Boiled In Lead “Silver”
Thank the Great Galoot that Boiled In Lead recorded an album of shiny new Silver. This is a furious and finessed album. It is growling, sincere, and mature without losing all those plucky puckish bits that made us all love these cats in the first place. The new coals raging under the old fire is long time friend, and now band member Dean Magraw. ( http://www.dothedean.com/ ) This guy is so bloody brilliant on guitar, at his live performances young guitar players frequently have to be led from the room by the hand after the third or fourth song as their brains try and process what they have just seen. Volunteer guitar players more experienced with Dean have started to set up “Dean Out” tents at shows to handle the worst cases. No permanent harm has come from this, but many young musicians have been inspired to go home and practice their asses off after seeing him. When you add him to the brilliantly articulated sounds of Todd Menton on all his favorite toys you get a double guitar attack of lushness that is sonically staggering and extremely pleasant to dive into and wallow like a Pig Dog Daddy. David Stenshoel has been wailing on a fiddle for some time now and his style is visceral and lyrical all at the same time. His performance on this recording is raging and lovely. Drew Miller supports the entire thing on a chrome and silver skeleton of bass that shimmers and staggers in beautiful counter point all the way through. The production is flawless. As an audio snob of extreme reputation, I can attest this CD sounds freaking fantastic on headphones. Robin’s drums come through with fantastic tone and resonance. His skills are legendary, and this is a case study of his work. Woody and airy all at the same time. Fine work Drew!
We love Dean, we love Boiled In Lead, It’s sorta like that old Reese’s peanut butter cup commercial. This recording came out 2 years ago, where I bought it at the First Avenue St. Paddy’s day show. It has helped me in so many ways you cannot imagine. Go buy it today, and get multiple copies. Certainly you know someone who would enjoy some tremendously brilliant Minneapolis Music!
