FLATMAN
''BOTTLE OF BOOZE''
2002
47:09
1 Bottle Of Booze 04:15
2 I Pray 04:24
3 Hidden Man In The Mountains 04:57
4 Power Of The Tree 05:42
5 Better You Hide 04:34
6 Gambler 03:13
7 Damn Good Band From Dixieland 03:51
8 On The Hunt 05:30
9 Don't Forget To Live 06:28
10 Six Cylinders 04:08
Stefan Kossmann - Vocals, Guitar, Harp
Torsten Kossmann - Guitar, Backing Vocals
Emil Renner - Guitar
Matthias Popp - Bass
Michael Schneiderbanger - Drums
Sabine Kossmann - Backing Vocals
Kathrin Saalfrank - Backing Vocals
REVIEW
"A Bottle Of Booze" - CD Review by Janos Wolfart, March 2005
Ever since Lizard’s surprise coups we’ve known that Southern Rock with the "Made in Germany" hallmark has earned its place in the annals of music. Flatman come from Franconia and have been playing in (almost) the same league ever since their debut album. This new album offers precisely what the avid fans of bands like Lynyrd Skynyrd, Molly Hatchet and the Outlaws were expecting: an unbeatable three-guitar line-up. In his usual laid-back manner, lead singer Stefan Kossmann (who is also the founder of the band and plays guitar) recalls Danny Joe Brown, who died recently but will live on forever through his music.
"A Bottle Of Booze" and "I Pray" are two of the best Southern Boogie songs recorded since "Flirtin' With Disaster", and Hughie Thomasson would certainly be proud of "Hidden Man In The Mountains" too because with its theme of the American Civil War it would have fitted perfectly with the Outlaws’ first two records. "The Power Of The Tree" is the first ballad and is perhaps somewhat less spectacular, but then there is "Better You Hide", which is a full-blown rock song. The first highlight of the album is "Gambler", composed by Torsten Kossmann, which offers not only an interesting story about a gambler but also a superb and atmospherically fitting though all too short guitar solo with backing from a Hammond organ. This is a song that will really put Flatman on the map as an independent band. "Damn Good Band From Dixieland" is a tribute to the legendary Allman Brothers and Lynyrd Skynyrd, and "On The Hunt" is probably the best version of this song ever, after the original.
"Don't Forget To Live" is the mandatory ballad with guitar duels at the end sounding like a cross between "Freebird" and "Green Grass & High Tides". Awesome! The lyrics for the final song "Six Cylinders" are so full of clichées that you have to admire the boys from Flatman for their sense of humour.
Without wanting to repeat ourselves, all we can say in conclusion is that this is a classic piece of Classic Southern Rock that seamlessly follows on from the classics of the genre.
''BOTTLE OF BOOZE''
2002
47:09
1 Bottle Of Booze 04:15
2 I Pray 04:24
3 Hidden Man In The Mountains 04:57
4 Power Of The Tree 05:42
5 Better You Hide 04:34
6 Gambler 03:13
7 Damn Good Band From Dixieland 03:51
8 On The Hunt 05:30
9 Don't Forget To Live 06:28
10 Six Cylinders 04:08
Stefan Kossmann - Vocals, Guitar, Harp
Torsten Kossmann - Guitar, Backing Vocals
Emil Renner - Guitar
Matthias Popp - Bass
Michael Schneiderbanger - Drums
Sabine Kossmann - Backing Vocals
Kathrin Saalfrank - Backing Vocals
REVIEW
"A Bottle Of Booze" - CD Review by Janos Wolfart, March 2005
Ever since Lizard’s surprise coups we’ve known that Southern Rock with the "Made in Germany" hallmark has earned its place in the annals of music. Flatman come from Franconia and have been playing in (almost) the same league ever since their debut album. This new album offers precisely what the avid fans of bands like Lynyrd Skynyrd, Molly Hatchet and the Outlaws were expecting: an unbeatable three-guitar line-up. In his usual laid-back manner, lead singer Stefan Kossmann (who is also the founder of the band and plays guitar) recalls Danny Joe Brown, who died recently but will live on forever through his music.
"A Bottle Of Booze" and "I Pray" are two of the best Southern Boogie songs recorded since "Flirtin' With Disaster", and Hughie Thomasson would certainly be proud of "Hidden Man In The Mountains" too because with its theme of the American Civil War it would have fitted perfectly with the Outlaws’ first two records. "The Power Of The Tree" is the first ballad and is perhaps somewhat less spectacular, but then there is "Better You Hide", which is a full-blown rock song. The first highlight of the album is "Gambler", composed by Torsten Kossmann, which offers not only an interesting story about a gambler but also a superb and atmospherically fitting though all too short guitar solo with backing from a Hammond organ. This is a song that will really put Flatman on the map as an independent band. "Damn Good Band From Dixieland" is a tribute to the legendary Allman Brothers and Lynyrd Skynyrd, and "On The Hunt" is probably the best version of this song ever, after the original.
"Don't Forget To Live" is the mandatory ballad with guitar duels at the end sounding like a cross between "Freebird" and "Green Grass & High Tides". Awesome! The lyrics for the final song "Six Cylinders" are so full of clichées that you have to admire the boys from Flatman for their sense of humour.
Without wanting to repeat ourselves, all we can say in conclusion is that this is a classic piece of Classic Southern Rock that seamlessly follows on from the classics of the genre.
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