The
first time that I played this cassette through, I had some issues with it
cutting in and out. One of the few
problems I have with cassettes (And it’s not really a problem though) is that
they are such a good medium to use to fuck with listeners that I never know if
what I’m hearing is on purpose or because of the cassette itself or my cassette
player. In this instance, yes I did
question whether or not Bob Bucko Jr. was having fun with me (Are you having a
laugh?) but after another listen I did realize it was something my cassette
player that was quickly fixed.
“Crank
Spirit” is a tribute to the electric guitar, if nothing else. It opens with some whirring feedback and just
gets all out blaring as well. The riffs
sometimes remind me of a slower paced Hendrix, but hey, I’ll take Hendrix at
any pace all day. It’s kind of that “Star
Spangled Banner” feel, as I assume everyone has heard that song of his
(Hendrix, not BBJr.) from Woodstock.
Throughout
the loud, distorted chords, guitar slides, string scratches and just overall
goodness I’m beginning to feel as if the only instrument making an appearance
on “Crank Spirit” is an electric guitar.
I might be wrong, and I don’t want to do any discredit, but I really don’t
hear anything else.
At
times this does get cleaner (not as distorted, if you will) and that somehow
becomes darker in the overall sense of the notes being played. It also can sound a lot just like a tuning
session, which isn’t always bad when it can be done properly and Bob Bucko Jr.
nails it.
I’d
be remised if I didn’t mention at least once that parts of this does resemble
the guitar work on an album by Nirvana, so I figure I’ll just throw that out
there at this, the end of the review, because it’s not that important overall
but still needed to be said.
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