Welcome back to the second episode of “The Debut”. For this round, we talk about another retro rock band out of Australia called Wolfmother. The name alone would have made me listen to this album, but it is certainly the music that has kept me coming back again and again.
Like Jet, Wolfmother is not the most original band out there. The band has been accused of ripping off some of the great metal bands of the 60’s & 70’s, most especially Led Zeppelin, Black Sabbath and even a little Jimi Hendrix. If you were into those bands, than this album is something for you. If you need a comparison to some more recent bands, I can hear a little White Stripes as well, but mostly for me it is Sabbath with Plant vocal stylings.
They also stick to themes you would have expected from that era as well. You get mystical unicorns, vagabonds, pyramids, witches and so much more. To hear this heavy, distorted and screaming guitars and listen to the Zeppelinesque song stylings at the time were like nothing else on the radio. It took me back to a good place and I have never stopped loving this album. I enjoy it just as much today as a did upon its release in the States back in 2006.
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