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#musicforcryptoads Episode 82 covers the 2021 debut self-titled album of Mammoth WVH. We have a spirited debate about whether Wolfgang should have brought in outside musicians and about what works on this album and what doesn’t. Is this a modern attempt at putting life into rock and roll or is it destined straight for the grocery store playlist? Mark, Chris and Kevin discuss and debate all this and more, going track by track. Now streaming live, join us Sunday nights 7PM Central Time at twitch.tv/lightthesky
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Quick Reviews
Mark Get a drummer. Get some people in here. There’s potential but no point in showing you can play every instrument. In 2022, not a big deal anymore.
Chris Kind of.
Alex Stuff stuff stuff about rock.
Kevin He can write a hook but the number of songs and album length bring this down. Decent voice too but honestly, no one would fault him for bringing in a band and bringing some songs to the next level.
Love It or Flush It
| M | C | K | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Mr. Ed" | 3:44 | L | L | L | |
| 2 | "Horribly Right" | 3:39 | L | F | F | |
| 3 | "Epiphany" | 4:28 | F | L | B | |
| 4 | "Don't Back Down" | 3:45 | F | F | T | |
| 5 | "Resolve" | 5:03 | L | L | F | |
| 6 | "You'll Be the One" | 3:01 | F | T | L | |
| 7 | "Mammoth" | 4:30 | F | L | F | |
| 8 | "Circles" | 3:58 | L | F | L | |
| 9 | "The Big Picture" | 3:15 | F | F | F | |
| 10 | "Think It Over" | 3:55 | B | F | L | |
| 11 | "You're to Blame" | 4:06 | F | L | L | |
| 12 | "Feel" | 3:57 | L | L | F | |
| 13 | "Stone" | 6:33 | T | F | F | |
| 14 | "Distance" | 4:12 | L | B | L |
Love It or Flush It Legend
L = Love. As many as you like.
F = Flush. Must flush at least one track per album.
B = Buy. Purchased for the ultimate LTS “Best Of” playlist for each of us. One per album.
T = Terminate. Should have never even existed. One per album.
The Rules
Each of us must Love, Flush, Buy, and Terminate AT LEAST ONE track on an album, no matter how great or terrible the album is. Whoever wins the “7 for the Buy” section gets an extra Buy or Terminate to use on the album. Because Chris hosts this section and thus cannot win, he gets an extra Buy or Terminate every 4 albums.
Album Information
Mammoth WVH is the debut studio album by American rock band Mammoth WVH. The album was released on June 11, 2021, by EX1 Records.[2][3]
The album’s origins can be traced back to 2013 after Wolfgang Van Halen finished the A Different Kind of Truth Tour with Van Halen and began working on his own music.[4] The album was completed in 2018.[5]
For the opening track, “Mr. Ed”, Wolfgang used the original Electro-Harmonix Micro- Synthesizer that his father, Eddie Van Halen, used for the 1981 Van Halen track Sunday Afternoon In The Park. [6]
Wolfgang used his father’s original Frankenstrat guitar for the solos on “Mammoth” and “Feel” [7]
The album cover features a painting by American painter John Brosio of a giant crab terrorizing a parking lot. When asked about the significance of the crab, Wolfgang Van Halen responded on Twitter with a screenshot of the synonyms of the word “mammoth”, further stating that “We all know it takes being a Van Halen to understand that the word mammoth means ‘big.'”[8]
