REVIEW: KRYPTONITE “Godspeed” Is Classic Rock Revived
Bands like Kryptonite are the “missing link” between the Stoner and Hard Rock genre as they contain the best of both worlds.
I suggest listening before looking at photos of this band so you have no pre-conceived notions. If you are into the whole Stoner Rock scene you’re going to find some things you really like, they’re raw and unrefined and they have a rock swagger that’s hard to come buy. So why should you not look at pictures of the band? Because they’re a bunch of young German guys who hardly look the part of grizzled rockers, these guys obviously “get it” though and have all the right influences.
I hear traces of early AC/DC and KISS, but it’s a little more loose bluesy. There’s really some classics like “Volcano”, “Black Rose”, “Shot At First Glance” and “Lipstick” that are more strait up rockers. Songs like “Dirt” are a bit more modern takes on the Classic sound, there’s a bit of “Wolfmother” with gritter vocals. “Green Demon” is waaay out there like an old Uriah Heep track, it’s over 8 minutes of epic folk prog music that really sets them apart. Personally, it was the one track I could do without, but it certainly helped define the band as a legitimate member of the “Stoner” genre.
Overall, it’s a great rock record that I though was from a bunch of old guys living in the Arizona Desert, to their credit they had me fooled and convinced the Rock genre has a strong future when young guys are doing legitimate music like this.
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