![]() Whilst Greta Van Fleet has been accused of riding on the tails of Zeppelin Dirty Honey are purely and simply all about capturing the feel, the groove, and the vibe and conjuring great songs, there’s a more pronounced good time party attitude that willful dissection of the masters – and it’s all cream…Īs we get into the thick of things ‘Take My Hand’ has an even dirtier groove and there’s a wonderful energy to ‘Gypsy’ and it’s quirky riff that just pull you in like quicksand. ‘No Warning’ and it’s huge infectious groove follow – it’s a song that has Black Crowes written all over it from verse to solo, but rather than pastiche, it’s fresh as a daisy ( maybe even “smelling like a rose”?) To be honest everything here is done with style: ‘The Wire’ has a great groove and a big chorus and enough guitar to please any vintage rocker and similarly ‘Tied Up’ (the new single) is catchy as hell as it struts it’s stuff. The thing with Dirty Honey though is that they make it their own, and backed up with some stunning musicianship and some wonderful songs they’ve managed to capture that lightning in the bottle they had with their EP again here in these eight tracks! Of course you also get hints of Black Crowes, Cry of Love and a thousand other bands who have been here before. Opening with the high gear ‘California Dreaming’ which you must have heard by now it’s clear that we’re in that type of territory that is very much anointed by the great Led Zeppelin, but rather than become tangled up in Zeppelin’s Folkiness, Progressiveness or an other meanderings that great band had, Dirty Honey is very much looking at that West Coast Zeppelin vibe – but it’s only one of many ingredients in the mix. Rather than sit on their collective asses Dirty Honey invested in themselves and began the writing of this album. 2020 saw sold out show come to an abrupt halt due to the pandemic. Off the back of that offers flooded in and saw the band support The Who, Guns N’ Roses and Slash amongst others. The path has been on a huge upward trajectory of course since debut single ‘When I’m Gone’ became the first song by an unsigned band to reach Billboard’s Mainstream Rock chart. ![]() ![]() ![]() The hype around these guys has of course been kinda crazy, but after a hugely solid debut EP there was nothing to believe that the debut album wouldn’t be just as solid. ![]()
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