Ummm....Did Bigfoot do the packaging too?
author: Vinny Hains
Look, man, I dig the DYI ethic as much as the next guy. I don't mind the lo-fi recorded in the bedroom vibe here, and Rusty obviously digs authentic rockabilly and has some kool licks of his own.I don't even really mind that this is a CD-R. There is a kool Link Wray vibe on some of the instrumentals, and how can ya not love a bunch of witty songs about Sasquatch and Aliens?
I was really disappointed in the shoddy packaging, though. A crudely cut photocopy glued to a cardboard slipcase with Sharpie marks all over everything kinda ruins the thing for me to an extent. I know it's about the MUSIC, and I dig most of this stuff( at least the tunes WITHOUT that friggin' drum machine), but decent packaging-even of the homegrown variety-certainly would add some to the Rusty Chainsaw experience.
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Rusty Chainsaw is the Chuck Berry of the 21st century.
author: Bob Debruyn - Tacoma, Washington
Rusty is a master with lyrics and has an original sound.
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Dichotomously earthy and spacey, Rusty's compelling tunes split my melodious ato
author: Gary Ray Lesley
With an obviously good-natured tongue-in-cheek attitude, Rusty Chainsaw gleefully rips through a delightful, toe-tapping line-up of Boppin' With Bigfoot through seeing Jesus's face in his breakfast cereal and and then takes a more serious turn with Guitar Playin' Woman and One Night--although even these are done with a sort of soulful wit.
Rusty's skillful guitar work is seemingly his harmonious muse, and maybe the listener's as well. I found myself uplifted from serious depression, and quickly putting his CD in repeat play mode. Afterwards, I became depressed again, however, when I realized I'd have to wait awhile for another new album release.
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