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Last Men on Earth

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I can't give this five stars, mainly because of its total lack of originality, but I almost want to anyway, because....who cares, it rocks! Sounding like a long lost ZZ Top album never sounded so good. And that's "The Top" from the 70's folks, when the riffs were dirty and greasy and so were the lyrics. Eschewing their usual low-rent Blues Traveler sound for a more straight forward rock approach works wonders here. "Cherry Red" evokes "La Grange," while the killer "Sweetwater," reminds of "Cheap Sunglasses." That being said, these are in no way just lifted riffs by any stretch of the imagination. This is an album of pure blues rock fire that needs to end up at a party near you; the louder the better. Boys, you've outdone yourselves.

Five Horse Johnson are an American Rock band, delivering a sound not dissimilar to Stoner Rock only a bit brighter and with more Blues in the sound, and with less Black Sabbath influence than bands like Sleep or Electric Wizard have.

Their fifth album, The Last Men On Earth was released in 2003 and is a great example of what the band are about.

The absolute highlight of the album for me has to be the second track, `Cherry Red,' which I would recommend you to listen to if you are unsure about whether or not to pick up the album. Other strong moments include the swaggering bluesy 'Soul Digger,' and the enjoyable 'Sawhill.'

The album has a big warm, almost analogue sound, with thumping toms, buzzing guitars, frequent harmonica and a gritty but not harsh vocal style. If any criticism had to be laid upon the album, the only real one to put forward is that it is a little repetitive and lacks any huge variety, but the band deliver enough good time rock feeling to make up for that.

I definitely recommend this to fans of bands like Clutch, Kyuss or Down.