Weighting

Rollins Band | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 12, 2004)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: 2.13.61 Records
• Run Time: 79 minutes
• ASIN: B0002ZYDSS
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #356,554 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Nice Footnote to Rollins Band's Most Commercial Period, December 11, 2004

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matthewslaughter "matthewslaughter" (Arlington, VA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Weighting (Audio CD)

This is a for-fans-only release that shows just how strong a band this version of the Rollins Band was. Melvin Gibbs is solid on bass and Chris Hackett is a wonderful guitar player in the funk/metal tradition. The highlight (well, at least for me) on this disc are the tracks featuring the free jazz maestro Charles Gayle. It is interesting to see him work in the highly confined spaces afforded to hard rock music. At times, he plays with a slow-burn soul, which is interesting to hear (for it is an oddity--he never plays like that on his own records), but for the most part, he squawks along with Haskett's feedback-drenched guitar playing. There are times when he and Rollins duel it out for loudest voice on a track (particularly on "Miles Jam #2" and "Night Sweat"). The live material is good, but hardly noteworthy. But there is a very powerful performance of the Rollins Band's most popular song, "Liar," that shows how passionate and convincing a performer Henry Rollins is.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars y not buy direct?, August 12, 2010

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maninreno "maninreno" (Massachusett, United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Weighting (Audio CD)

It's OK. Henry's website has this and many other albums and media on sale for $5 each. Why not go there and buy direct and get the $ to the artist first?

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Perfect companion to Weight, October 14, 2007

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John Alapick (Wilkes-Barre, PA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Weighting (Audio CD)

Released in 2004 on Henry Rollins' own label 2.13.61 records, Weighting expands on the Rollins Band's best album, Weight, with several live tracks originally performed on that album as well as several unreleased tracks. The five live songs are all great, with the best being "Volume 4", "Divine Object of Hatred", and an extended version of "Liar", where he changes up the lyrics to rip on the crowd, much to their delight. As for the studio tracks, most of them are top notch as well. The heavy groove of "Fall Guy", which originally appeared on the Tales of the Crypt: Demon Knight soundtrack, the relentless "I See Through", and the intense "Right Here Too Much" are all great tunes that would have fit in just fine on Weight. The remaining four tracks mix the Rollins Band's heavy groove with free jazz. Surprisingly, this works best on the longer tracks. On "Miles Jam #2", Chris Haskett's guitar work, much of which here is long drawn out notes and feedback, and Charles Gayle's sax lend a great accompaniment to Henry's long drawn out rant. "Jam #1" is very moody, building and dropping in momentum throughout, and is always intriguing. The remaining tracks, "Plague #3" and "Night Sweat" don't work nearly as well, occasionally sounding like a cavalcade of noise when Gayle's sax work drowns out the rest of the band. All told, Weighting is a very good album that builds on the intensity and moodiness of its companion album while expanding its musical boundaries.