Buffalo Killers

Buffalo Killers | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 10, 2006)
• Original Release Date: 2006
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Alive Records
• Run Time: 47 minutes
• ASIN: B000HEZ8Q0
• In-Print Editions: Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #39,260 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Revamped Shams plow on, with great result, December 17, 2006

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Paul Allaer (Cincinnati) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Buffalo Killers (Audio CD)

It was with surprise and disappointment when I heard the news in early 2006 that Thee Shams (pronounced "The" Shams) decided to call it a day, in particular since their 2005 album "Sign the Line" was such a fine album. But the disappointment didn't last long as 3 of the band's key members decided to go on under the name "Buffalo Killers". The Gabbard bothers write all of the material. This album is the revamped band's first.

"Buffalo Killers" (10 tracks; 47 min.) is a new musical direction for the band, with less the garage band sound of Thee Shams, and a more 60s-type classical rock sound, as found on the opening track "San Martine Des Morelle". At the opening sounds of the next track "SS NOwhere", I was immediately reminded of the Beatles-era "Rubber Soul", but heavier. "The Path Before Me" screams out Jimi Hendrix, while "River Water" can immediately be traced back to the Allman Brothers sound. And on it goes. The closing track "Something Real" is somewhat of a departure from the overall heavy sound, with piano and harpsichord. Overall, this is a great album that, despite gathering critical successes, is struggling to find the wider recognition it deserves.

I'm happy to say that the Buffalo Killers are another great band coming out of Cincinnati. I've had the chance to see them perform locally, and live, these guys are incredible. The songs from the album gain a dimension in concert that is not found on the album. The album is highly recommended, and when the Buffalo Killers come to your town, don't miss them!

6 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Psychedelic, May 19, 2008

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The Dude "Jeffrey Lebowski" (EH CT) - See all my reviews

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Buffalo Killers Debut album does many things and can be compared somewhat to A Zeppelin esc. style. You def. get the essence of a psychedelic style to their music. I would consider this cd to be a very easy listen through. Iam normally not one to be able to listen to a cd the whole way through the first time, or I get bored with it after the first half of a cd. This cd however the first time I popped it on my Itunes I listened to it the whole way through and went straight onto the Ipod.

If you are a fan of THE GREAT AND MIGHTY WOLFMOTHER I would highly recommend this cd. They have similar styles and in this day in age it is great to hear some of that old fashion good rock. While not totally alike Buffalo Killers seem to be the American version of Wolfmother, maybe not making as catchy tunes as Wolfmother but certainly up to par with them.

If your sick of hearing the same old garbage (Nickle Crap, Puddle of Crap, Fall out Toy, or any other of these sham of a bands give this a listen !!!!!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars breathing life into the classic rock genre, November 12, 2009

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Charlie Quaker "The Quaker Goes Deaf" (Normal, IL.) - See all my reviews

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Hailing from Cincinnati, Ohio, this trio with ex-members of garage rock outfit Thee Shams play the kind of music that reminds you why "classic rock" was not always a dirty word. Our pre-programmed, corporate owned USA radio monopolies have taken some of the best (and worst) music of the 60's and 70's and stuffed it in our ears until we all hate it. Buffalo Killers breathe the fire of life back into the classic rock genre, calling forth the spirit of Revolver/White Album-era Beatles, and tapping into the heart of a raw-but-melodic R-O-C-K ethos that encompasses the Rolling Stones, James Gang, Neil Young, Cream, Ozzy, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Blue Cheer, Byrds and more--while nodding enthusiastically to current bands such as White Stripes, Drive-By Truckers, Comets On Fire, Black Keys, My Morning Jacket, Wolfmother, etc.

Track By Track:
"San Martine Des Morelle" is a downbeat Beatles boogie tune that opens with shades of "Sgt. Peppers" and quickly slides into a Lennonesque psych-rocker with sensual T. Rex shadings amid some raucous wah-wah wailings.
"SS Nowhere" adapts a bass riff from the Beatles' "Taxman" and steers it into the laid back psychedelic storm of "Rain" , shedding slippery sprinkles of 60's pop-tart glitter in a confetti cloud flutter of inner-space vocals and a brief, ripping guitar lead.
"Heavens You Are" is an oceans-deep, mystical, atmospheric, trippy jam that evokes the ghostly, eerie spirit of Neil Young filtered through early Flaming Lips.
"The Path Before Me" starts with an ominously fluid bass line that opens the door for a bluesy rock-metal stirring pot, a slow cooker stew-brew with chunks of Cream, Black Sabbath, and the heavy end of CSNY--all simmering in a raw Stonesy slide guitar broth.
"River Water" sounds reminiscent of every classic FM radio rock tune you've ever heard, and somehow still manages to be more captivating than derivative. Imagine listening to one song and hearing the Doobie Brothers, Eric Clapton, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Stephen Stills, Bob Seger, and Joe Walsh. "River Water" drowns you in the classic rock idiom. It's a surprisingly sweet death.
"With Love" is a rhythmic and lazily hypnotic slice of life with the sort of hazy cream filling that makes you yearn for James Gang a la mode, with Peter Frampton sprinkles, and an Alex Chilton topping; all surrounded by a soft, buttery kaleidoscopic crust baked from essence of Beatles.
" Children Of War" is an anti-war protest song cranked by a raw Neil Young vibe and a gritty Stones country/blues/metal slide into the time machine warp that melds Vietnam and Iraq into the same government trick.
"Down In the Blue" is a revved-up silky-smooth-but-howlin' blues number that lopes along like the hip gyration that you never want to end.
"Fit To Breathe" is ultra-classic blues/metal/rock that blends distorto Blue Cheer guitars with a primal White Stripes edge, and smatterings of maniacal Hendrix-via-Cactus desert-psych stoner riffs.
"Something Real" combines dreamy, piano-driven chamber pop with a brazenly psychedelic heart that wants to be "She's So Heavy" (Abbey Road), but decides Steely Dan is where it's at.

Call it fresh, classic, new, old, primal, psychedelic, Southern, blues, rock, melodic, heavy, trippy--just call it something you need to hear. If "classic rock" could ever have a revival, a genuine rejuvenation of character & soul, this is it. Buffalo Killers could care less about being cool, they're the real item.