River City Revival

Alabama Thunder Pussy | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (August 30, 2005)
• Original Release Date: 2005
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Relapse
• ASIN: B000AL8VN2
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #270,120 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Punkish incarnation, December 27, 2007

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Dennis G. Voss Jr. (Lexington, KY USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: River City Revival (Audio CD)

This product is the 2005 re-release of an ATP album recorded in 1998. It starts with the seven tracks from the original album -- six originals plus a Four Horseman cover -- but adds two tracks from their 2000 split EP with Halfway to Gone and one track (a Captain Beyond cover) from a cooperative release with Orange Goblin.

Like all ATP albums, River City Revival has a foundation in Southern metal -- think a cross between Birmingham, England, and Birmingham, Alabama -- but offers a unique sound that sets it apart from the others. On this one the vocalist (Johnny Throckmorton) tends to lay out longer, allowing the instrumentalists to savor the Sabbath-like groove of a song's chords or to play around with subtle variations in the sound or pacing of a particular line. When he does sing, Throckmorton sometimes sounds punkish (which the contrast with the more metal-influenced vocals on the bonus tracks really brings out). This is a rough album -- the band clearly hasn't achieved the mastery over their instruments that would appear on later releases such as Fulton Hill, or even what they exhibit on the bonus tracks -- but what it lacks in polish it makes up by a mixture of fun and boozy moodiness.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Heavy Duty Rock!, March 14, 2000

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Unreconstructed (Lilburn, Ga) - See all my reviews

This review is from: River City Revival (Audio CD)

I purchased this cd after stumbling upon it and listening to the samples! These boys Rock! This is my first purchase of so called new "Heavy Rock" as I am probably older than most of their fans and generally listen to 70's and 80's hard rock/southern rock/hair and heavy metal. This cd is excellent with the rhythm guitars and drummer being outstanding. The solos could use a little more technique and less feedback but maybe this is typical for this genre. The vocals are pretty clean but they need to be louder in relation to the guitars. I have seen others say their sound is a combo of Skynyrd/Ac/dc but I think that it sounds much closer to Sabbath/Metallica. It is a full on Sonic assault. The only detriment is that there are only 7 songs and the fact that there are no lyrics included. I am now interested in hearing their other albums. One recommendation to the band, do a skynyrd cover "all metaled up". Rock On Dixie!

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This metal masterpiece is a must have., October 28, 2007

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Prescott E. Small "Prescott E. Small" (Stafford, TX United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: River City Revival (Audio CD)

I had a chance to meet some of the guys like Eric Larson and Bryan Cox and have a few shots and some beers. I First saw them open for COC and I have been hooked since the first riff.

This album is balls to the wall metal. I have trouble describing it because it is such a unique sound that gives way to their influences from Sabbath to Skynyrd. I have told my friends try to imagine what it would sound like if Black Sabbath had been born and raised in Alabama instead of Birmingham, England.

All I can say is buy this frigging album. If you are like me and are sick of all the cookbook rock out there then this will cure what ales ya. I believe Alabama Thunderspussy is 1 of the 2 most under rated metal bands in the world. (Monster Magnet is the other)