Wolfmother - Wolfmother (2006) [Album Review]

Before reading further, you should know
1. Wolfmother is extremely young (everyone is around 19 years old).
2. The band only consists of 3 members.

While some bands can pull off great things with only three members, Wolfmother falls short of creating a solid, concrete album. The main problem is that it all sounds the same. They come through with a quality sound (catchy too) in each song, but there is just not enough variation, in every aspect of the songs.

My biggest complaint is that the rhyme scheme is almost identical throughout the entire cd - after a few songs, you feel like you have been listening to the same thing over and over. While listening, you can pick out several influences; everything from the Beatles to Led Zeppelin to Queens of the Stone Age. While resembling other bands, they definitely have their own unique sound - if you heard Wolfmother on the radio, you would know it instantly.

Unlike almost all other bands, their album art is representative in their music, and should be noted. A lot of their songs are story-like and give off a “mystic” sense.

I would not recommend buying this album, but just bits of it (I’ve never given this advice before..)
If you download these songs, you will probably be compelled to buy the entire CD but i warn you: you will probably be disappointed. Since there is so much repetition you couldn’t even believe, here are the songs you should buy individually (iTunes, here we come):

1. Joker and the Thief
Stands out by far. Great style, and creative: just a flat out awesome song.
2. Mind’s Eye
A slower song, but arguably the most musically creative/inventive.
3. Dimension
This is a good example of the sound that gets repeated. Good but not great.
4. Colossal
Quality old-fashion hard rock. Yeeeeaaahhh.

The Verdict: B-

Add comment February 16th, 2007