Tag: texas hippie coalition

So this is album number seven for these whiskey soaked Texans. They put the groove and swing into their hard rockin’ metal anthems. Album number seven and I’m guessing not many people have heard of them. Still led by frontman and wailer Big Daddy Rich, they sound as huge and heavy as they ever have. This is thanks in part to a great production by Bob Marlette.

The album opens up with the fat heavy groover Hell Hounds, where the riffs are heavy and Big Dady is giving his all. I Come From The Dirt is a similar groove with a great guitar sound. Built For The Road has a hint of country mixed into an AC/DC simple rocker chord pattern. Scream is up next and that riff and groove will get you up and bouncing. Dirty rock n’ roll at its best! Hard Habit closes out Side 1. A slow pounding rocker with a killer hook and chorus.

Believe opens up Side 2 and a very similar track to Hard Habit. Both written by Bob Marlette with a more commercial edge. License To Kill follows and it’s another huge sounding, slow paced rocker. Keep My Name Out Of Your Mouth starts like something Pantera would write. It has a great guitar sound and my favourite track. If you want to know how that huge voice sounds on a ballad then I Teach Angels How To Fly will answer that question. Pretty freakin’ awesome is the answer! The Name Lives On closes out the album in fine southern outlaw style. 

Great album with great production.

9/10 from The Grooveman.

The Discogs randomizer seems to be throwing up a lot of these dirty, alcohol-soaked, stripped back rock albums just lately, and I am a partial to some kick ass rock n’ roll.

This is Texas Hippie Coalition’s sixth album, released back in 2019. Led by the gravelly vocal tones of Big Dad Rich this album was produced Uber producer Bob Marlette, and I have to say the sound is clear and HUGE!

The kick-ass single Moonshine opens up the album in fine style with a nice n’ dirty riff and groove. Also a single release was next track, Dirty Finger. It has the same kind of vibe and feel, but with added slide geetar! Bring It Baby starts with a killer, dirty, slow, almost hip hop groove then Big Dad Rich opens up that voice as he screams the hook line. Ride Or Die is (I think) an homage to fallen friends and the music has a fitting melancholy vibe. Side 1 ends with Tongue Like A Devil, a simple slowed down heavy groover.

Why Aren’t You Listening is the opening track on Side 2. The hook and chorus are huge, and maybe this should have been a single, it also sneaks the favourite track award for me. Great tune! Stevie Nicks is a huge, monster, southern fried, rifftastic beast. Bullseye had me singing Blaze Of Glory, and there are parts that are very similar, but Rich’s vocals are totally different. Tell It From The Ground has a low down, evil sounding riff and groove to match. The album closes out with Blue Lights On, a nifty little ditty about the boys in blue.

This is the bands first album on a major label, and hopefully there are many more to come.

8.5/10 from The Grooveman.