Vultures United - The Healers CDep TPRC 666-4
another ripping ep from 2008
Vultures United are the rare type of band that can come off as musically somewhat traditional, while also being completely fresh and original. They do so by combining contemporary musical influences with Punk rock’s original simplicity and purist sensibilities. Their lyrics are conscious and well thought out without being dry or pretentious.
Their newest C.D., "The Healers" starts right off the bat with a rager- "Shoot Guns, Eat Pussy" (not to be confused with the Half-Off song of the same name) is the perfect culmination of influences from Black Flag, The Bronx, Nerve Agents, and Murder City Devils. The lyrics rail against American soldiers who abuse their power in other countries and use their position to exercise their desire to fuck shit up rather than to provide a service.
Vultures United manage to kick things up yet another notch with "T-Rexellent," a song that ridicules members of the Religious Right who believe that dinosaur fossils were planted around the world as part of a conspiracy to convince people of Darwin’s theory of evolution. The music is heavy and fast while the vocals spew anger and contempt.
"The Healers" includes one more rocking original song called "Our Beloved Beatles" before concluding with a spot on cover of Operation Ivy’s "I Got No." This cover highlights the band’s musical flexibility. More than simply doing the song justice, Vultures United manage to seamlessly incorporate the song in with their own material and make it sound like they could have written it themselves.
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