Lightning Bolt - Wonderful Rainbow
Here's an album that I and others on RT have mentioned here and there on RT since way back whenever.
Lightning Bolt is comprised of Brian Gibson on bass and Brian Chippendale on drums/vocals. The result is what I like to call "mega super awesome". Formed in Providence in 1995, the Bolt has released 4 albums, the most recent being Hypermagic Mountain in 2005. They began as part of Providence's Fort Thunder art and music collective, witha number of other bands looking to make some noise. Many of these bands have releases through Load and other labels. Some are still around, others not so much.
While the first two Bolt albums are rather insane, Wonderful Rainbow (2003) and Hypermagic Mountain managed to harness the energy and abrasiveness and form something overall more cohesive without losing that signature sound. I've seen too many bands fall into the trap of trying to wrestle their sound into something more appealing (in a great way) and fail. I'm glad these guys got it right.
So anyway, Wonderful Rainbow is a riffmaster's heaven. The bass volume is at 11 at all times, and the sound is very thick and heavy. Some of these tracks still manage to make my jaw drop a bit when I sit back and realize that one crappy old bass is putting out all this sound. Amongst the monster riffs are nice little lead parts, or parts of lead parts. Not sure how to describe it really. Of course Gibson isn't using the standard bass either.
From wiki (accurate enough for this post):
Interesting right? Well it is, mofo. The sounds are amazing and certainly unique. Like I said, the music can be abrasive, but if you don't get hooked on these grooves we can't hang out anymore. If this review doesn't give you enough info I apologize. It's just something you must hear to understand.
Glorious album, give it shot. Play at max volume for best results. Just trust me, guys.
Here's an album that I and others on RT have mentioned here and there on RT since way back whenever.
Lightning Bolt is comprised of Brian Gibson on bass and Brian Chippendale on drums/vocals. The result is what I like to call "mega super awesome". Formed in Providence in 1995, the Bolt has released 4 albums, the most recent being Hypermagic Mountain in 2005. They began as part of Providence's Fort Thunder art and music collective, witha number of other bands looking to make some noise. Many of these bands have releases through Load and other labels. Some are still around, others not so much.
While the first two Bolt albums are rather insane, Wonderful Rainbow (2003) and Hypermagic Mountain managed to harness the energy and abrasiveness and form something overall more cohesive without losing that signature sound. I've seen too many bands fall into the trap of trying to wrestle their sound into something more appealing (in a great way) and fail. I'm glad these guys got it right.
So anyway, Wonderful Rainbow is a riffmaster's heaven. The bass volume is at 11 at all times, and the sound is very thick and heavy. Some of these tracks still manage to make my jaw drop a bit when I sit back and realize that one crappy old bass is putting out all this sound. Amongst the monster riffs are nice little lead parts, or parts of lead parts. Not sure how to describe it really. Of course Gibson isn't using the standard bass either.
From wiki (accurate enough for this post):
Quote:
| Gibson plays his bass guitar tuned to cello standard tuning, in intervals of fifths (C G D A), using a banjo string for the high A. He used this four-string setup for several years, but has recently been seen using a five-string setup, tuned to C G D A E, with banjo strings for the A and E. |
Glorious album, give it shot. Play at max volume for best results. Just trust me, guys.
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