King Mud is Van Campbell (BLACK DIAMOND HEAVIES) on drums,
percussion and backing vocals and Freddy J IV (LEFT LANE CRUISER) on guitar and vocals. The
record also features guitarist Parker Griggs (Radio Moscow) on two tracks. At
first I thought these guys were another duo but there is some kick ass bass
laid down by Jaxon Swain and bit of Hammond by Alex and harp by Patrick as
well. Anyway, the guys got together in Los Angeles and kicked out this album of
blues stuff. I have never heard of these guys or their other bands before but I
quite liked the record. The opener starts with the drums but then the bass line
and guitar kicks in with a great energy as they get down to some slide driven
nasty blues rock. Smoked all my Bud (hear below) features Parker on the lead
guitar and is a very cool track! Back it
up is a slow bluesy track with a nice groove and cool vocal complimented by
some slide guitar. Arthur’s Hooked has some additional percussion and features
the harp and hammond to mix things up a bit. Keep it out of Sight is a Wilco Johnson tune
and this has a killer groove and is a great rocked up version. Take a Look is a
stripped down track with slide guitar and vocals and a bit of cymbals and then
a very happy country like slide driven track takes off and one of the longest
tracks at just over 5mins. War Dancers is the fastest track on the record and a
quick one that just hits and runs. I can only give you Everything sees the return of Parker and
some more lead guitar and a real pity they faded this one out as a cool jam was
just starting.
Smoked all all my Bud appears again but a different version
or is this Suzy’s Cookies as he sings Smoked all my Bud? Strange.. Nice slide
work. It has a tough riff but slows
things down for a more dark vibe a few organ thrown in as well. Blood River ends
the CD.
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