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If any rock band in 2019 were going to call an album Blessed Is the Boogie, it would make sense for it to be Datura4, the Australian four-piece who have spent their career evoking the spirit of any number of denim-clad blues-rock outfits from the '70s. But if they were going to call an LP Blessed Is the Boogie, their third effort is an unlikely choice, since it offers significantly less guitar-powered boogie than their previous work. That is not to say there isn't plenty of boogieing going on here; the first half of the album makes Datura4 sound like a band destined to share a stage with Savoy Brown and/or Status Quo, with the strut of Dom Mariani's guitar and vocals and the implacable stomp of Warren Hall's drums standing front and center. However, Blessed Is the Boogie features a new lineup of Datura4, and these days they've traded their twin guitar attack for one guitar and a keyboard player, Bob Patient, and the second half of the program dials down the swagger and the bluesy side of their sound in favor of a more static variety of vintage hard rock. The wailing guitar and Hammond B-3 on "Not for Me" and "Cat on a Roof" blend together well, and the "lost in the Big Bad City" vibe of "The City of Lights" is a good match for Mariani's voice and his evocative guitar swells. In a way, the stylistic change-ups on Blessed Is the Boogie work in the group's favor; Datura4 were clearly good at what they were doing, but their songwriting was rather monochromatic, and the broader palette here makes that less of an issue. At the same time, Datura4 are a good hard rock band, but they're a better boogie machine, so even though this album represents a step forward for them, they need to build their muscles outside of the blues before they can make the most of their advances in songwriting. They said it themselves -- blessed IS the boogie.
© Mark Deming /TiVo
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DATURA4, MainArtist - Mushroom Music, Big Deal Music, MusicPublisher - Dom Mariani, Warren Hall, Stu Loasby, Composer
2019 Alive Naturalsound 2019 Mushroom Music, Big Deal Music
DATURA4, MainArtist - Mushroom Music, Big Deal Music, MusicPublisher - Dom Mariani, Warren Hall, Stu Loasby, Composer
2019 Alive Naturalsound 2019 Mushroom Music, Big Deal Music
DATURA4, MainArtist - Mushroom Music, Big Deal Music, MusicPublisher - Dom Mariani, Warren Hall, Stu Loasby, Composer
2019 Alive Naturalsound 2019 Mushroom Music, Big Deal Music
DATURA4, MainArtist - Mushroom Music, Big Deal Music, MusicPublisher - Dom Mariani, Warren Hall, Stu Loasby, Composer
2019 Alive Naturalsound 2019 Mushroom Music, Big Deal Music
Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, MusicPublisher - DATURA4, MainArtist - Jess Hill, Composer
2019 Alive Naturalsound 2019 Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
DATURA4, MainArtist - Mushroom Music, Big Deal Music, MusicPublisher - Dom Mariani, Warren Hall, Stu Loasby, Composer
2019 Alive Naturalsound 2019 Mushroom Music, Big Deal Music
DATURA4, MainArtist - Mushroom Music, Big Deal Music, MusicPublisher - Dom Mariani, Warren Hall, Stu Loasby, Composer
2019 Alive Naturalsound 2019 Mushroom Music, Big Deal Music
DATURA4, MainArtist - Mushroom Music, Big Deal Music, MusicPublisher - Dom Mariani, Warren Hall, Stu Loasby, Composer
2019 Alive Naturalsound 2019 Mushroom Music, Big Deal Music
DATURA4, MainArtist - Mushroom Music, Big Deal Music, MusicPublisher - Dom Mariani, Warren Hall, Stu Loasby, Composer
2019 Alive Naturalsound 2019 Mushroom Music, Big Deal Music
DATURA4, MainArtist - Mushroom Music, Big Deal Music, MusicPublisher - Dom Mariani, Warren Hall, Stu Loasby, Composer
2019 Alive Naturalsound 2019 Mushroom Music, Big Deal Music
Album review
If any rock band in 2019 were going to call an album Blessed Is the Boogie, it would make sense for it to be Datura4, the Australian four-piece who have spent their career evoking the spirit of any number of denim-clad blues-rock outfits from the '70s. But if they were going to call an LP Blessed Is the Boogie, their third effort is an unlikely choice, since it offers significantly less guitar-powered boogie than their previous work. That is not to say there isn't plenty of boogieing going on here; the first half of the album makes Datura4 sound like a band destined to share a stage with Savoy Brown and/or Status Quo, with the strut of Dom Mariani's guitar and vocals and the implacable stomp of Warren Hall's drums standing front and center. However, Blessed Is the Boogie features a new lineup of Datura4, and these days they've traded their twin guitar attack for one guitar and a keyboard player, Bob Patient, and the second half of the program dials down the swagger and the bluesy side of their sound in favor of a more static variety of vintage hard rock. The wailing guitar and Hammond B-3 on "Not for Me" and "Cat on a Roof" blend together well, and the "lost in the Big Bad City" vibe of "The City of Lights" is a good match for Mariani's voice and his evocative guitar swells. In a way, the stylistic change-ups on Blessed Is the Boogie work in the group's favor; Datura4 were clearly good at what they were doing, but their songwriting was rather monochromatic, and the broader palette here makes that less of an issue. At the same time, Datura4 are a good hard rock band, but they're a better boogie machine, so even though this album represents a step forward for them, they need to build their muscles outside of the blues before they can make the most of their advances in songwriting. They said it themselves -- blessed IS the boogie.
© Mark Deming /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 10 track(s)
- Total length: 00:47:36
- Main artists: DATURA4
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Alive Naturalsound
- Genre: Pop/Rock Rock Progressive Rock
2019 Alive Naturalsound 2019 Mushroom Music, Big Deal Music
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