Phil Dirt - Reverb Central - PO Box 1609, Felton, CA 95018-1609 USA Collection: The Cave 4 vs. Scumbag Roads
 | This split seven inch is from a few years ago (date unclear). The Cave 4 have other releases, but this is the only issue from Scumbag Roads, as far as I know. Mostly pretty aggressive, though Scumbag Roads' "El Corazon de un Gringo" is a very cool lower number. |
Picks: Gun Riders, Jugoslavian Horsebackride, El Corazon de un Gringo, The Fogrider
Track by Track Review
Spaghetti (Instrumental)
Dark and murky sound restrains a great spaghetti western epic. Horns, a romping rhythm, and a great melody. The melody is right on the mark for the genre, and the arrangement is quite good. Potentially a great side save for the muddy sound.
Jugoslavian Horsebackride Spaghetti Surf (Instrumental)
This sad song has a rolling military beat and a murky feel, as well as an adventurous western edge. The writing is good, and the band is right on.
Spaghetti Surf (Instrumental)
Spanish imagery, garage distortion, disturbing twang, and a long tortured intro... The song is a splendid piece of Mexican bandito rock. The theme is very visual. It's a pretty tune played with drive. Quite interesting.
Spaghetti Surf (Instrumental)
Heavy thundering aggressive riff rockin' assault with glissandoes and a basic run that's slightly spy. Big on energy, low on melody, but with excellent overdriven feedback and slammin' picking.