Wild Animal
(c) 2010 Words and Music by Mars Hollow
Well good morning to you
In the middle of the night
There is so much to do
Gotta eat before it's light
Maybe something over here
Heard it crawl across the floor
I can always smell the fear as it races for the door
Wild wild animal
I'm a wild wild animal
I won't ever shed my skin
I won't ever eat my children
Very groomed and very thin
Always ready for some killin'
Nature tells me what to do
I have tendencies and wishes
When I'm looking up at you
I see something quite delicious
I am planning an escape
It will start with a distraction
It could happen any day
I will have my satisfaction
This might be the least folky of the Wobbler releases and I wasn't sure about it at all.
After a few listens however I'm loving the inventiveness and the endless melodies, all driven along by Kristian Hultgren's wonderful percussive bass. PartTimeZombie
This US-American band, which owes its contradictory name to a photomontage created by George Logan, is usually compared to "Rush"... well, no, I don't agree... While there are undoubtedly some typical "Rush" chords and sounds, I think the music has much more in common with 80's neo-prog bands like IQ. And just like the latter, those imaginary Scottish elephants don't lose much time with silly riffs and interludes, but get straight to the point in their songs, with much attention to detail. Sven B. Schreiber (sbs)