Who remembers Walt Mink? Raise your hands. I do. It has been awhile but when I saw this CD sitting in Ye Olde CD rack I had to give it a turn. I remembered clearly a song that they used to play on the radio (was it REV105 or maybe Radio K?) and there was this phrase they kept saying throughout the song "What a drag, what a drag, what a drag, drag, drag." I always thought that was the name of the song until Ross corrected me. Anyway, that song is on this CD.
Walt Mink was a band formed in the late 80s by three Macalaster College students and has since broken up. They named the band after one of their professors. I would describe the music they play as alternative. The drums totally thrash throughout this CD and the guitars are loud and razor sharp. The guy who is the lead singer has a voice that kind of reminds me of Billy Corrigan from the Smashing Pumpkins because it is a little irritating and unusual. I think his voice is better than Billy Corrigan's though.
My favorite song on this CD is, of course, the song I mentioned in the paragraph above, it is called "Brave Beyond the Call." There is just something about the beat and that phrase they keep repeating that I love. I also like the song "Lost in the World." It is actually kind of a mellow song compared to the other songs on this CD. It is about spacemen coming down to earth and taking over. It reminds me of David Bowie or "Major Tom," a futuristic song.
Ross was a big local music supporter as I am sure you have noticed from some of the other CDs I have reviewed on here. That is probably why he had this CD. I don't know if he ever saw them live. I assume he did since he tried to see most popular bands and back in the day they were pretty big here. Walt Mink is an acquired taste but I like them. I only wish I had been able to see them live. I love this CD. It thrashes a bit more than I am used to but I love it. I also love that I can listen to that song over and over again. It never gets old. I am keeping it.
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
No comments:
Post a Comment