THE IMMORTAL LEE COUNTY KILLERS 3
''THESE BONES WILL RISE TO LOVE YOU''
SEPTEMBER 6 2005
30:31
1. Turn On The Panther/2:19
2. Revolution Summer/3:02
3. Blues/3:36
4. Boom Boom/2:23
5. Airliner/2:10
6. Stitched In Sin/2:37
7. The Damned Don't Cry/3:25
8. Wide As The Sky/2:17
9. Sonic Angel/2:35
10. Lights Down Low/3:51
11. No More My Lord/2:17
Jeff Goodwin /Keyboards, Vocals
Mr. Toko Chanel /Vocals
Chet Weise /Guitar, Harmonica, Vocals
Chetley Dale Weise /Composer, Guitar, Producer, Vocals
REVIEW
by Mark Deming
The third incarnation of the Immortal Lee County Killers sounds a bit less frantic but every bit as committed on 2005's These Bones Will Rise to Love You Again. The muscular punk-infused clamor of the group's first two albums has been turned down a few notches, and keyboards have added some additional layers of groove on several tunes, and as a result These Bones Will Rise is rooted more in traditional rock and R&B structures than in the past, with a soulful vibe permeating these sessions. Don't fret, there's still plenty of sweat and energy to be found here, Chetley Weise's guitar still cuts deep, and most importantly this band still lives and dies for their vision of the blues. "Boom Boom" is a telling homage to the power of Skip James, "Airliner" invokes the name and works of Stevie Wonder like a magic talisman (and who's to argue with that?), and the title "Blues" just about says it all in its tale of pain and menace. And while some fans will wonder about the slow drift of "Lights Down Low" or "Wide as the Sky," the truth is Weise has added new angles to his music without throwing away the passion and force that made it memorable in the first place. Strong stuff.
BIOGRAPHY
by John Duffy
Formed in summer 1999 in Auburn, AL, by guitarist Chetley "Cheetah" Weise (formerly of Quadrajets) and drummer Doug "the Boss" Sherrard. Combining punkish garage rock pathos with the basic elements of Chicago and Mississippi Delta blues, the Immortal Lee County Killers emerged as purveyors of perhaps the loudest and most aggressive blues-based music ever. Using only drums and heavily distorted guitar, the group recorded The Essential Fuck-Up Blues barely four months after forming for Estrus on Weise's eight-track in an dilapidated shack that had served as rehearsal space. Utilizing a switching foot-operated system, Weisepounded out both guitar and bass sounds through seperate amplifiers, both cranked to their limit. A handful of split singles followed on various indie labels. Sherrard departed in early 2001 to be replaced by the loud and flamboyant J.R.R. Token ("the Token One"), also late of Quadrajets.
''THESE BONES WILL RISE TO LOVE YOU''
SEPTEMBER 6 2005
30:31
1. Turn On The Panther/2:19
2. Revolution Summer/3:02
3. Blues/3:36
4. Boom Boom/2:23
5. Airliner/2:10
6. Stitched In Sin/2:37
7. The Damned Don't Cry/3:25
8. Wide As The Sky/2:17
9. Sonic Angel/2:35
10. Lights Down Low/3:51
11. No More My Lord/2:17
Jeff Goodwin /Keyboards, Vocals
Mr. Toko Chanel /Vocals
Chet Weise /Guitar, Harmonica, Vocals
Chetley Dale Weise /Composer, Guitar, Producer, Vocals
REVIEW
by Mark Deming
The third incarnation of the Immortal Lee County Killers sounds a bit less frantic but every bit as committed on 2005's These Bones Will Rise to Love You Again. The muscular punk-infused clamor of the group's first two albums has been turned down a few notches, and keyboards have added some additional layers of groove on several tunes, and as a result These Bones Will Rise is rooted more in traditional rock and R&B structures than in the past, with a soulful vibe permeating these sessions. Don't fret, there's still plenty of sweat and energy to be found here, Chetley Weise's guitar still cuts deep, and most importantly this band still lives and dies for their vision of the blues. "Boom Boom" is a telling homage to the power of Skip James, "Airliner" invokes the name and works of Stevie Wonder like a magic talisman (and who's to argue with that?), and the title "Blues" just about says it all in its tale of pain and menace. And while some fans will wonder about the slow drift of "Lights Down Low" or "Wide as the Sky," the truth is Weise has added new angles to his music without throwing away the passion and force that made it memorable in the first place. Strong stuff.
BIOGRAPHY
by John Duffy
Formed in summer 1999 in Auburn, AL, by guitarist Chetley "Cheetah" Weise (formerly of Quadrajets) and drummer Doug "the Boss" Sherrard. Combining punkish garage rock pathos with the basic elements of Chicago and Mississippi Delta blues, the Immortal Lee County Killers emerged as purveyors of perhaps the loudest and most aggressive blues-based music ever. Using only drums and heavily distorted guitar, the group recorded The Essential Fuck-Up Blues barely four months after forming for Estrus on Weise's eight-track in an dilapidated shack that had served as rehearsal space. Utilizing a switching foot-operated system, Weisepounded out both guitar and bass sounds through seperate amplifiers, both cranked to their limit. A handful of split singles followed on various indie labels. Sherrard departed in early 2001 to be replaced by the loud and flamboyant J.R.R. Token ("the Token One"), also late of Quadrajets.
