THE BROUGHT LOW
''THIRD RECORD''
2010
38:30
1 /Old Century 3:19
2 /Everybody Loves a Whore 2:40
3 /The Kelly Rose
Robert Russell 4:05
4 /A Thousand Miles Away 3:52
5 /My Favorite Waste of Time
Nick Heller / Robert Russell 6:15
6 /Matthew's Grave
Robert Russell 3:19
7 /Blow Out Your Candles
Nick Heller / Robert Russell 5:20
8 /Last Man Alive 6:18
9 /Slow Your Roll
Nick Heller / Robert Russell 3:22
Nick Heller /Drums
Eric Oblander /Harmonica
Robert Russell /Bass, Vocals (Background)
Benjamin Howard Smith /Guitar, Vocals
Dave Unger /Organ
REVIEW
by Eduardo Rivadavia
Brooklyn hard rockers the Brought Low aren't ones to rush things -- releasing but three albums over a ten-year career makes that obvious -- but they always seem to have something interesting to say when they open up their mouths, or rather tune up, plug in, and crank out their latest grooves. Released in 2010, the plainly named Third Record is no exception and its songs, by the same token, are striking models of efficiency: pure, straightforward, compact, but clearly painstakingly constructed to sound that way. More often than not on this occasion, Benjamin Howard Smith's soulful drawl and fluid guitar escort bassist Robert Russell and drummer Nick Heller way down past the Mason-Dixon Line, via Southern-flavored numbers redolent of Lynyrd and Skynyrd! For proof, just check out driving rockers like "Old Century" and "The Kelly Rose," the swampy acoustics of "A Thousand Miles Away," the heavy, heavy blues of "Blow Out Your Candles" (featuring harp from Five Horse Johnson's Eric Oblander), and the woeful lament of "Last Man Alive." But the Brought Low aren't stuck on the Southern connection entirely, and so they can also be found negotiating cross-town traffic with the stutter-riffed "Matthew's Grave," Sunday driving with the organ-infused instrumental "Slow Your Roll," or simply flooring it toward the border with "Everybody Loves a Whore." In sum, Third Record writes another intriguing, and often unpredictable, chapter in the trio's career, making it obvious why fans continue to welcome the Brought Low back, no matter how long they stay away.
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
''THIRD RECORD''
2010
38:30
1 /Old Century 3:19
2 /Everybody Loves a Whore 2:40
3 /The Kelly Rose
Robert Russell 4:05
4 /A Thousand Miles Away 3:52
5 /My Favorite Waste of Time
Nick Heller / Robert Russell 6:15
6 /Matthew's Grave
Robert Russell 3:19
7 /Blow Out Your Candles
Nick Heller / Robert Russell 5:20
8 /Last Man Alive 6:18
9 /Slow Your Roll
Nick Heller / Robert Russell 3:22
Nick Heller /Drums
Eric Oblander /Harmonica
Robert Russell /Bass, Vocals (Background)
Benjamin Howard Smith /Guitar, Vocals
Dave Unger /Organ
REVIEW
by Eduardo Rivadavia
Brooklyn hard rockers the Brought Low aren't ones to rush things -- releasing but three albums over a ten-year career makes that obvious -- but they always seem to have something interesting to say when they open up their mouths, or rather tune up, plug in, and crank out their latest grooves. Released in 2010, the plainly named Third Record is no exception and its songs, by the same token, are striking models of efficiency: pure, straightforward, compact, but clearly painstakingly constructed to sound that way. More often than not on this occasion, Benjamin Howard Smith's soulful drawl and fluid guitar escort bassist Robert Russell and drummer Nick Heller way down past the Mason-Dixon Line, via Southern-flavored numbers redolent of Lynyrd and Skynyrd! For proof, just check out driving rockers like "Old Century" and "The Kelly Rose," the swampy acoustics of "A Thousand Miles Away," the heavy, heavy blues of "Blow Out Your Candles" (featuring harp from Five Horse Johnson's Eric Oblander), and the woeful lament of "Last Man Alive." But the Brought Low aren't stuck on the Southern connection entirely, and so they can also be found negotiating cross-town traffic with the stutter-riffed "Matthew's Grave," Sunday driving with the organ-infused instrumental "Slow Your Roll," or simply flooring it toward the border with "Everybody Loves a Whore." In sum, Third Record writes another intriguing, and often unpredictable, chapter in the trio's career, making it obvious why fans continue to welcome the Brought Low back, no matter how long they stay away.
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
