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While Stoner's got its style, it's limited to the extent of content and sludgy guitar -- now here's what happens when you add a conscientious vocalist and infuse melodic verses, where you pick up the levels, kick start the jams, benefit from a quick momentum gain-let's take "Black Box," and "Tear You Down" back to back for referential purposes, and finish with a flourish three minutes later.  Don't quite get what "Quitter's" supposed to suggest but it's a lot easier to remember than "Roadsaw 75." or maybe not.  Well they are anyway, led by the highly touted guitar/vocal tandem of Ross and Hassin, they successfully weave moody intricacies to jazz up the flavor without dulling the taste. 

So the style's changed but the era's the same -- they come at ya forthright with the classic early vibe of Foghat and Grand Funk with the spatial presence of Montrose.  Loose lips and lyrics, tight jeans and dark glasses, a missing "Whiskey Chixxx" demo... and somehow it all makes sense in this psychedelic swirl of flashing strobes and smoke that was and is Rock and Roll!