The local supergroup featuring Joanne Rodriguez
(VaGiants), Chris "Mama" Bauer
(VaGiants, Perpetrators) and Damon Mitchell
(New Meanies, Nathan) get down and dirty
with a fierce collection of distorted garage
rock and soul. Candyman is a sugar rush of
slinky twisting blues; Darren, Gasoline and
the title track use the metallic K.O. of
the Stooges as touchstones; Hell For Sale
and Show Me are raw primal stompers; and
You're Not Around is a surprisingly sweet
gospel-tinged lament. A supergroup that actually
lives up to the super in its description.
****-- Rob Williams Winnipeg Free Press
A lot of people were pretty pissed off when
the VaGiants called it quits, sothose same
people will be ecstatic to know that singer
J-Rod and drummerMama are behind American
Flamewhip. Add in New Meanies main man DamonMitchell
and youčve got an all-star band. AF calls
its music dirty-ass rock'n' roll, and that's
a pretty bang-on description of anthems such
asGasoline and album opener Kick It. This
whole outing is gritty and raw, withJ-Rod's
husky vocals dusted with a bit of reverb
and the guitars up frontand snarling. I see
the hoofprints of AC/DC in here . I'll admit
I see themeverywhere but we're also dealing
with a hint of punk and retro rock ofthe
Urge Overkill/Velvet Underground variety.
So does it rock? Shit yeah,and it'll leave
scratches all down your back. Don't let your
boyfriend or girlfriend see them -- Mike Warkentin Uptown Magazine
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.
www.AmericanFlamewhip.com
