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One of my favourite albums. Every song on this one is an absolute killer. Here's the first few, enjoy them :). 1A. Shadows Of Life 1B. On The Way 1C. She's Gone 2. Gimme Some Lovin' 3. First Time Last Time Review (from Rate Your Music): This album is a beast and then some. They waste no time in kicking out the jams right off the bat. The opening track is all you need to hear to know that these guys have something special in store for you. The song is divided into three parts; Shadows Of Life, On The Way, and She’s Gone. Part A opens the track with a no fucks to give, testosterone fueled riff and pummels all the way through. They mellow out a bit for part B and show their psychedelic side, but the momentum keeps up and builds to the final section of the song. She’s Gone brings back the destructive guitar and further pummeling ensues. Overall an 11 and a half minute monster of a track that demonstrates the strength of the band perfectly. Even though the opener is the standout track of the album, what follows is by no means subpar. First up to bat is a revved up to the max cover of The Spencer Davis Group’s Gimme Some Lovin’. Minus the title and lyrics, this version is in a completely different stratosphere and takes no prisoners; everyone dies. However if you do somehow survive you’ll just be trampled again by the next track, First Time Last Time. A magical toy box jingle, followed by some church bells, then a sitar, introduces the fourth (or sixth if you count the parts of track one individually) cut of the album. The appropriately titled Lazy Livin’ definitely gives you a bit of a break from the previous destruction, but still keeps the energy intact. It’s just moving a little slower now. This band really straddles the fence separating the sixties from the seventies and they show that they can successfully dabble in both. Lazy Livin’ definitely reminds of the psychedelia of the previous decade. And the following two songs, 97 Days and Bye Bye Baby, are perfectly at home with the metallic hard rock emerging at the beginning of the new decade; but still being able to retain the garage and psych influence as well. And for the finale the band treats us to another beefed up cover of The Stones’ It’s All Over Now. Like with Gimme Some Lovin’ this song is way out in the “heavy and raw as fuck stratosphere” and is a fantastic way to close a fantastic album. This band uses just the right amounts of psych, garage, and hard rock to deliver a recipe that is absolutely delicious to the ears and makes you feel like you were just run over by a tractor.