Phil Dirt - Reverb Central - PO Box 1609, Felton, CA 95018-1609 USA The Boss Martians - 13 Evil Tales
 | The Boss Martians continue to produce competent low energy performances on disc. About half instro as before, Boss Martians fans will dig it. |
Picks: Hot Feet, Haywire, Outlaw Drag, X-2, Evil Martian, Double A Growler, Coffin And A Six Pack
Track by Track Review
Hot Feet Fuzz Organ Surf (Instrumental)
Fuzz lead with organ and a surf guitar. A simple progression more suited to a backtrack. Almost too repetitious.
Organ Surf (Instrumental)
The Pyramids' "Contact" serves as the backtrack with organ lead. Reminds me of the Tiki Tones, but without the humor.
Surf (Instrumental)
An interesting melody, in a damped mix, with a delicate surf guitar sound. Restrained, but not dismissible... maybe even a little infectious.
X-2 Surf (Instrumental)
Subdued lead, and a sixties studio session feel, i.e. The melody seems contrived and the playing is not particularly spirited.
Surf (Instrumental)
A cool melody and eerie sounds. A nice performance. It's tracks like this that lead me to believe they can't possibly be this subdued live.
Double A Growler Surf (Instrumental)
A cool moody feel with a gimmicky melody. It just doesn't stick after listening.
R&B Surf (Instrumental)
A dumb title, but a nice moody number with a surf / R&B feel to it. Not really melodic, but if the guitar was so busied in such a damped mix, it might be OK.