J ROD - guitar/vocals, MAMA - drums/vocals, D MITCH - guitars
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File under: Dirty Ass ROCK and ROLL... Hailing
from the illustrious city of Winnipeg, Manitoba,
Canada, AMERICAN FLAMEWHIP was formed in
the fall of 2004 by J-Rod and MAMA after
the dissolution of their former band the
VaGiants. Enlisting the services of guitarist
D. Mitch (formerly of Canadian blues rockers
the New Meanies, currently playing drums
in Nettwerk recording artists Nathan) whenever
his schedule permits, AFW (or A.F. DUBBS)
uses their gargantuan powers of rock to produce
pure, unadulterated ferociousness with trashy
and snarlin' streetwalkin' vocals, fiery
high-voltage guitar eruptions, and uncontrollable
drum savagery. Inspired by 60s garage, 70s
arena rock and 80s metal, their hard-partyin',
sin-inspired anthems are guaranteed to robustly
stir your wildest sexual desires and feverishly
fuel your unquenchable thirst for all things
decadent and hedonistic in life.
American Flamewhip
Activate
(Transistor
66)
B+
American Flamewhip
raves and howls its way
through five
short, sharp bursts of garage
punkarockarolla
on this EP-that-eats-like-a-meal
- but it saves
the best for last. Track 7
of this disc
is a 40-minute live performance,
recorded last
March at UMFM, and it's a raw
document of
AF's primal sound and fury. Distorted
guitars, chunky
blues riffs, shimmering cymbals
and the combination
of J-Rod's sultry lead
vocals and
Mama Bauer's wailing backgrounds
make for a
slice of ragged rawk glory. The
four studio
tunes (track 1 is a brief intro,
and 2 is a
live version of We Were Never
Friends, cut
at the Albert) offer up a shinier
version of
the band, topped off by Mama's
hysterical
rendition of Ween's You Fucked
Up.
— John Kendle
Uptown Magazine
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