Oh, the blues. That melancholic and soul-stirring genre, a sanctuary for woeful tales and nimble-fingered strums, the kind of music that’s like the very essence of our heartaches drifting down the Mississippi. Right? Well, not in the world of the Rockford Mules.
Their spin on this soulful style involves cranking those guitar amps up to eleven, creating a sound that could summon all the lonesome metalheads for miles around, pounding the drums like they’re laying the foundation for a new city skyline, transforming the bass into a weapon of mass distortion, and wailing at the moon like they’re trying to rouse the spirits of the damned. Oh, and don’t forget that intricate guitar break that’s straight out of Ram Jam’s ‘Black Betty’. Now, that’s what I call cool!
‘Leave the Dirt On’ is a down-and-dirty (pun intended) serving of garage rock… the kind that looks like it was filmed right in the garage itself. The video, probably unintentionally, brings to mind a spectacular rendition of Nick Cave’s ‘Fifteen Feet of Pure White Snow’, albeit with less space, fewer Hollywood A-listers, and a much tighter budget. But let me tell you, it’s still pure brilliance!
Voodoo-metal-blues, you say? Why the hell not?
