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From Beale Street to Oblivion

  • AMG Review of From Beale Street to Oblivion

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    Greg Prato
    All Music Guide

    Circa the early 21st century, it has become quite uncommon for hard rock bands to create a substantial following the old-fashioned way -- nonstop touring -- rather than having to rely on MTV and radio's stamp of approval. But Clutch have done it their way since the very beginning, and their tenth full-length overall, 2007's From Beale Street to Oblivion, may just be their strongest and most focused recording yet. The riffs are still meaty, the still somewhat new addition of organ has added a deep classic ock dimension, and Neil Fallon's pissed-off trucker vocals are as, well, ballsy as ever (if you want emo-boy whining you've come to the wrong place, buster). Unlike some similar-styled bands that completely align themselves with either stoner metal or etro-rock, Clutch borrow equally from both, as evidenced by such standouts as the album-opening big ock of "You Can't Stop Progress," the Southern rockish "The Devil & Me," and the snake-hiding-in-the-grass oogie of "Electric Worry." And Clutch get extra points for offering one of the best lyrics you're going to hear on a 2007 ock recording -- "You can always tell the terrorist/By his cologne and the watch on his wrist" (from the furious 'n' defiant "Power Player"). If you long for the days when Soundgarden were still a functioning band, Kyuss were still patrolling the desert, and Black Sabbath had yet to make up with Ozzy, Clutch will definitely not let you down with From Beale Street to Oblivion.

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You Can't Stop Progress
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over 2 years ago

Here is the first video/single from Clutch's new album "From Beale Street To Oblivion" which comes out on Tues (March 27th). Enjoy the Clutch goodness:

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over 2 years ago
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Haven't seen this link posted, so in case you Clutch fans don't know about it, this is a preview track from their upcoming new release in March:http://www.lambgoat.com/audio/clutch/

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over 2 years ago

Here is the first video/single from Clutch's new album "From Beale Street To Oblivion" which comes out on Tues (March 27th). Enjoy the Clutch goodness:

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Track from Clutch's New Upcoming
over 2 years ago
Blog post image preview

Haven't seen this link posted, so in case you Clutch fans don't know about it, this is a preview track from their upcoming new release in March:http://www.lambgoat.com/audio/clutch/

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You Can't Stop Progress
over 2 years ago
Blog post image preview

Clutch. If you don't know about them already then you gots some 'splainin to do. Over the last 5 years or so Clutch has released a handful of albums that have basically reaffirmed my faith in Rock n Roll. Most recently Blast Tyrant and Robot Hive/Exodus were albums from Clutch that woke me up from musical listening slumps, where I was getting sick of and even muttering bad things about Rock....

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