Dr2 View "Born Ugly" by The Muggs
| CD TITLE: | Born Ugly |  |
| ARTIST: | The Muggs | |
| RELEASE DATE: | April 29th, 2011 | |
| BAND MEMBERS: | Danny Methric ~ (vocals, guitars) | |
| Tony DeNardo ~ (Fender Rhodes Bass) | ||
| Todd Glass ~ (drums) | ||
| TRACK LISTINGS: | 1) Born Ugly | |
| 2) Blood Meridian | ||
| 3) Home Free | ||
| 4) Clean Break Blues | ||
| 5) Notes From The Underground | ||
| 6) Dear Theo | ||
| 7) Losing End Blues | ||
| 8) 6 to Midnite | ||
| 9) Sturm Und Drang | ||
| 10) Hats Off To Mr. Beardsley | ||
| 11) World Around | ||
| 12) Kitchen Sink Blues | ||
| 13) Last Words | ||
| RECORDED AT: | Ghetto Recorders | |
| PRODUCED BY: | Jim Diamond & The Muggs | |
| ENGINEERED/MIXED BY: | Jim Diamond | |
| MASTERED BY: | Jim Kissling~Tempermill Studios |
Dr2 View:
Detroit’s own rockin’ blues masters themselves, The Muggs, are set to drop their third disc, “Born Ugly” April 29th, and Dr2 has been spinning it non-stop since we had it dropped in our in-box. The eagerly awaited follow up to 2008’s, “On With The Show”, has the Muggs driving us through a musical kaleidoscope, racing in and out of their early influences of the late 60’s and early 70’s blues laced rock of the time. Blithely ignoring convention and popular trend, The Muggs forge ahead with their classic blend of blues and rock n’ roll, and in the process, prove that some things never go out of style. All these guys do is give us a heavy beat, guitar madness and a hell of a dose of authenticity. Their music is born of
When we received our advance copy of this 13-track Jam fest you could say we were more than a little excited, and anxious to hear the new material. And the guys did not disappoint, drawing, it seems, from a lot of recent time on the road together to put together a tight, polished, complete effort that draws from a variety of timeless themes, from politics to pain, and from loss to love, while grinding out the blues and scorching the amps! Kicking off the disc is the title track, Born Ugly, certainly an ode to themselves, and definitely one that would seem right at home on Sabbath’s Volume 4, while Home Free provides the definition of lyrical genius. Jim Diamond’s presence is felt on Notes From The Underground, clocking in at a hair over 2 minutes, and what could possibly be the newest musical genre in town “Garage Blues”, a feat only The Muggs and Diamond could pull off. Midway through the disc finds the Muggs tipping their hats to that ZZ Top sound with Dear Theo, & Losing End Blues, before literally surprising us with the ballads World Around, which remarkably contains only 6 words that you’ll be repeating over and over again as the goose bumps make their way across your body.
In all, there is definitely a progression in The Muggs new music. Sure, it is still the same sound Muggs fans love. They did not depart from their roots, but we noticed that there seems to be a greater focus on the lyric in this collection. A focus that, we feel, has added a finishing touch to their distinctive sound. A hint to this new proclivity is evidenced in the printed lyrics they display in the liner. The Muggs hold center court and release “Born Ugly” this Friday night April 29th at The Magic Bag in