THE RAUNCH HANDS
No matter how far rock music has strayed from its basic roots, there
comes a time in every era and scene when audience attention rushes back
to the pure and driving sounds of blues and rockabilly. This group came
along at just such a time and place. No matter how rococo various
private and underground clubs in New York City's East Village were, and
no matter how far out some other bands were getting, the Raunch Hands
brought back a roots approach that was well received, and extremely
refreshing. Musically, there is nothing the least bit new in a single
note played by this group. That apparently was the whole idea, but one
of the attractive elements of the group is that it goes for the
entertaining, goofy side of this style of music rather than trying to
project the deadpan, ultra-serious image of roots rockers in plaid
shirts. Live, the group went for cheap equipment and the type of
ambience that has never been transferred successfully from the barroom
to the recording studio, let alone to the larger venues that might be
part of a band's upwardly mobile career path. Thus, the recorded legacy
has to be taken as a distant second to the live experience of seeing
this group on-stage. Learn to Whap-a-Dang With the Raunch Hands
is, overall, one of the group's most consistent recorded efforts. The
humorous cover art adds to the enjoyment of an album that rocks hard
pretty much all the way through, not so much peaking in this highlight
or that but providing nary a letdown, either. [AMG]
80's Garage-billy/Trash crew at their finest. Dig!
thanks for this album
ReplyDeletecan you upload more THE RAUNCH HANDS albums pls?