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| The Micronite Filters * * * / 5 Get Bent; For the Utmost Zebra Power; On The Fritz; Secrets of the Molemen |
Yes, this is a double album. But what would you expect from a band whose musical output from the past 12 months consists of a Brian Jonestown Massacre-rivalling two full-length albums, an EP and now a 22-song, four-part opus? Though the Micronite Filters hail from the meh-tropolis of Oshawa, there's plenty of inspiration behind this well-balanced collection of over-shredded rawkers, two-step twang, sloppy stoner grooves, acoustic meditations and wank-tastic jams. “I Forgot My Sunglasses” and “Twist Off Tops” are early highlights, while album closer “In the Clouds” builds to a marching climax with Hendrix-styled feedback-and-harmonica ambience that dissolves into a slide blues jam topping out at 17-and-a-half minutes. That singer/guitarist Abel Renton sounds a bit like Jon Bon Jovi actually works to their advantage as his husky delivery sutures classic-rock remnants into a cohesive monstrosity that puts the bitchin' back in ambition. Written by Chris Bilton for Eye Weekly Magazine, July 26, 2007 |