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Raging Slab

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Raging Slab had a small window in the early 90's where they almost broke through. I happened to discover them and became a fan. Their quintessential work is "Dynamite Monster Boogie", which I would recommend to fans of all music genres. Since that work, I have tried to get my hands on "everything Slab" including this. So, how can I be "helpful" for those that have stumbled upon this and are relying on customer reviews? Yes, it's Southern Rock, you get the funkiness like Skynryd but it's much RICHER. The lyrics are much better and there is a bit of edginess. It's a bit of "stoner music", but that shouldn't be a knock... the music is like ordering a chicken-fried steak with mashed potatoes and gravy.

All that can be said about these guys (and girl ;)) is that they simply rock.

Personally, I've never cared much for southern-fried boogie stuff, but this band just has some kind of rock magic. If you like any hard rock music at all, you owe it to yourself to check them out. Try out the clips and treat yourself to maximum rock and roll the way it's supposed to be played.

A real gem in a world full of coal nuggets.

I love every one of Raging Slab's cds, but this being the first that I heard, it had a huge impact.
Great, great band with catchy and heavy hooks, and fantastic songwriting and melody to boot. Not only can they play sludgy riffs similar to Bad Co., Nugent and Sabbath, but also throw in some tasty Southern & Country infuences in their playing. They really do have an original and identifiable sound that is all their own. Greg's vocals & guitar playing, plus Elyse's slide guitar are a killer combo.
They are still playing up to now, but wish they would tour the USA again.

In 1990 a bunch of guys gigging around New York recorded one of the best Southern Rock albums ever. I've been searching for this since my cassette wore out after about a million plays, and until now, it was always out of print.

Well, the wait was definately worth it. This is like hearing a totally different disk. I'd forgotten most of the songs, at least I thought I had. In the middle of my first play through, the lyrics just appeared in my brain again.

It's too bad that Amazon doesn't have samples for you to hear, but if you remember their one big hit "Don't Dog Me" from the heavy rotation it had on MTV around the time the disk was originally released, and liked it, you'll love this disk.

"Geronimo" is probably the best song on the disk, if I have to pick one, "Don't Dog Me", "Bent For Silver", "Joy Ride", and "Dig A Hole" are all great. Hell the whole album is great!

This is the best album you are going to buy this year, if you are unfamiliar with Raging Slab. I had the tape back in the eighties,and I literally wore it out. Of all the hard rock that came out of the hair band era, this band emerged as a singular voice. Greg Strzempka has a mean sounding slide guitar, and dual leads that harkened the Allmans and Skynyrd. But this jam came out of the mountains of Pennsylvania. With a three person slide guitar assault, they achieve tone that will chill you. This crazy concoction of mountain wise song writing and uncommon topics will intrigue you.
Buy this CD; transfer it to tape, pop it in your old boom box, then let that old pseudo-mullet flap in the wind as you thrash your head. Just watch yourself, that aint the same cartilage in your neck that you had back in the Reagan administration.

I like hard southern rock,so,i'm biased out of the gate.And even though this is not skynard in any way it still is fried in lard.I heard things from this band long ago and finally picked up this,the first major release from them.If you love skynard your gonna like this.If you like skynard and you think they arent hard enough,well throw a slice of slab in the skillet and fry it up.Mmmmmm...Think ill wilt some greens on this!

I first became acquainted with Raging Slab after seeing the video for Bent For Silver' on a late night rock show here in the UK.

I subsequently got 'Dynamite Monster Boogie Concert' a great album. This album was difficult to obtain in the UK, so I didn't get it till much later.

'Bent for Silver' is the stand out track for me, in fact I bought the album for it alone. The rest is average to my ears, hence the 3 star rating.