Lost Breed - Bow Down
This CD features a massive 17 tracks of unreleased tracks from this Californian Doom/Heavy Rock cult band of the late 80s that was on the Hellhound label, that cult label in the early late 80’s/early 90’s.
‘Clint’ sounds like classic Scott "Wino" Weinrich singing, he was present for the first demo and provided a guest vocal here and there through the bands early career, so you know what to expect, but this isn’t Wino, it is Eric (Ike) Baestlein on vocals (also of Cardiac Noose). These tracks originally surfaced released as The Vengeance Brothers (the re-named Lost Breed after album recording singer Pat Lydon left post 1995), but these never had an official release. This is developed US doom rock, not like the doom rock that is popular in Europe at the moment, but that low end, dulcet guitar tone with harsh, or rather real gritty vocals. All the tracks are rather earthy and whilst some verge into a sort of garage rock style, the low end heavy attenuation is always present. ‘Lumberjack’ is also a great tune, with a cool drum roll intro, a massive bass guitar sound, and a thundering UFO carefree rhythm but in a heavy doom rock style to get your groove on with plus it has a really cool guitar solo. Booming, rumbling noise pollution continues with ‘Shot Glass Eyes’ and by the time you get to ‘Two Strong Fists’, the tone of the sound changes somewhat and goes to that garage rock style I mentioned earlier. ‘Lock Up Your Daughters’ is damn fine a touch heavier before getting to the carefree loose bluesy appeal of ‘Your Music’ that really invites you to sit back relax, have a beer, have a smoke, or just enjoy its ambience if you are not into that stuff.
If you like anything from the now closed Hellhound label then expect great things, bands like Revelation, The Obsessed, Saint Vitus, Unorthodox and so on etc…are all in tune with Lost Breed, although Lost Breed are more rock and roll than pure out and out doom of other artists I mentioned before. This CD documents Lost Breed’s contribution to that phoenix rising from the ashes, a post 1995 release. This is a nice compilation with decent clear artwork (unlike the ‘Wino Daze’ Cdr that is doing the rounds that features some of these tracks), that stimulates your ears with tales of drugs, alcohol, woe and basically real life stuff, but it could do with some liner notes if I have to be critical. But this is certainly a good value CD package for its musical content and really worth checking out for fans of Lost Breed’s development post official break up.
‘Clint’ sounds like classic Scott "Wino" Weinrich singing, he was present for the first demo and provided a guest vocal here and there through the bands early career, so you know what to expect, but this isn’t Wino, it is Eric (Ike) Baestlein on vocals (also of Cardiac Noose). These tracks originally surfaced released as The Vengeance Brothers (the re-named Lost Breed after album recording singer Pat Lydon left post 1995), but these never had an official release. This is developed US doom rock, not like the doom rock that is popular in Europe at the moment, but that low end, dulcet guitar tone with harsh, or rather real gritty vocals. All the tracks are rather earthy and whilst some verge into a sort of garage rock style, the low end heavy attenuation is always present. ‘Lumberjack’ is also a great tune, with a cool drum roll intro, a massive bass guitar sound, and a thundering UFO carefree rhythm but in a heavy doom rock style to get your groove on with plus it has a really cool guitar solo. Booming, rumbling noise pollution continues with ‘Shot Glass Eyes’ and by the time you get to ‘Two Strong Fists’, the tone of the sound changes somewhat and goes to that garage rock style I mentioned earlier. ‘Lock Up Your Daughters’ is damn fine a touch heavier before getting to the carefree loose bluesy appeal of ‘Your Music’ that really invites you to sit back relax, have a beer, have a smoke, or just enjoy its ambience if you are not into that stuff.
If you like anything from the now closed Hellhound label then expect great things, bands like Revelation, The Obsessed, Saint Vitus, Unorthodox and so on etc…are all in tune with Lost Breed, although Lost Breed are more rock and roll than pure out and out doom of other artists I mentioned before. This CD documents Lost Breed’s contribution to that phoenix rising from the ashes, a post 1995 release. This is a nice compilation with decent clear artwork (unlike the ‘Wino Daze’ Cdr that is doing the rounds that features some of these tracks), that stimulates your ears with tales of drugs, alcohol, woe and basically real life stuff, but it could do with some liner notes if I have to be critical. But this is certainly a good value CD package for its musical content and really worth checking out for fans of Lost Breed’s development post official break up.
- Clint
- Lumberjack
- Lock Up Your Daughters
- I Never Learn
- Banana Christening
- Can You Make It
- Rancid Dancer
- Shot Glass Eyes
- Two Strong Fists
- Scorched Earth
- Get My Shit Together
- Your Music
- Back East Out West
- Crystal Deth
- Candy Store
- Bow Down
- Manifest Destiny
