11/14/2005

Bury the needle


"Fireball is five ladies with a mutual love for psychedelic, prog, garage and all things heavy," sez their label, High Roller Society records. "In the red" doesn't even begin to describe it -- Fireball's new EP, Blessed Be, will make your speakers sound flat-out fucked. But ya know, some people are into that kind of thing. And I am one of those people. Without Jennifer Black's vocals slicing through the sludge this might be a mess ... and I wish the lead guitar were a wah-pedal face-melt blastoff instead of a beginner's two-finger stumble ... but that slide-whistle solo is toooo crazy. Limited vinyl can be found at places like Forced Exposure and Fusetron.

Fireball - "Arsonist"