 |
Somewhere between the "Family Man" album and "The Process of Weeding Out" e.p. Black Flag not had experimented with spoken word and instrutmental tunes but they also began to break up. "I Can See You" was the beginning of the end for this iconic band. The title track has the mocking loathing sarcasm which is also a trademark Henry Rollins vocal style. "Kickin & Stickin" comes back with more of a blues pattern in the style of "ZZ Top" and lyrics in the style of late Blues man John Lee Hooker. "Out of This World" the third track fires up the signature machine gun drum style and lyrical freight train style of Henry Rollins which was the genuine signature of Black Flag, Greg Ginn also gets his licks as lead guitarist on this track as well, never failing to remind you that the band lived and died with his lead guitar as much as it did with any of the other band's personaes at the time. The fourth track "You Let Me Down" is drums and vocals, howling growling vocals, which remind you that Rollins guest vocaled on a live version of "We are 138" by The Misfits. You can't really stand up against a man whose vocal stylings are as rancorus as Glenn Danzig, would you really want to? Regardless of what Black Flag era you are or were a fan of, "I Can See You" is an ep which plays like an album because the weight of the guitar, drums and signature low thunderous booming bass of Kira Roessler as well as the lead vocals. It is a noble effort for one of the most imitated never equated overlooked original west coast punk bands whose dissolution broke alot of soul. Black Flag was one of the toughest bands that mattered.Read full review
Current slide {CURRENT_SLIDE} of {TOTAL_SLIDES}- Best Selling in CDs
Current slide {CURRENT_SLIDE} of {TOTAL_SLIDES}- Save on CDs
Current slide {CURRENT_SLIDE} of {TOTAL_SLIDES}- You may also like
