Anyone else miss out on these NYC screamers when they popped up in the mid-teens? A few years late to the party (as usual), I'm digging the shit out of some BARBED WIRE at TEHQ lately. Greasy rock 'n roll from a what seems (sounds) bunch of genuine dirtbags - the same way LOST GOAT and DRUNK HORSE kicked our asses 25 years ago by showing us what real rock 'n roll was might sound like in the confines of our warehouse punk bubble. BARBED WIRE are the east coast version - there's a lot of Hatchet and Skynyrd in these tunes, the organ often takes the lead....and the leads themselves are freaking deadly. This boy ain't complaining one bit. Hear the falsetto at the end of "The Thunderhead" (and "Chrome Lust"), the early AC/DC stomp of "Hellhounds On The Motorway," the shameless Van Zant (no "D" - if you know what I mean then you know what I mean) strut of "Livin' And Bleedin'" - it's all here. You might have to suspend a few of your regular requirements, but living requires sacrifice sometimes....at least good livin' does.
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