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Nine Pound Hammer

Kentucky Breakdown (2004)
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Published on June 22nd 2004


The press sheet has them hailed as

"The Ramones in a pickup"-Billboard
"If Johnny Cash had a teenage son that was heavy into the Ramones and the Reverend Horton Heat."-Sounds
"Hellacious hill-billy punk rock"-Guitar

Really, all they had to say was "It sounds like Motorhead done by guys from the South." Because it does. Singer Scott Luallen replaces Lemmy's British accent with true Southern twang. Each song is only a few chords with doubled guitar powerchords with occasional Skynard-esque riffs and solos fronted by Blaine Cartwright of Nashville Pussy fame. The bass could just as well be non-existent. But who cares? These songs are about drinkin', fightin', cars, "the Law," and goin' ta work. And with titles like "Drunk, Tired & Mean," "Double Super Buzz," and "Don't Remember Lovin' You Last Night," I'm just about ready to break a bottle on the bar and declare in my manliest voice, "Them's fightin' words!"

Lyrical gems include "I ain't hurtin' nobody/so get off my land/what part of this sentance/don't you understand/I'm trying to fix my truck/I gotta get to work/I know that yer the Law/ut somebody's gonna wind up hurt," or "Because I've been like this my whole life/i was born drunk, tired, and mean." My personal favorite, though, has to be this: "Company's comin'/cousins are runnin'/fightin' over seats/put on your shoes if you wanna eat/wring his neck, now he can't peck/runnin' through the yard/without his head he won't get far." Nothing like a song dedicated to backyard BBQ.

But seriously. It sounds like a simpler version of Motorhead. And that's not a bad thing. It's shit-kickin' honky-tonk at heart, and goddamn if it doesn't make you wish for just a second that you were born in the South.



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    Anonymous (June 24, 2004)

    To xmidipunkbastardx:

    9 Lb. Hammer has to be taken in context. Think back to before Nirvana was huge. That's where these guys come from.

    xmidipunkbastardx (June 24, 2004)

    this stuff isn't bad but i'm really wondering what all the fuss is about - it doesn't like anything special to me....

    Anonymous (June 24, 2004)

    This score's fer tha South, and all things Southern. Fuck all ya'll, yankees.

    Anonymous (June 22, 2004)

    doesn't this band have a relation to the hookers (another great band with the same sound that is no longer with us)?

    Anonymous (June 22, 2004)

    great stuff, though their first 3 were absolute highlights...still better than most of the crap that is reviewed here

    Anonymous (June 22, 2004)

    You gave it a decent score, but to be honest, it sounds like hell. Motorhead rip-offs are best off combining Motorhead with something else. Lemmy did it first and best.

    They sure as hell beat Slayer at their own game, years before Slayer even formed.

    -BSD

    Anonymous (June 22, 2004)

    The south lost the Civil War. They need to get over that shit.

    Anonymous (June 22, 2004)

    9 Pound Hammer was a great band, you goddamn know-nothing kids!

    Anonymous (June 22, 2004)

    90 lbs wuss was better

    Anonymous (June 22, 2004)

    i might also add that the name of the band deserves a score of -1.

    Anonymous (June 22, 2004)

    score is for the review, the album, the artwork and the webspace it all encompassed.

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