THE BROUGHT LOW
''THE BROUGHT LOW''
OCTOBER 16 2001
41:44
1 /What I Found
Ben Smith 4:06
2 /Goddamn God Bless
Dean Rispler / Ben Smith 5:57
3 /Motherless Sons
Dean Rispler / Ben Smith 4:00
4 /Kings and Queens
Ben Smith 4:02
5 /Hot n' Cold
Ben Smith 4:32
6 /City Boy
Ben Smith 4:31
7 /Outer Borough Dust Run
Dean Rispler / Ben Smith 7:17
8 /Deathbed
Dean Rispler / Ben Smith 5:21
9 /[Untitled Track]
Ben Smith 1:58
REVIEW
by Eduardo Rivadavia
Classic rock is alive and well in New York City -- Brooklyn anyway. Forget the Strokes, wayward brothers and sisters of the new millennium -- this is where it's at! Seriously though, given the renewed search for musical legitimacy that is seemingly taking hold of the kids, post-September 11, maybe the Brought Low could make a run for it with their old-school hard rock. On this self-titled debut, the trio delivers a relatively gimmick-free set of tunes, boasting ultra-groovy riffs and plenty of road-tested retro-rock & roll. His peculiar, somewhat nasal voice aside (he sounds like Bon Scott minus the grit), guitar man Benjamin Howard Smith has found himself one of the richest, chunkiest, most appealing Les Paul tones heard in some time. This, in fact, is the secret behind album standouts like "What I Found," "Goddamn God Bless," and "Hot n' Cold." The rest of the disc isn't quite as immediate, but the Southern rockish "Kings & Queens" has a feel-good, Skynyrd jamming with Aerosmith feel. And slow-grinding bluesy nuggets like the exquisite "Deathbed" and the easy-jammin' "Outer Borough Dust Run" (which crackles to life on a textbook AC/DC riff) make for a very nice ride indeed. Recommended.
BIOGRAPHY
by Eduardo Rivadavia
Brooklyn, NY's the Brought Low formed in 1999 and originally featured singer/guitarist Benjamin Howard Smith, bassist Dean Rispler, and drummer Nick Heller. The trio made its recorded debut in 2001 with a self-titled album (released by Tee Pee Records) that boasted a vintage style of '70s hard rock rich in both American and British inspiration; the Brought Low then parted company with Rispler and welcomed new bass player Robert Russell in 2003. Another three years would pass, however, before the Brought Low delivered their sophomore album, the sardonically named Right on Time, which introduced stronger blues influences and led to increased touring activity. And then, in 2010, the aptly titled Third Record emerged through Small Stone (as had its predecessor), this time displaying a certain Southern rock obsession amid the group's consistent heavy rock foundation
''THE BROUGHT LOW''
OCTOBER 16 2001
41:44
1 /What I Found
Ben Smith 4:06
2 /Goddamn God Bless
Dean Rispler / Ben Smith 5:57
3 /Motherless Sons
Dean Rispler / Ben Smith 4:00
4 /Kings and Queens
Ben Smith 4:02
5 /Hot n' Cold
Ben Smith 4:32
6 /City Boy
Ben Smith 4:31
7 /Outer Borough Dust Run
Dean Rispler / Ben Smith 7:17
8 /Deathbed
Dean Rispler / Ben Smith 5:21
9 /[Untitled Track]
Ben Smith 1:58
REVIEW
by Eduardo Rivadavia
Classic rock is alive and well in New York City -- Brooklyn anyway. Forget the Strokes, wayward brothers and sisters of the new millennium -- this is where it's at! Seriously though, given the renewed search for musical legitimacy that is seemingly taking hold of the kids, post-September 11, maybe the Brought Low could make a run for it with their old-school hard rock. On this self-titled debut, the trio delivers a relatively gimmick-free set of tunes, boasting ultra-groovy riffs and plenty of road-tested retro-rock & roll. His peculiar, somewhat nasal voice aside (he sounds like Bon Scott minus the grit), guitar man Benjamin Howard Smith has found himself one of the richest, chunkiest, most appealing Les Paul tones heard in some time. This, in fact, is the secret behind album standouts like "What I Found," "Goddamn God Bless," and "Hot n' Cold." The rest of the disc isn't quite as immediate, but the Southern rockish "Kings & Queens" has a feel-good, Skynyrd jamming with Aerosmith feel. And slow-grinding bluesy nuggets like the exquisite "Deathbed" and the easy-jammin' "Outer Borough Dust Run" (which crackles to life on a textbook AC/DC riff) make for a very nice ride indeed. Recommended.
BIOGRAPHY
by Eduardo Rivadavia
Brooklyn, NY's the Brought Low formed in 1999 and originally featured singer/guitarist Benjamin Howard Smith, bassist Dean Rispler, and drummer Nick Heller. The trio made its recorded debut in 2001 with a self-titled album (released by Tee Pee Records) that boasted a vintage style of '70s hard rock rich in both American and British inspiration; the Brought Low then parted company with Rispler and welcomed new bass player Robert Russell in 2003. Another three years would pass, however, before the Brought Low delivered their sophomore album, the sardonically named Right on Time, which introduced stronger blues influences and led to increased touring activity. And then, in 2010, the aptly titled Third Record emerged through Small Stone (as had its predecessor), this time displaying a certain Southern rock obsession amid the group's consistent heavy rock foundation
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