I was a fan of Black Mountain's In the Future album. As a hard rock fan, it was bracing to hear a newer hard rock band that didn't have a vocalist that sounded like Cookie Monster or a dentist drill.
When the release date of their latest album, Wilderness Heart was announced, I quickly put it up on my "Most Anticipated of 2010" list.
Unfortunately, the first song, the unfortunately-titled "The Hair Song", is giving me much reason to celebrate. Gone is the King Crimson-sized ambition of the band's previous album. In its stead is some serious-indebted sounds of the '70s. The riffs sound like recycled Led Zep riffs.
But the hook does stick with you. And Amber Webber's vocals definitely are easy to the ear. So, despite its worst inclinations, the song does remain, like a McDonald's value meal that you consume at lunch, knowing full and well you'll be asleep at your keyboard in two hours.
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