Album review: Mammoth WVH – Mammoth WVH

As Mammoth WVH​’s opener Mr. Ed bursts into life in a flurry of tapped guitar harmonics, you can’t help but think of Wolfgang Van Halen’s late father Eddie. Van Halen Snr. revolutionised rock and metal guitar playing in the ​’70s and ​’80s by being possibly the most electrifying and exciting musician on Earth, and this moment of tribute is a knowing nod from someone who knows he couldn’t escape his name and past, even if he wanted to. Wolfgang spent 14 years playing bass with Van Halen, a band that is in his DNA, and there were always going to be comparisons. But to his enormous credit, WVH also seems determined to pilot his own ship. That’s not to say there’s anything too outré on here; this is Mammoth WVH, not Mastodon. It’s still very much a stadium rock al...

Foo Fighters

1.This Is a Call 2.I'll Stick Around 3.Big Me 4.Alone + Easy Target 5.Good Grief 6.Floaty 7.Weenie Beenie 8.Oh, George 9.For All the Cows 10.X-Static 11.Wattershed 12.Exhausted

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