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Bands like Wolfmother
and Boulder's own Rose Hill Drive put out respectable retro-rock
albums this year, but none was as diverse and satisfying as the
self-titled debut from the Buffalo Killers, a new band fashioned
from the ashes of boogie-rock revivalists Thee Shams. Thick with
heavy bass and fuzzed-out and wah-wahed guitars, the album is
a loose-limbed rock revelation filled with killer riffs and head-nodding
grooves. Through 10 songs, the trio channels everyone from the
Beatles to Blue Cheer, the Stones to Frank Zappa - and makes
it all sound somehow fresh. - The sounds of '06 / Daily
Camera The Buffalo Killers'
plans for the fall changed after the Black Crowes discovered
the thunderous Cincinnati rock trio. The longtime Georgia boogie-rockers
handpicked the Buffalo Killers to open an entire 18-date fall
tour, which comes to the Taft Theatre Oct. 22. - The
Enquirer One of the bands
that, following the Crowes lead, have wholeheartedly embraced
the influences of '70s-era boogie rock, the three-piece Buffalo
Killers ran through a furious, fuzz-toned set that drew heavily
from bands like Mountain and the James Gang. - Commercial
Appeal In their days as
members of thee Shams, the Gabbard brothers kicked out down and
dirty, high adrenaline rock, slamming the Rolling Stones straight
into the heart of psychedelic garage. Now with their new project,
Buffalo Killers, the brothers are joined by drummer/pianist/harpsichordist
Joseph Sebaali and have closed the garage door and embarked on
a journey into classic rock. "San Martine des Morelle,"
which opens the Buffalo Killers eponymous set, makes their evolution
crystal clear, presenting a slowly simmering track that's bluesy
to the core, but lashed with Jimi Hendrix-esque wah-wah guitar.
"Down in the Blue" is even slower-paced, all the better
to luxuriate in the heaving blues riff, while "Children
of War" is even heavier, a pointed reminder of that time
in the late '60s when bands discovered the power of slowing R&B
down and thrusting up the bottom end. (...) And that's the incredible
beauty of this set: rock fans will recognize all of these influences
within virtually every vocal inflection, guitar riff and solo,
and many of the rhythms as well, but each is lovingly showcased
in an entirely new context. And for all its "classic"
sound, the Buffalo Killers incorporate more modern ones as well,
a shade of Brit-pop atmosphere here, a tinge of the New Wave
of British Heavy Metal there. What the Jesus and Mary Chain were
to the '80s, Buffalo Killers may well be to this decade, brilliantly
bringing the beloved sounds of yesterday into a new millennium.
- Jo-Ann Greene / AMG Who needs southern
or '70s rock credibility when you can grow thick hair on every
square inch of your head and face? On the self-titled debut from
Buffalo Killers, these mountain men open with a spacey mix of
White Album melodies and blues-heavy guitar work. And that's
before the Buffalo Killers figure out what they do really well.
Formerly of garage-rock outfit Thee Shams, brothers Andrew and
Zachary Gabbard share guitar and bass duties while blending vocal
styles - one features a lazy, southern drawl and the other sounds
like Robert Plant chewing through a light bulb. Catching fire
at the midway point, "River Water" flows like epic,
early '70s The Who, and "With Love" follows by locking
into a stunning blues-rock groove. Opening with the line "Let's
forget about the '60s," "Children of War" drops
into a Crazy Horse riff; it's a move that simultaneously recalls
Neil Young while erasing the memory of Buffalo Springfield. The
Gabbards and drummer Joseph Sebaali indulge every southern or
classic rock temptation along the way, except the inclination
to follow the brothers Followill (a.k.a. Kings of Leon). You'll
find no southern-fried dance boogie here; all buffalo killing
happens around an acid-soaked campfire. It's classic rock with
cosmic sensibilities. - Jonathan Easley / Alarm
Press Garage Rock fans
of every stripe grieved the news that Thee Shams had called it
a day after the 2005 release of their thunderous Sign the Line.
In fact, the Cincinnati quintet wasn't breaking up so much as
reconfiguring. Reconstituted, the threesome christened themselves
Buffalo Killers and headed to the studio to create the slowburn
fury of their eponymous debut. From the slinky, psychedelic Blues
riff of "San Martine des Morelle" and the Stones-y
slide lightning of "The Path Before Me," it's apparent
that Buffalo Killers are working a slightly more sophisticated
and yet still viscerally powerful angle on their debut. Although
Sign the Line hinted at this direction last year, the trio is
clearly re-energized, roaring through this lysergically-tinged
set of Garage Blues nuggets like Cream and Crazy Horse channeling
the spirit of the Standells at a basement séance. Buffalo
Killers are the real raw deal. - Cincinnati
CityBeat Listen to Buffalo
Killers on the HearYa
Sessions From the ashes of
Cincinnati's late, great Thee Shams, the Gabbard brothers (Andrew
on lead guitar and Zachary on bass) move from the Memphis garage
to the dark, dank swamps of Boogieland. Buffalo Killers is a
sharp ninety degree turn from their past, and the brothers' sympathetic
playing is anchored by the sonic heartbeat of drummer Joe Sabaali.
You can't really pin down the sound, though. Psychedelic, Joe
Walsh (Barnstorm era), stoner blues, Neil Young grunge, trippy-era
Hendrix, southern rock, Grand Funk, Skynyrdit's all in there
somewhere. Live, the trio is mesmerizing, sliding from Mountain/Cream
syncopation to what could best be described as Vanilla Fudge
on mushrooms trying to play their entire catalogue without pause.
- Bill Holmes / Pop Culture Press Buffalo Killers
delve deep into a psychedelic/bluesy/southern rock territory
while still keeping their raw edges. It's a little bit country,
and a little bit rock'n'roll, but definitely not in a Donny and
Marie kind of way. This band gets frequent comparisons to Neil
Young and the Crazy Horse, Buffalo Springfield, and James Gang,
but rather than sounding like a parody of the above, they create
a sound all their own. - Olga Grinberg / Buffalo Rising For balls out garage
rocking 'The Path Before Me' is equal to the best they came up
with in Thee Shams. Even here though they seem more willing to
experiment and to break out of the conventions that bound them
in a straight up garage rock band. And on other moments they
seem to be more Beatles than Stones 'With Love' has a serious
pop-song sensibility. Which makes it all the more surprising
when the classic 60's opening of 'Children of War' moves into
the lyrics "let's forget about the 60's, because there's
more going down right now". This is maybe the point though
an influence is one thing but being beholden to a bygone
era is another. In acknowledging the where this band have come
from we shouldn't neglect that they're in a pretty good place
right now. - Daniel Cressey / Pennyblack
Music Listen to Buffalo
Killers live on Woxy.com In a time when '60s
revivalists proliferate with feigned sophistication and hammy
rock n' roll decadence, this band is a breath of fresh air. The
band's self-titled debut on Alive Records infuses unpolished
righteousness with fuzz-stewed splendor to create an inventive
hodgepodge. The product is a whirling, drug-laden brew that inflames
your awareness, leaving you aghast with a contact high. - The
Post (Athens, Ohio) Once you are greeted
by Andrew Gabbard's wah-wah pedal and the slow bluesy stomp that
is "San Martine des Morelle," you know you are in for
a treat. Towards the end of San Martine, there is some great
interplay between Andrew and Sebaali on piano that reminded me
of The Stones in their heyday with Mick Taylor and Ian Stewart.
- HearYa "Everyone has
to compare you to someone, and frankly most of the comparisons
are flattering," he says. "Although our music is akin
to a more classic sound, I think our contribution lies in our
ability to meld multiple genres cohesively. As for the new name
to fit the new evolution, Gabbard gives credit to Neus Subjex
'zine founder, Shawn Abnoxious, who Gabbard claims would always
refer to Thee Shams as "buffalo killers." When plotting
their new project, the name stuck and even survived a mild protest
this fall in Seattle where parents' objections to the name threatened
a university show. All went well, though, and the gig turned
out incident free. "We are pacifists ... lovers, not killers,"
Gabbard says, laughing. - read the interview with the City
Beat The Buffalo Killers,
which grew out of the two brothers' former band - Fat Possum
Records' Thee Shams - is tricked out with a whole lot of the
gooey, quicksand-y guitars that were in office back in the '60s
and '70s before drifting off into the sunset of popularity. Maybe
Ohio never let those manuevers go completely away and this isn't
a resurgence at all. We're always so quick to think things are
resurging. Nope ... they've never gone. "Classic rock's
a pretty loose term," Zach Gabbard said. "It's just
as modern as anything else. We're writing these songs today,
in 2006, but I'd much rather people said we sound like that than
The White Stripes or something. Read the interview
for the Quad City Time When Buffalo Killers
lead singer and guitarist Andrew Gabbard sings "Let's forget
about the '60s" to open a song called "Children of
War," he's definitely not talking about music. That's because
Gabbard, his bassist brother Zachary and drummer Joseph Sebaali
have together forged a sound firmly rooted in the late '60s and
early '70s. The Cincinnati power trio deftly captures the sweaty,
grimy feel of the era's best-loved soul- and blues-influenced
rock. - Kenneth Partridge / Hartford Courant The band's self-titled
debut keeps irony in check while careening through "The
White Album," The Black Crowes, and Led Zeppelin, and that's
all just opening track "San Martine Des Morrelle."
Caged, pentatonic guitar runs get whipped against the wall with
flailing open chords and gang vocals. Drugs play as much a part
as history, and if the Andrew Gibbard/Joseph Sebaali rhythm section
don't have Noel Redding and Mitch Mitchell on their minds then
they truly are conjuring ghosts. Only an idiot would presuppose
greatness in these parts, but on the other hand only a stodgy
bastard would resist their primal power wrested from Cream records.
Anyone who addresses their audience as "child" certainly
has an idiom in mind, but if they're willing to celebrate the
past, there's no reason to deny them. - Steve Forstneger / Illinois
Entertainer I've never been
in the living room of brothers Andrew and Zachary Gabbard (formerly
of garage-rock outfit Thee Shams), but I think it's safe to assume
that it's stacked with Led Zeppelin, the Who, Black Sabbath and
Neil Young records, and probably a glass water-bong that's more
than a yard tall. Their debut album is not a modern take on anything:
It's packed with genuine classic rock grooves and soulful howling.
- Prefix A tasteful blend
of classic rock with psychedelic, country and blues elements
- sometimes bringing Neil Young, David Bowie and Comets on Fire
to mind. The strongest tracks on the album have to be Heavens
You Are - a nice bass led track with psychedelic vocals; sometimes
reminiscent of Bowie, and Paths Before Me which is close to Wolfmother.
- Paul Meggs / Velvet
Grooves
These guys have
a bluesy, infused brand of rock that also reminds me of some
early Beatles at times also. - Echo
Note Secure The remnants of
a worthy Cincinnati band you never heard of, Thee Shams (who
recorded a CD for Mississippi blues label Fat Possum), re-emerge
as Buffalo Killers. The name may be offensive to vegetarians
and American Indians, but the music is classic shaggy rock that
looks back to Neil Young and Crazy Horse even as the band sings,
``Let's forget about the '60s/'cause there's more goin' down
right now.'' - Larry Katz / Boston Herald The Buffalo Killers
play mid-paced guitar driven songs that are both melodic and
fucked up, The Beatles meeting Neil Young for a very productive
recording session. Whatever the comparisons, this is classic
three-piece rock with tight harmonies, solid rhythms, and enough
flair and passion to lift them above the herd, and is definitely
an album that creeps up on you over time. - Simon Lewis / Terrascope On its excellent
new album, the Cincinnati rock band of brothers and one friend
sounds like a keeper of a relic from the Beatles' druggy era
and Neil Young and Crazy Horse's trippy, mind-bending jam sessions.
The music features lots of talk of "finding" one's
"mind" amid swirls of fuzzy, bent notes. - Columbus
Dispatch The Cincinnati,
Ohio trio the Buffalo Killers are a whole lot of psychedelic
stoner rock and mid-west country blues with cues that liken to
the Allman Brothers, Spencer Dickinson, and the North Mississippi
All-Stars. Lots of traditional inferences can be correlated in
their music, from Neil Young 's days in Crazy Horse, along with
the country blues stylings of The Greenhornes and the contemporary
vibes of the Trainwreck Riders and Two Gallants . Their self-titled
album imbues honky-tonk tunes with the vocal accelerants reminiscent
of Ozzy Osbourne 's days in Black Sabbath , especially in "Heavens
You Are." Band members Joseph Sebaali on drums and brothers
Zachary Gabbard on bass and Andrew on guitar, strike a common
ground between The White Stripes bluesy hydras and the honky-tonk
rock of Lynyrd Skynyrd . The chill-out psychedelics are splattered
all over the tunes, giving them a laid back ride. Selections
like "River Water" and "With Love" have a
'70s rock coloring similarly to early Peter Frampton. The heavier
Southern rock clamps on "Down In The Blue" and "Children
Of War" have a more contemporary rigging like Government
Mule . These songs were designed to invite audiences to join
in with the band. Then there is the drowsy feel of the vocals
and chord levels on "Fit To Breathe" which induce a
drug-state, stoner rock emission in the music, making it inclusive
to the band. The Buffalo Killers show influences of '70s psychedelics,
country, blues, stoner rock, and honky-tonk in their numbers.
The music of the Allman Brothers and Spencer Dickinson have similar
markings and grooves to these songs. Produced by John Curley
, the Buffalo Killers' debut album delivers country blues with
an assortment that keeps the tempo laid back and the movements
chilled. - Susan Frances / Hybrid
Magazine Member of Thee Shams
hole up in a Cincinnati studio with Afgan Whigs producer John
Curley and kick out some soulful, laid-back and thoughtful tales.
Bit of drug stagger, sorrowful pleas, slide guitar, and harmonies
Neil Young'd nod to. - Lollipop Cincinnati natives
Buffalo Killers, aka brothers Zachary and Andrew Gabbard (ex-Thee
Shams) plus drummer Joseph Sebaali, specialise in slowed-down,
drugged-out psych-garage stompers with riffs as beefy and hirsute
as the band themselves. Album opener "San Martine Des Morelle"
sounds like vintage ZZ Top at 78 RPM, with brother harmonies
and wah-wah guitar out the wazoo, while "SS Nowhere"
is a hypnotising stoner jam, with John Lennon-style flange vocals
and the absolute barest of chord changes. Not afraid to mix things
up, however, both "With Love" and "Down In The
Blue" resemble Alex Chilton doing a '68 Beatles blues, while
"The Path Before Me" sounds like a long-lost CSNY number
(minus the four-part harmonies but triple the amplification).
Then, and most surprisingly, after plentiful fuzz-rockin' Blue
Cheer space-outs, the band unveil a harpsichord out of absolutely
nowhere and send us out the door with a sleepy-but-happy grin
on baroque pop album closer "Something Real." Nicely
done, sirs. - Neil McDonald / Exclaim This laid-back,
groove-heavy psychedelic rock is perfect zoning out with your
headphones on, or for hanging out in a van with shag carpet (sadly,
I'm vanless, so I'm stuck with the headphones). There are plenty
of earthy, sepia-toned riffs to go around, broken by loud, shattering
crescendos and sad, howling vocals. The sparkling guitar flashes
and morose chorus in "Heavens You Are" is damn near
perfect too. - The Odyssey Go ahead, give 'em
three steps. Cincinnati, Ohio's Buffalo Killers sure know how
to handle the blues, forcing years of Skynyrd, Sabbath, and Springfield
(Buffalo, not Rick) to tangle on a dirty barroom floor. - Audra
Schroeder / Austin Chronicle Straight out of
heartland America - Ohio, to be precise - come the Buffalo Killers,
a power trio of brothers Zachery and Andrew Gabbard and bassist
Joseph Sebaali. And these young musicians have found a home with
a true roots rock sound and temperament. The first wah-wah licks
of "San Martine Des Morelle" transport the listener
to the shadows of '60s and '70s sounds of Beatles meets Neil
Young and Crazy Horse via a connection with Lynyrd Skynyrd, Black
Crows and the James Gang. Throw in some Buffalo Springfield and
Byrds-style psychedelia and you have a rough approximation of
where these guys heads are - at the right place. Many new indie
bands have come and gone in search of the rock 'n' roll sounds
of Buffalo Killers. The Gabbard brothers first gained indie recognition
for their work in Fat Possum and the Three Shams in search of
this groove. Outstanding guitar work reaches in an arch above
the sumptuous bass and drum lines working a smoldering bluesy
rhythm as the foundation for Buffalo Killers appeal. "Heavens
You Are" is a hypnotic piece of blues guitar licks served
up with a mellow, melodic feel. In fact, all the tunes are melodic.
"The Path Before Me" is chock-full of Black Crowes/Skynyrd-style
Southern rock in tone and feel. "River Water" drips
with Joe Walsh-influenced vocals with toned-down guitar riffs
while the "S.S. Nowhere" plumbs the vein of Beatles
circa "Revolver" and "The White Album." In
the process of mining rock history for influential gems at every
turn, the reader should not interpret these '60s/'70s references
as being copy-cat in nature. It is obvious from more than one
listen to Buffalo Killers to realize these are not influences
to be taken on and off like so many hats. It is evident this
rock is referential, but it is also apparently an authentic sound
these young, mountain-men-appearing musicians have internalized
this sound as their own. And it's worth your time to check out
the Buffalo Killers. - Texarkana Gazette This 10-song album
lasts for little more than 47 minutes, but never disappoints.
From the beginning song, "San Martine Des Morelle,"
Gabbard's wah-wah effects are a declaration to the listener of
this midwestern band's bluesy rock 'n' roll roots. However, Buffalo
Killers quickly demonstrate an eclectic, experimental variety
of musical preferences similar to Beck with their second track,
"S.S. Nowhere." In fact, the guitar riff and drumbeat
are almost identical to Beck's "Devil's Haircut," but
that doesn't mean that the album is devoid of originality. By
far, the greatest track on the release is "The Path Before
Me," which starts with a driving bassline complimented by
both Gabbard's strong southern vocal style and Sebaali's excellent
rhythmic work that never lets up. - Calvin Cohen / The
Daily Californian Nods to Buffalo
Killers at the ARTHUR NIGHT festival in the LA TIMES and VARIETY
: * As might be expected from an Arthur evening, there were other
styles of music to explore. Buffalo Killers opened the main stage
perfs with a set of well worn, if well-played sludgy blues rock;
an update of '70s dinosaurs Mountain or Cactus. But they could
surprise with a cover of Neil Young's "Homegrown."
- Steven Mirkin / Variety Fans of the heavy
duty long haired psychedelic stoner bands like Molly Hatchet,
Nazareth, Foghat, The Allman Brothers, Lynyrd Skynyrd, and the
like will be doubtlessly tickled pink by the sounds of the Buffalo
Killers, an Ohio outfit that mines the same type of sounds. Vocal,
guitar, and bass duties are helmed by the Gabbard brothers (previously
of Fat Possum) whose fierce devotion to the bigger than life
rock God attitude cannot be questioned. Speaking of mining, based
on this release, it sounds like these two siblings were trapped
in a mineshaft back in the late 60's/early 70's and survived
to the present day by subsisting on a diet of double gatefold
records from arena guitar rock bands. Backed with "rock"
solid drumming, the results are impressive if somewhat traditional.
There are also traces of other classic rock influences in the
vocal harmonies, some nods to Blue Cheer, Neil Young southern
fried rock, and numerous other familiar trace elements, including
some Beatlesque harmonies and arrangements thrown in for good
measure. Invariably, they remain true to the classic stoner rock
sound, and feature some time honored tricks like Wah wah pedals,
pounding pianos, and slide guitars in the mix to keep it interestingly
varied. This is new classic rock, and if you liked any of the
bands listed above, you've got no choice but to like this too,
because it's exactly the same thing, no worse and every bit as
good. Classic isn't always a dirty word, and the Buffalo Killers
are paying some quality respects to a period of rock that deserves
its title. 8 on a scale of 1-11. - The Swede / Culture
Bunker The Gabbard Brothers
(formerly of Thee Shams) new power trio, the Buffalo Killers,
is a delight to the ears. Filled with crunching wah-wah guitars
and a laid back spacey feel, the CD harks back to the vintage
sounds of the James Gang and Terry Reid, while still referencing
current bands like the Soledad Brothers and the Greenhornes.
- Willy Wilson / Real
Detroit Weekly "Heavens You
Are"- one of the best tracks on the album- could easily
have been written as collaboration between David Bowie and Pete
Townshend. While listening to the album, more and more influences
begin to appear, and it becomes striking that a band that seems,
on the surface, to be playing simple blues/rock has somehow found
a way to inject an extraordinary variety into their work that
makes it stand out as something more than just plain old rock
and roll. - Everything
Rocks The Buffalo Killers
have certainly got their screaming guitar licks worked out with
I am sure all amps set to 11 but there is a subtlety there, a
finesse behind these songs which pulls them out of a pack of
bands which tend to confuse sonic sludge with good songwriting.
This CD is a nice, crunchy journey through a couple of impressive
mood swings with some great slide guitar virtually dripping of
songs like "The Path Before Me" but have a listen to
"River Water" and tell me you don't hear strains of
Robbie Robertson and the boys bubbling through. Great CD. - The
Rock & Roll Report The band featuring
the Gabbard brothers leave behind their garage roots for a more
country rock inspired sound that most closely resembles the Byrds
or another group named after bison Buffalo Springfield, coincidence
I think not. The Cincinnati group manages to capture the essence
of the 60's country rock sound without sounding like a cheap
cover band. This album is recommended for any fans of sixties
music. - Paul Borchert / MGZN Buffalo Killers
lost in the poppies psychedelic blues from Ohio featuring the
Gabbard brothers from Thee Shams, storming the walls with a majestic,
seductive Southern punch courtesy of master knob-twister John
Curley of Staggering Statistics. - Yeah Yeah Yeah wire Note the Buffalo
Killers' magic trick: They don't sound the least bit derivative.
It's a transcendent, carefully calibrated slab of rock music.
- Jeff Ignatius / River Cities' Reader San Martine
Des Morelle" starts off with this monstrous wah-wah riff
and from that moment I'm hooked. From there you get some nice
slow motion southern boogie rock punctuated by howling gravel
throated vocals, more love from the wah-wah, heavily pounded
drums, all leading to some good old fashioned blues jams. If you haven't
noticed by now, I'm in full favor of the longhairs taking back
their rightful place in rock. I'm not talking about a longhair
revolution, I'm just saying that some southern style rock from
Buffalo Killers, Lions in the Street, Band of Horses, or My Morning
Jacket feels awfully nice these days. - I
Rock Cleveland Wah wah guitars,
vocals redolent of the American South, healthy doses of sixties
Britain and lots of strut form the basis for the sound of Buffalo
Killers' self-titled debut on Alive. The band is made up of two
former members of Thee Shams and Andrew Gabbard, whose slide
and wah-wah guitar leads are absolutely killer. Featuring brilliant
engineering and production by John Curley, whose credits include
Afghan Whigs, Buffalo Killers will be of great interest
to fans of bluesy drug-rock with an attitude. As far as references
go, the label mentions Buffalo Springfield and Blue Cheer; I'm
tempted to also mention The Beatles, Black Crowes, The Stones
and Skynyrd. Nice stuff. - Gordon B. Isnor / Left
Hip If the folks in
Buffalo Killers aren't heavily influenced by The James Gang and
early Joe Walsh...we'll be ready to take a dive in the smarmy
mudpit any old time you like. The band consists of Ohio-based
brothers Andrew Gabbard and Zachary Gabbard plus drummer Joseph
Sebaali. This, the band's simply recorded self-titled debut album,
contains a wealth of smart, well-played guitar pop with an emphasis
on soaring vocal melodies. The songs harken back to the days
of 1970s FM radio rock when guitars ruled the airwaves. This
is not a perfect album...but it is important and essential because
this band has all the elements necessary in order to make some
even greater music in the very near future. This trio plays with
a firey gusto that is impressive and addictive. We can't help
but be blown away by tracks like "San Martine Des Morrelle,"
"With Love," "Down in the Blue," and "Something
Real." Some of these tracks could very well end up being
timeless classics in the years ahead. - Babysue German review in Skipmag | That Buffalo Killers
CD sure is a GREAT one: Badfinger meet Canned Heat, I'd say.
- Gary
Pig Gold Features brothers
Zachary and Andrew Gabbard from Fat Possum outfit Thee Shams,
this is one hell of a high quality rock album taking in influences
from early Southern rock, stoner rock, bits of early blues moments
and old style seventies rock, sounding at times like a modern
day Crazy Horse minus Neil Young, this is probably one of the
finest retro rock albums I have heard in ages and these guys
are not afraid to let the guitars do the talking, sounding at
times like a cross between the Black Keys, White Stripes and
Comets On Fire, truly exceptional stuff. - Road Records (Ireland) If The Beatles (circa
the "white album" and Let It Be) had been rugged mountain
men from the American West, they would have been hairier, surlier,
and brawnier, calling themselves the Buffalo Killers while rockin'
with a grungy, hypnotic fervor that bellows to the skies above. - Moser
/ Under The Volcano What Buffalo Killers
manage is to put together an uncynical album of 'real' heavy
rock music, rather than poke fun at the scene and revel in it's
post-ironic charm, the band seem like they really wanna smoke
some trees and get on with the riffage. Check out the killer
spiritual jam of 'Heavens you are' or the fuzzed out bliss of
'Fit to Breathe' for ample explanation of what I'm blabbering
on about. We've all heard the Darkness do it wrong, now let's
give Buffalo Killers a chance to do it right. - Boomkat (uk) Buffalo Killers MySpace | Buffalo Killers official
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