Paralyzed

Gino Vannelli, Witch | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (March 18, 2008)
• Original Release Date: 2008
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Tee Pee Records
• ASIN: B0012IWHOQ
• In-Print Editions: Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #64,880 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Witch is Dave Sweetapple (bass), J Mascis (drums), and Kyle Thomas (guitar/vocals), but they're no indie-metal super group or side project; that would underestimate the band members' commitment. This follow-up to their 2006 self-titled debut remains true to the classic heavy rock sound of the first, but has evolved as the band has learned to play to each other's strengths. They've returned to their punk roots and attack with a more aggressive tempo. This record burns with hostility.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Skip this and buy their first..., October 1, 2008

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C. Hall (AZ U.S.A.) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Paralyzed (Audio CD)

When I saw that this was was coming out, I knew I was going to buy it on the release date. This was defiantly a disappointment for me. It felt like their style has completely changed, along with their overall sound/mixing. The vocalist is still the same, but the delivery feels forced and overwhelming. I'm not the kind of person who likes for a band to continue making the same album for their entire career, AT ALL. This album however, doesn't feel like a natural progression from their first album.

I most certainly buy their next album, in hopes for a return to their original sound. They are an amazing band in this genre. Their first album is VERY good. Go buy it instead.

If you already own their self-titled and liked it, don't expect too much of the same here.

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Totally Damaged, April 10, 2008

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Apple Brains (LA, CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Paralyzed (Audio CD)

Weird, raw, punk, creative and free, this is way different than the sabbath-y first album, but in the best ways. It really grew on me and now I can't stop listening to it.... it can happen to you too...

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Progress Is Ugly But Oh-So-Goooood...., January 2, 2011

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Timothy K. Schwader "@impalerspeaks" (Austin, TX United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Paralyzed (MP3 Download)

When the first Witch album dropped a few years back, cynics were quick to paint inaccurate pictures of the band due to the involvement of Dinosaur Jr. guitarist/vocalist J. Mascis. I said that the cynics could piss off back then, and that goes double for anyone still hating on the band today. Mascis, of course, returns to his pre Dino Jr. days with this outfit, manning the drum kit and letting someone else take center stage. That someone is Kyle Thomas (no, not the same KT from Exhorder, Floodgate, Alabama Thunderpussy, et al), a complete bad-ass with one of the most insane doom-rock wails this side of original St. Vitus vocalist Scott Reagers. Or Wino. Or even Ozzy, if you want to get all prissy about it. On their debut, Witch gave us a somewhat mellow take on things, straddling the fine line between sweet stoner rock and Hawkwind-ish space jams. On `Paralyzed,' the fire has been lit and these bastards are out to rip off heads and destroy souls. Ninety percent of the album has the drums cracking at a raging punk tempo, the bass galloping along and around and beside them, with ultra-fast riffing and spacey solos from the guitar--all led by Thomas' suddenly confident and somewhat evil vocals. The slow parts are probably heavier, and definitely more evil. Ultimately, `Paralyzed' delivers true doom, designed to weed out the pretenders, and makes it clear that Witch are no side-project or freakshow attraction. This is the real deal. And it bloody well rocks, start to finish.