05072014 - Bacchus Baracus "Tales of Worries, Woe and Whatever"

Stoner/psych metal with growling vocals. It's been done before, but when the songs are good enough it's an effective combination. And there are some great ones here, like "Yo! Wanna Deal" and "Mammoth". Let's face it - any song where the chorus goes "I am the mammoth! The great wooly mammoth!" is pretty much guaranteed to be to be just awesome! At times it's less inspired, but on the aforementioned songs as well as the closing couple, "Fuck Knows Man" and the 14 minute smorgasbord of psychedeliciousness "Sweet Smell" they are magnificent! I am also childish enough to snigger at the implied fart joke - intentional or not - of the opening track including the word "deal" and the last track including the word "smell" in the title... Farts are funny. While we're at it, I also recommend checking out their 2012 EP "Growler", and not just because of the cover. As if I would ever...