Wolfmother - WOLFMOTHER (2LP/DLX) - Vinyl

Devoted students of the 1970s school of heavy rock, the Australian trio Wolfmother unveiled its full-length debut in early 2006 to considerable buzz. Deftly walking the line between respectful homage and blatant mimicry, singer/guitarist Andrew Stockdale sounds like Jack White channeling Ozzy Osbourne and Tony Iommi--as opposed to Page and Plant--particularly on the stomping opener, "Dimension," while the rest of the band ably follows in Sabbath-y suit. Still, Zepp by no means gets short shrift here, as the band pulls off an acoustic-to-electric switch-up on "Where Eagles Have Been" that is more than worthy of a spot on HOUSES OF THE HOLY. Although Wolfmother won't win any points for originality, the group's commitment to executing a seamless cross between two of the best hard-rock bands ever is a fairly tough MO at which to scoff. This is guilt-free headbanging at its finest.

Tracks:

• - Disc 1 -
• 1 Dimension (Side A)
• 2 White Unicorn (Side A)
• 3 Woman (Side A)
• 4 Where Eagles Have Been (Side A)
• 5 Apple Tree (Side B)
• 6 Joker & the Thief (Side B)
• 7 Colossal (Side B)
• 8 Mind's Eye (Side B)
• 9 Love Train (Chicken Lips Malfunction Remix)
• - Disc 2 -
• 1 Dimension
• 2 Pyramid (Side A)
• 3 Witchcraft (Side A)
• 4 White Unicorn
• 5 Woman
• 6 Tales from the Forest of Gnomes (Side A)
• 7 Love Train (Side A)
• 8 Apple Tree
• 9 Not Goin' Home
• 10 Vagabond (Side A)
• 11 The Earth's Rotation Around the Sun (Side B)
• 12 Colossal
• 13 Pyramid
• 14 Vagabond (Acoustic Version) (Side B)
• 15 Joker & the Thief (Loving Hands Remix) (Side B)
• 16 Witchcraft
• 17 Love Train
• 18 Woman (MSTRKRFT Remix) (Side B)
• 19 Vagabond
• 20 Woman
• 21 Tales from the Forest of Gnomes
• 22 Mind's Eye
• 23 Dimension
• 24 Where Eagles Have Been