These guys live and breathe "doom-laden space blues". When your sound is so fat, controlled chaos to be exact, how do you get that sound, those frequencies onto a CD? It's damn hard but Billy Anderson is becoming a pro at it and he shines on this recording. From the first creeping, swirling notes of "Way I Feel" to the last spacey landscape of "Liquid Jam" this CD sucks you into Sons Of Otis' world and doesn't let you escape until the ride is over. It's not like you want to escape anyway, it's sort of like a really wild acid trip. Sometime it's so beautiful you feel at one with something higher only to have that magic ripped away to expose a darker, brooding reality.

The emotions that Ken Baluke evokes from his guitar on this outing are reminiscent of the greats; Hendrix, Robin Trower and Buddy Guy to name a few. And all of those greats had one very important, and often overlooked, thing in common. An awesome rhythm section. The thunderous grooves that Frank Sargeant and Ryan Aubin lay down will have your speaker cones shaking and all you air drummers will be pounding the thick, smoke filled air around you. I'm not saying you have to be high to enjoy this CD but it sure as hell would make the experience more understandable.

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