Falcon�s self-titled debut may well have been unearthed in a 1971 time capsule, were it not for the relative youth of guitarist/vocalist Perry Grayson. Also sporting ex-Cirith Ungol man Greg Lindstrom on bass and keyboards, Falcon are a retro stoner�s wet dream, slotting in nicely next to your Captain Beyond, Pentagram, Trapeze, and Budgie records. Grayson�s voice is laconic and laid-back, taking a cue from a young Bobby Liebling, and the songs lope along with a head-nodding groove and a sense of boogie. Falcon are a labor of love, obviously a long time coming, and Grayson and Lindstrom�s dedication to all things doomed out, riffy and mouldering shines through. This album makes me grin from ear to ear. These are the kind of songs that inspire head banging � not the violent, neck-snapping �80s variety that thrash wrought, but the stoned, amiable head bang you see Ozzy doing in the old Sabbath videos. And who doesn�t need more of that kind of head bang in their life?

Falcon returns to the '70s with their mix of greasy, swampy Southern rock riffs and ultra heavy doom sound. Think about bands like Cathedral, Pentagram, Witchfinder General, St. Vitus, but loaded with a thick sauce of old school Molly Hatchet. We're talking about real music here. If the aforementioned names or more recent bands like Fireball Ministry and Firebird are in your record collection, then it won't be long until the new Falcon cd will be in there as well, 'cause this is great stuff recorded by a very promising band.

Heavy, seethingly hard rock, partly taking a trip into doom, earthy riffs, furiously screaming leads, a peculiar voice that owns an aura of melancholy and untamable love for life at the same moment and sticks out of hundreds of singers like a sore thumb. Wild, interestingly designed drum patterns, whose technical approach and groove are likewise the foundation for this music plus a pumping bass guitar which hits your stomach directly. Heavy rock, loaded with emotions, fiery, passionate, honest, lively and just peculiar in a wonderful way. this album is more for people into '70s heavy rock, who have a fondness for Dust, Sir Lord Baltimore, Budgie, Cactus, Blue Cheer ['60s!] or some newer outfits like Ogre, earthy, hand made power rawk music that soulfully inspires the listener. So incredibly intense and totally brillant.

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