Monday, March 23

Get It Now!: Superdrag - Slow to Anger

While I know a shitload about 90s power-pop, my knowledge of that spunky also-ran Superdrag is minimal. What I do know is that "Slow to Anger," the opening track off Industry Giants, their fifth album and first in as many years, is a three-minute blast of strong, feelgood rock. With its simple song structure and classic-rock melodies, the track is not only a great "in-the-car-warm-weather" song, but also a template for fledgling rock bands; this is how to make a simple idea sound great. If only the entire album was this good...



1 comment:

Paul Tsikitas said...

Give the Velvets a shot with Loaded. It's more like Transformer than it is like VU & Nico. By a shit ton.