Grinderman "2"

"Mickey Mouse and the Goodbye Man" slowly brews for the first two minutes until that southern-fried punk kicks into gear, and Nick Cave's voice sounds best with his howl, but just hearing "I was a Mickey Mouse. He was a Big Bad Wolf!/And he sucked her and he sucked her dry" is just as good. The drums sound like garbage can lids, but sound good. Watch out everyone! Remember "Tremors?" The movie series with those huge worm-like creatures? Wouldn't it have been great if they had a "Worm Tamer" to take care of those motherflippers? This is another good song with a garage-rock groove, southern-fried, and some great lyrics. The next song has the use of the maracas and sounds like this "Heathen Child" had escaped from the tribe before it was killed for not believing in their gods, or anything else like that. It has this great rythym section, and this commanding riff, but the last half-minute is good way to end it. "When My Baby Comes" I would like to look my best (If Idid) wouldn't you? It has touches of strings and it sounds like a timpani and then kicks it up at 3:15 with this bad-a-- bass funky groove, strings and choir under the influence of distortedia. The lyrics are depressing poignant, and maybe eye opening "They had pistols and they had guns/They threw me on the ground and they entered into me/I was only fifteen/When my baby comes." "What I Know" is that this song is a nice break before that bellow returns with those drums, and thatguitar in back "O baby baby baby!/Cling to me baby in this rented room/Who needs the TV? You are my TV!/Who needs a record player? You are my record player!," and who needs enemies when you're so "Evil." Watch out for the"Kitchenette" because this one has its own executioner! "I keep hanging around your kitchenette/And I'm gonna get a pot to cook you in/I stick my fingers in your biscuit jar/And crush all your Gingerbread Men." Why don't we just eat something else, and go to the "Palaces of Montezuma" which has this nice beat, kind of like "Good Life," a group of vocal coos in the background. In "Bellringer Blues" the bass is king, the percussion follows the groove, and the guitar bring the torch. An awesome ending to a great record, and it reminds me of something that either Them Crooked Vulturees may write or QOTSA would.  IF I had to Leave Out two tracks i  would leave out: Kitchenette and What I Know, but five of my favorites are Mickey Mouse and Goodbye Man, Heathen Child, Evil, Palaces of Montezuma, and Bellringer Blues.