Scorpion Child – Scorpion Child
Release Date: June 4, 2013
From the album opening “King’s Highway” to the haunting psychedelic beauty closing track “Red Blood (The River Flows)”, it’s pretty evident that we’ve been given a great gift. Scorpion Child has given us a debut album that is a platter of no bullshit, no frills 70’s style guitar and vocal driven rock n’ roll and for that I thank them. Ok, let’s just get this out of the way now. You’re going to say one of five things when you hear this band. 1. They sound like Led Zeppelin. 2. They sound like Blind Melon. 3. They sound like a heavier version of Blind Melon teetering more on the psychedelic hard rock side of the spectrum. 4. These guys fucking suck. Kill it with fire. 5. These guys have taken the sound of more modern alternative acts like Soundgarden and Blind Melon and successfully married them with a healthy dose of those bands influences such as Black Sabbath, Captain Beyond, a Led Zeppelin. Ok, that last one was pretty fucking long winded but that’s what I would say at least.
So you may be saying to yourself, “But Brainfart. How can Scorpion Child be playing like Soundgarden and Blind Melon at the same time as playing like Sabbath and Zeppelin and Capt. Beyond? Isn’t that like dividing by “0”? Well, I’m glad you asked. What I mean about this is that Scorpion Child has the sonic sound of a more modern version of those classic bands. In a sense, you could say, “Are they sounding like the classics or are they sounding like the more modern alternative/grunge bands inspired by those classic bands? Sheesh, this is giving me a headache. Ok, here’s the deal. Scorpion Child kicks ass. Plain and simple.
Much like the reason why I fell in love with Blind Melon, I’ve fallen in love with Scorpion Child because they captured the cosmic energy, vibe, and timeless sound of bands that I fell in love with as a kid. In some ways, I would maybe even say that Scorpion Child very well could be leading this 3rd cycle of music making its rounds once again to save us all from over processed, over produced, and over thought heavy metal/hard rock music. It’s so refreshing to hear a band priding itself on the value of solid musicianship and songwriting. It’s also great to hear a singer not afraid to just lay it all out on the people not giving a fuck about what anyone thinks or how perfect or imperfect it may be. This attitude alone makes me want to hear more and from start to finish this album flat out delivers.
Scorpion Child’s debut is without a doubt one of the most exciting albums I have heard this year and has set this band very deserving in the top tier of one of my new favorite bands. If you love rock n’ roll, you’ll love Scorpion Child. After all, that is what they are.
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