Devils Canyon
On DEVIL'S CANYON, Molly Hatchet carries on despite the loss of vocalist Danny Joe Brown, the last remaining original member, during the sessions for the album. Although the next four albums would be even better (especially WARRIORS OF THE RAINBOW BRIDGE, which saw the return of original guitarist Dave Hlubek), this CD, despite a fair amount of filler, deserves five stars due to such great songs as "Tatanka", which details the plight of the Native American, and "The Journey", which asks the sort of questions that led me to hang up pictures of pretty actresses as a deterrent to self-indulgent behavior. The fact that surviving members of Molly Hatchet, both past (now playing in Gator Country) and present (including Hlubek) advocate sanctions against Indonesia in retaliation for that country's trumped-up 2005 drug-smuggling conviction of a young Australian tourist makes DEVIL'S CANYON an essential purchase for both your ears AND your conscience. I was very plesantly surprised by this "new " Molly Hatchet.This CD rocks with good old southern rock style . While the chemistry of the original Molly Hatchet is missed Bobby Ingram has taken the torch and carried on with attention and respect to the Molly Hatchet sound .Phil McCormick sounds alot like Danny Joe Brown but the new songs belong to the new band members and they don't hold back on this CD . 2 songs in particular really shine , Devils Canyon and Journey have that Boogie no more guitar solos that make you want to "kick your chair out of the way "...Don't let the fact that the original members are no longer with Hatchet stop you from giving this CD a try ...you will be glad there are new members still rockin on and producing top notch southern rock .For the record this is the best of the 3 new CD'S that this new version of Molly Htachet has done . Enjoy.
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