[.ca] Frequencies from Planet Ten

Orange Goblin -"Frequencies From Planet Ten".:
I had heard and read intriguing things about this U.K. group, but had not had the pleasure of actually listening to them until quite recently, and I was NOT disappointed. Check out these tracks - 'Saruman's Wish", "Land of Secret Dreams", "Orange Goblin",,,aww heck, the whole thing's actually quite good. I've heard it classified as "stoner rock", but I think that might a term more commonly in use in the U.K.. If you like HEAVY-duty, fuzzy, Sabbath-inspired, retro-style space-metal with wild and spacey lyrics, you will LOVE these guys. The band is obviously very talented. I'd love to hear them played on North American radio more commonly. Makes METALLICA sound like whiney babies.Cheers!Simon

Heavy Sabbath Inspired Riffage....:
Praise the Lord & play it loud! .....there are still bands out there that can flat out rock with no hopes of ever getting on MTV or VH-1 "behind the corporate music". Very Black Sabbath "Volume IV" inspired with a dose of psych-rock for good measure. The best Goblin album for your first purchase. But to save on shipping & really start a stoner collection, go for the triple play today...Fu Manchu, Queens Of The Stone Age & Orange Goblin!

Beyond The Universe We Know:
From the Boston-esque boogie of "The Astral Project" to the mellow but haunting guitar outro of "Star Shaped Cloud", this CD rocks hard. It will be evident to any listener with even a passing familiarity with hard rock that Orange Goblin owe a heavy debt to Black Sabbath: the chunky riffings build a crushing wall of sound that is broken here and there by softer guitar interludes; every where there are admonitions against mankind's brutal treatment of Mother Earth (and himself); there are even the trademark Ozzy "come ons" and "alright nows". But Orange Goblin are their own animal...they admirably attempt to develop their own sound by synthesizing their British influences (inc. Cream, Pink Floyd, and many others) and the results are incredible. To be sure, there are plenty of stoner anthems here ("Magic Carpet", "Song of the Purple Mushroom Fish", etc.), but OG are not just another weed band; their pagan spirituality and love of Tolkien (listen to "Lothlorien" and "Saruman's Dream") give most of the songs a deeper meaning and sincerity. This CD is so good that it's difficult to choose a favorite track! Thank the Gods that SOMEBODY out there still knows how to make REAL ROCK records.

• Astral Project
• Magic Carpet
• Saruman's Wish
• Song of the Purple Mushroom Fish
• Aquatic Fanatic
• Lothlorian
• Land of Secret Dreams
• Orange Goblin
• Star Shaped Cloud