ENDLESS BOOGIE
''FOCUS LEVEL''
JUNE 17 2008
78:54
1 Smoking Figs In The Yard 07:23
2 The Manly Vibe 09:39
3 Bad River 03:01
4 Executive Focus 11:31
5 Gimme The Awesome 05:19
6 Steak Rock 07:27
7 Coming Down The Stairs 05:17
8 Jammin' With Top Dollar 10:20
9 Low-Lifes 16:16
10 Move Back! 02:36
By AMG
Harry Druzd/Drums
Jesper Eklow/Guitar
Paul Major/Guitar, Vocals
Mark Ohe/Bass
REVIEW/AMG
by Tom Forget
The musty reek of a record collector’s basement must follow Endless Boogie around everywhere they play. The Brooklyn blues jam conglomerate riffs on classic touchstones such as the heavy Texas rumble of Z.Z. Top, the Woodstock noodling of Canned Heat, and the brown acid haze of Blue Cheer. FOCUS LEVEL’s pleasures rest in the band’s ability to crawl inside these sounds and explore them. Endless Boogie isn’t exactly trying to reinvent the playbook, but they want to rewrite every page their very own way. Tracks such as “The Manly Vibe” and “Smoking Figs in the Backyard” strut and swagger in the classic blues-rock manner.
BIOGRAPHY/WIKIPEDIA
Endless Boogie is an American rock band, formed in 1997 in Brooklyn, New York. The current line-up of the band consists of Paul Major (vocals, guitar), Jesper Eklow (guitar), Marc Razo (bass) and Harry Druzd (drums). The band takes its name from John Lee Hooker's 1971 album of the same name.
The band is known for "its minimalist jams both onstage and on record."
The band was formed in 1997 by Matador Records employees and a professional record collector for jamming. Initially having no plans to record or to tour, the band played their first live show in 2001 as an opening act for Pavement's Stephen Malkmus. After releasing a pair of rare vinyl LPs from 2005, the band released albums Focus Level in 2008 and Full House Head in 2010. Touring with bands such as Dungen and Circle, the band released their fourth album, Long Island in 2013.
The band's style has been labeled as hard rock, psychedelic rock, stoner rock and blues rock. The band's minimalist musical style also attributes krautrock influences, being described as "classic-rock-meets-krautrock" and " repetitive, one-chord riff-rock." The band described their musical style as "Kraut Southern rock."
The band's style also has been compared to those of ZZ Top, AC/DC, Teenage Head-era Flamin’ Groovies, Canned Heat, Amon Düül, Can, The Groundhogs, The Stooges and the Velvet Underground. Tom Hughes of The Guardian described Major's vocals as being "somewhere between a John Lee Hooker drawl and a Captain Beefheart honk."
Current Members:
Paul "Top Dollar" Major – vocals, guitar
Jesper "The Governor" Eklow – guitar
Marc Razo – bass
Harry Druzd – drums
Former members
Chris Gray – drums
TO THE TOP
''FOCUS LEVEL''
JUNE 17 2008
78:54
1 Smoking Figs In The Yard 07:23
2 The Manly Vibe 09:39
3 Bad River 03:01
4 Executive Focus 11:31
5 Gimme The Awesome 05:19
6 Steak Rock 07:27
7 Coming Down The Stairs 05:17
8 Jammin' With Top Dollar 10:20
9 Low-Lifes 16:16
10 Move Back! 02:36
By AMG
Harry Druzd/Drums
Jesper Eklow/Guitar
Paul Major/Guitar, Vocals
Mark Ohe/Bass
REVIEW/AMG
by Tom Forget
The musty reek of a record collector’s basement must follow Endless Boogie around everywhere they play. The Brooklyn blues jam conglomerate riffs on classic touchstones such as the heavy Texas rumble of Z.Z. Top, the Woodstock noodling of Canned Heat, and the brown acid haze of Blue Cheer. FOCUS LEVEL’s pleasures rest in the band’s ability to crawl inside these sounds and explore them. Endless Boogie isn’t exactly trying to reinvent the playbook, but they want to rewrite every page their very own way. Tracks such as “The Manly Vibe” and “Smoking Figs in the Backyard” strut and swagger in the classic blues-rock manner.
BIOGRAPHY/WIKIPEDIA
Endless Boogie is an American rock band, formed in 1997 in Brooklyn, New York. The current line-up of the band consists of Paul Major (vocals, guitar), Jesper Eklow (guitar), Marc Razo (bass) and Harry Druzd (drums). The band takes its name from John Lee Hooker's 1971 album of the same name.
The band is known for "its minimalist jams both onstage and on record."
The band was formed in 1997 by Matador Records employees and a professional record collector for jamming. Initially having no plans to record or to tour, the band played their first live show in 2001 as an opening act for Pavement's Stephen Malkmus. After releasing a pair of rare vinyl LPs from 2005, the band released albums Focus Level in 2008 and Full House Head in 2010. Touring with bands such as Dungen and Circle, the band released their fourth album, Long Island in 2013.
The band's style has been labeled as hard rock, psychedelic rock, stoner rock and blues rock. The band's minimalist musical style also attributes krautrock influences, being described as "classic-rock-meets-krautrock" and " repetitive, one-chord riff-rock." The band described their musical style as "Kraut Southern rock."
The band's style also has been compared to those of ZZ Top, AC/DC, Teenage Head-era Flamin’ Groovies, Canned Heat, Amon Düül, Can, The Groundhogs, The Stooges and the Velvet Underground. Tom Hughes of The Guardian described Major's vocals as being "somewhere between a John Lee Hooker drawl and a Captain Beefheart honk."
Current Members:
Paul "Top Dollar" Major – vocals, guitar
Jesper "The Governor" Eklow – guitar
Marc Razo – bass
Harry Druzd – drums
Former members
Chris Gray – drums
TO THE TOP
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