Comments on: Clockhammer "Klinefelter" CD

By: mark p.

mark p. — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 05:33:04 +0000

I fucking love this record! I mean the first Clockhammer album was great too, but the musicianship was kinda loose and amateurish (in a good way, but still) and I could never quite figure out how the hell they manged to get so tight so quickly. Klinefelter is just an incredible album by one of the most slept on groups ever. There's just no way to pigeonhole them into one category, which might explain their lack of success. They kind of border on "prog-metal" at times, sometimes they sound like some later SST Records post-punk type of shit (like Slovenly or later Saccharine Trust), sometimes they're playing straight jazz fusion, but the songs were ALWAYS on point. "Greying Out" is one of the greatest tunes I've ever heard. Simply a truly unique and incredible band. When I was 15, I tried to order the third album "So Much For You" for $20 from one of those shady ass gemm.com sellers.. You know, the ones that are usually based somewhere in eastern europe and have an absurdly low feedback rating. I didn't know better at the time, and obviously got ripped off (and stupidly enough did the same thing with S.O.B.'s "Leave Me Alone/Don't Be Swindle" CD a couple months later). It's supposed to be kind of crappy, but I'd still like to hear it someday. I always thought it was weird how no Uncle Tupelo/Wilco fans seem to know about this band.

By: Justin

Justin — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 01:17:08 +0000

Wow, I remember this band from my teenage years. I was the only one I ever knew who liked 'em. Their vocals were always a little Coutning Crows for my tastes but their music was solid and interesting.

By: Birkir

Birkir — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 18:58:21 +0000

I gotta get on this but first – before I forget – I'd like to namedrop another unknown band, Train Of Thought. Some of those guys went on to become Agents of Men.

By: Carlos

Carlos — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 11:28:04 +0000

awesoooooooome. will surely buy this just by listening the first MP3 track.

By: Bluesteye

Bluesteye — Sun, 24 Jun 2007 17:53:59 +0000

Clockhammer was fucking brilliant. Man I wish they'd never broken up! That lead singer was one of the most talented dudes I'd ever encountered. Too bad! "Greying Out" is my favorite.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 04 Oct 2006 08:59:00 +0000

Love Clockhammer… debating whether to pay $40 for the last album but probably won't due to lineup change.

By: Jake

Jake — Sat, 02 Apr 2005 05:19:00 +0000

Clockhammer was pretty good, but that Electro Quarterstaff band ruuules.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sat, 26 Mar 2005 17:31:00 +0000

Post some more noise mp3's and reviews.

By: chris

chris — Sat, 26 Mar 2005 03:23:00 +0000

how can you say switching to daily reviews is selling out? that's dumb, man. at least now you don't have to wait forever to read some awesome reviews, 'cause let's face it – name me one site that covers such a wide range of styles with so much competence in every regard (whether it be the music itself, the production…), objectivity, knowledge and often humor, and i'll eat my own nutstrap. andrew's reviews are some in-depth shit, man. you don't see shit like that every day. and cheesy or not, mp3 blogs can actually sometimes be useful and i bet my life this one is gonna turn into some awesome shit. so mad props to andrew, the dude is doing a hell of a job.

chris

By: Chud

Chud — Fri, 25 Mar 2005 15:01:00 +0000

Damn I just bought this after one listen. Only about 4.50 including shipping ha, damn sometimes I'm glad most people dont listen to good music!