Heavy Lifting
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The first album since the early 70s from the politically radical US band recalls past glories – in places.
1y
60
Much like the Stooges’ 2007 reformation album The Weirdness, Heavy Lifting will no doubt pique the curiosity of many an old punk … To tell the truth though, it’s little more than a footnote in the history of a band that were real game changers in their time.
1y
As was expected, this album doesn’t sound like “Kick Out the Jams”. It’s been more than fifty years, and three of the five band members died before this album was in production. However, this doesn’t mean the album sounds bad. A lot of the melodies and riffs are pretty catchy, and the guitar solos are as rough and energetic as one would expect. The solo on “Can’t Be Found” is particularly gnarly.
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They made the MC5 sound like butt rock.
I knew the chances of this to being a sort of 'Blackstar' moment for the band were very slim, but I hoped there would've been at least some sort of attempt at a meaningful reflection on the band's legacy or something of substance. Instead it's just some of the most generic/overpolished rock to come out this year.
53 years after their last, and it FUCKING sucks. Extreme butt rock, idk why these old dudes aren't spending their time at a home, instead of making this.
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Track List
| 1 | Heavy Lifting 3:20 feat. Tom Morello | 31 |
| 2 | Barbarians at the Gate 4:18 | 38 |
| 3 | Change, No Change 4:03 | 22 |
| 4 | The Edge of the Switchblade 4:16 feat. William DuVall, Slash | 28 |
| 5 | Black Boots 2:53 feat. Tim McIlrath | 27 |
| 6 | I Am the Fun (The Phoney) 3:35 | 26 |
| 7 | Twenty-Five Miles 3:53 | 41 |
| 8 | Because of Your Car 3:02 | 28 |
| 9 | Boys Who Play with Matches 3:10 | 31 |
| 10 | Blind Eye 3:16 feat. Dennis Thompson | 30 |
| 11 | Can’t Be Found 3:48 feat. Vernon Reid, Dennis Thompson | 30 |
| 12 | Blessed Release 3:03 | 6 |
| 13 | Hit It Hard 2:42 feat. Joe Berry | 11 |
Total Length: 45 minutes
