CD REVIEW: THE IDLE HANDS – Feeding The Machine
CD REVIEW: THE IDLE HANDS – Feeding The Machine
Bone Idle Productions
June 2014
Reviewed by Shane Pinnegar
8.5/10
Never was a band more inaccurately monikered – this is The Idle Hands seventh independent album since 1998, and they remain amongst the UK’s busiest and most popular blues rock bands.
From the opening Zep stomp of The Fever, with Phil Allen’s wailing blasts of harp, through the R&B review groove of Get Up And Dance and the beautiful instrumental ballad Sad Again, with it’s shades of Parisienne Walkways, The Idle Hands deliver consummate blues rock in all its diverse glory.
Might Be Foolin’ has a funky Fabulous Thunderbirds vibe to it, making it night on impossible to sit still through, while Weatherman and Live For The Moment are slower tracks that impress greatly, and both showcase some great playing by guitarist Dave Robinson.
The Idle Hands live & breathe their individual take on blues rock, and as players of the highest calibre they’re proving you don’t need a major label to make world class music.
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