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After a first album whose many attributes earned it the title of “Qobuzissime”, Wolfgang Van Halen is back, still under the name of Mammoth WVH, and still with his unhinged “arena rock”. Soberly titled Mammoth II, it’s with a heightened sense of cohesion that this mastodon weaves his way towards our ears. One finds in the album a sharpened touch worthy of the golden hours of the Foo Fighters (“Right?”, “Another Celebration at the End of the World”), as well as a boosted, generous sound. The hypermodern “Like a Pastime” is a good example of this, magnified by a touch of guitar ever-present over it all. Mammoth II is the bodybuilding Schwarzenegger, the search for perfection, a boulevard of achievements, each one just as energizing as the next.
“Miles Above Me” and “Erase Me” form a grand, sunny trip along the West Coast, very 90’s in their writing, with a skillfully sharp and luminous guitar sound. Wolfgang plays with his influences and isn’t afraid to let them coexist. Even if he composed and recorded the album in its entirety on his own yet again, the role of producer Michael “Elvis” Baskette is not to be underestimated, as this artisan of sound managed to lend himself to the artist so as to allow for him to exist. Mammoth WVH is a wall of sound calibrated to play tracks that remind us just as much of a grunge Nickelback (“Waiting”) as of an updated version of the Beatles (“Better Than You”). More grand, more strong, more everything, this new blockbuster swings big. Encore! Encore! © Maxime Archambaud/Qobuz
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Michael "Elvis" Baskette, Producer, Engineer - Brad Blackwood, Engineer - Jef Moll, Engineer, Digital Editor - Josh Saldate, Engineer - Wolfgang Van Halen, Composer, Drums, Guitar, Piano, Vocals, Bass - Mammoth WVH, MainArtist
© 2023 I Am The Sheriff, LLC under exclusive license to BMG Rights Management (US) LLC ℗ 2023 I Am The Sheriff, LLC under exclusive license to BMG Rights Management (US) LLC
Michael "Elvis" Baskette, Producer, Engineer - Brad Blackwood, Engineer - Jef Moll, Engineer, Digital Editor - Josh Saldate, Engineer - Wolfgang Van Halen, Composer, Drums, Guitar, Piano, Vocals, Bass - Mammoth WVH, MainArtist
© 2023 I Am The Sheriff, LLC under exclusive license to BMG Rights Management (US) LLC ℗ 2023 I Am The Sheriff, LLC under exclusive license to BMG Rights Management (US) LLC
Michael "Elvis" Baskette, Producer, Engineer - Brad Blackwood, Engineer - Jef Moll, Engineer, Digital Editor - Josh Saldate, Engineer - Wolfgang Van Halen, Composer, Drums, Guitar, Piano, Vocals, Bass - Mammoth WVH, MainArtist
© 2023 I Am The Sheriff, LLC under exclusive license to BMG Rights Management (US) LLC ℗ 2023 I Am The Sheriff, LLC under exclusive license to BMG Rights Management (US) LLC
Michael "Elvis" Baskette, Producer, Engineer - Brad Blackwood, Engineer - Jef Moll, Engineer, Digital Editor - Josh Saldate, Engineer - Wolfgang Van Halen, Composer, Drums, Guitar, Piano, Vocals, Bass - Mammoth WVH, MainArtist
© 2023 I Am The Sheriff, LLC under exclusive license to BMG Rights Management (US) LLC ℗ 2023 I Am The Sheriff, LLC under exclusive license to BMG Rights Management (US) LLC
Michael "Elvis" Baskette, Producer, Engineer - Brad Blackwood, Engineer - Jef Moll, Engineer, Digital Editor - Josh Saldate, Engineer - Wolfgang Van Halen, Composer, Drums, Guitar, Piano, Vocals, Bass - Mammoth WVH, MainArtist
© 2023 I Am The Sheriff, LLC under exclusive license to BMG Rights Management (US) LLC ℗ 2023 I Am The Sheriff, LLC under exclusive license to BMG Rights Management (US) LLC
Michael "Elvis" Baskette, Producer, Engineer - Brad Blackwood, Engineer - Jef Moll, Engineer, Digital Editor - Josh Saldate, Engineer - Wolfgang Van Halen, Composer, Drums, Guitar, Piano, Vocals, Bass - Mammoth WVH, MainArtist
© 2023 I Am The Sheriff, LLC under exclusive license to BMG Rights Management (US) LLC ℗ 2023 I Am The Sheriff, LLC under exclusive license to BMG Rights Management (US) LLC
Michael "Elvis" Baskette, Producer, Engineer - Brad Blackwood, Engineer - Jef Moll, Engineer, Digital Editor - Josh Saldate, Engineer - Wolfgang Van Halen, Composer, Drums, Guitar, Piano, Vocals, Bass - Mammoth WVH, MainArtist - Patrick Bertinelli, Technician Guitar
© 2023 I Am The Sheriff, LLC under exclusive license to BMG Rights Management (US) LLC ℗ 2023 I Am The Sheriff, LLC under exclusive license to BMG Rights Management (US) LLC
Michael "Elvis" Baskette, Producer, Engineer - Brad Blackwood, Engineer - Jef Moll, Engineer, Digital Editor - Josh Saldate, Engineer - Wolfgang Van Halen, Composer, Drums, Guitar, Piano, Vocals, Bass - Mammoth WVH, MainArtist
© 2023 I Am The Sheriff, LLC under exclusive license to BMG Rights Management (US) LLC ℗ 2023 I Am The Sheriff, LLC under exclusive license to BMG Rights Management (US) LLC
Michael "Elvis" Baskette, Producer, Engineer - Brad Blackwood, Engineer - Jef Moll, Engineer, Digital Editor - Josh Saldate, Engineer - Wolfgang Van Halen, Composer, Drums, Guitar, Piano, Vocals, Bass - Mammoth WVH, MainArtist
© 2023 I Am The Sheriff, LLC under exclusive license to BMG Rights Management (US) LLC ℗ 2023 I Am The Sheriff, LLC under exclusive license to BMG Rights Management (US) LLC
Michael "Elvis" Baskette, Producer, Engineer - Brad Blackwood, Engineer - Jef Moll, Engineer, Digital Editor - Josh Saldate, Engineer - Wolfgang Van Halen, Composer, Drums, Guitar, Piano, Vocals, Bass - Mammoth WVH, MainArtist
© 2023 I Am The Sheriff, LLC under exclusive license to BMG Rights Management (US) LLC ℗ 2023 I Am The Sheriff, LLC under exclusive license to BMG Rights Management (US) LLC
Album review
After a first album whose many attributes earned it the title of “Qobuzissime”, Wolfgang Van Halen is back, still under the name of Mammoth WVH, and still with his unhinged “arena rock”. Soberly titled Mammoth II, it’s with a heightened sense of cohesion that this mastodon weaves his way towards our ears. One finds in the album a sharpened touch worthy of the golden hours of the Foo Fighters (“Right?”, “Another Celebration at the End of the World”), as well as a boosted, generous sound. The hypermodern “Like a Pastime” is a good example of this, magnified by a touch of guitar ever-present over it all. Mammoth II is the bodybuilding Schwarzenegger, the search for perfection, a boulevard of achievements, each one just as energizing as the next.
“Miles Above Me” and “Erase Me” form a grand, sunny trip along the West Coast, very 90’s in their writing, with a skillfully sharp and luminous guitar sound. Wolfgang plays with his influences and isn’t afraid to let them coexist. Even if he composed and recorded the album in its entirety on his own yet again, the role of producer Michael “Elvis” Baskette is not to be underestimated, as this artisan of sound managed to lend himself to the artist so as to allow for him to exist. Mammoth WVH is a wall of sound calibrated to play tracks that remind us just as much of a grunge Nickelback (“Waiting”) as of an updated version of the Beatles (“Better Than You”). More grand, more strong, more everything, this new blockbuster swings big. Encore! Encore! © Maxime Archambaud/Qobuz
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 10 track(s)
- Total length: 00:48:07
- Main artists: Mammoth WVH
- Composer: Wolfgang Van Halen
- Label: BMG Rights Management (US) LLC
- Genre: Pop/Rock Rock
© 2023 I Am The Sheriff, LLC under exclusive license to BMG Rights Management (US) LLC ℗ 2023 I Am The Sheriff, LLC under exclusive license to BMG Rights Management (US) LLC
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