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The Almighty Truth
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Life's Little Lies...
Self-Released
Release: 9/26/2005
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Rated:
Review by:
Morley Seaver
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Bif Naked's band is flexing a bit of muscle on their own. The
Almighty Truth is guitarist Doug Fury and drummer Scotty
McCargar who head up this project while moonlighting from
their day jobs. They are joined by bassist Jamie Sitar and
guitarist Moon Unit 72. Their debut record is an inspired set
of straight-ahead rock songs that sizzle with an energy that
keeps you listening throughout the disk.
"Your Own Enemy" is a chunky rocker that jogs along with
Fury sounding pretty fine on the vocals. "S.O.S." is the jewel
of the set. This driving piece of radio-friendly rock has some
good verses before slipping into a tremendous chorus that
will have you singing it all day long. The guitars are turned
up to 11 for this one, and the bass and drums really power
this one along.
"Light The Sky" has an "Immigrant Song" guitar line,
throughout, that catches your ear right off the bat. It's
juxtaposed against the laid-back vocals of Fury, and the
combo works really well. Jarring guitar breaks really perk up
"The One Thing" which is also helped by a great chorus.
"Jetplane," with its early '70's vibe, is a tremendous cut that
really sticks in your memory banks - as is "The Insects
March In."
"Bring The Pain" slams down the pedal for a fast ride to the
finish line. The Quentin Tarantino-ish "It's All Over" has
some great vocals and another memorable melody
line.
The rest of the cuts (including "Scotty's Odd-yssey" a
drum-blast tour-de-force) are all solid cuts making the
record a clean sweep of a clunker-free disc. The only
grumble I have is the cover of Rough Trade's "High School
Confidential." Being a big Rough Trade fan I see no reason
to do a faithful cover of the song. This version is not bad but
it doesn't have the same impact with a guy singing instead of
Carole Pope.
Overall this is a really strong debut for this band. Let's hope
Fury and McCargar are not too tied up with Bif's activities to
keep them from either pedaling this to a major and working
it or from recording a follow-up, indie style. Either way this
band is too good for it to not be heard. |
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