohl and Pat Smear bring their guitars, while Wiley Hodgden (Chevy Metal) handles bass and Mick Murphy (My Ruin, Chevy Metal) is considered the group’s official guitarist. Foo Fighter Drew Hester (percussion) and Wallflower/Foo Fighter Rami Jaffee (keyboards) round out the guests. This record took "less than a week" to record, and the performances are strong and convincing throughout. It just depends how far one can get behind a nearly 10-minute tune called “The Ballad of the Birds of Satan” and quicker, ‘70s-styled pop-boogie rockers like “Thanks for the Line,” “Raspberries,” and “Nothing at All.” Everyone here knows <i>how</i> it’s supposed to sound, and they nail it. The fun is obvious. Whether it’s a novelty or the real thing is a valid question. But does that matter if it rocks all the same?
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Tracklist
Side A
- A1The Ballad Of The Birds Of Satan
- A2Thanks For The Line
- A3Pieces Of The Puzzle
Side B
- B1Raspberries
- B2Nothing At All
- B3Wait Til Tomorrow
- B4Too Far Gone To See
Sound DNA
- Rock
- Rock & Roll
- heavy
- aggressive
- outlaw
The debut album from the Alt-Rock band formed by the Foo Fighters' Taylor Hawkins alongside Wiley Hodgden (bass, background vocals), and Mick Murphy (guitar). for anyone asking who/what/why are the Birds of the Satan... The question is answered in short order by the album's opening manifesto, the near-10-minute 'The Ballad of The Birds of Satan,' which progresses from a typically frenetic Hawkins drum salvo into an outright heavy-prog epic concluding with an undeniable boogie groove. Elsewhere, sublime ballads 'Raspberries' and the somber finale' 'Too Far Gone to See' showcase additional emotional dimensions of The Birds of Satan sound-and if that gets too heavy, the listener can always skip back to 'Wait Til Tomorrow' for the first documented recorded Van Halen style guitar solo of this decade. Guest musicians on the eponymous album include Dave Grohl (guitar), Pat Smear (guitar), Drew Hester (percussion), and Rami Jaffee (keyboards), among others. The Birds of Satan was produced and engineered by John Lousteau and mixed by Drew Hester.
Credits
The people behind it.
Performers
- Mick MurphyGUITAR
- Taylor HawkinsDRUMS, VOCALS, PIANO, GUITAR, KEYBOARDS
- Wiley HodgdenBASS, VOCALS
Rare pressing on Gatefold · 2 pressings tracked on Gatefold
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