Dale Thompson & The Boon Dogs - I See Red

Bitrate:320K/s
Year:2022
Time:56:17 
Size:129,5 MB 
Label:Girder Records 
Styles:Blues Rock/Rock 
Art: Front 

Tracks Listing:
 1. I See Red (feat. Greg Martin, Edu Diux & Graham Carruthers) - 4:37
 2. Father Abraham (feat. Scottie Hoaglan, Edu Diux & Graham Carruthers) - 3:02
 3. Hwy 44 (feat. Sean Salas & Edu Diux) - 4:18
 4. Raising Lazarus (feat. Aaron Lucas, Edu Diux & Graham Carruthers) - 3:06
 5. Judgement Day (feat. Scottie Hoaglan, Edu Diux & Graham Carruthers) - 6:21
 6. A Sword for Gideon (feat. Kevin Wale & Edu Diux) - 6:24
 7. In the Thick of It (feat. Aaron Lucas & Edu Diux) - 4:22
 8. One Lost Coin (feat. Aaron Lucas, Edu Diux & Graham Carruthers) - 4:37
 9. Send Me (feat. Garret Thomas, Edu Diux & Graham Carruthers) - 4:37
10. The Bugaboo (feat. Phillip Thompson, Troy Thompson & Edu Diux) - 3:10
11. You Are the Man (feat. Derek Ferwerda & Edu Diux) - 5:07
12. The Binding of Isaac (feat. Greg Martin & Edu Diux) - 6:31

The summer of 2022 Girder Music sophomore album from Dale Thompson & the Boon Dogs, I See Red, builds upon the groups self-titled debut full length from the preceding year (also Girder).  As its namesake implies, the group is the project of iconic vocalist Dale Thompson, whom is best known for his work in Bride but has also participated in projects too numerous to mention but with the most noteworthy in my opinion being The World Will Burn, Perpetual Paranoia, The Reconciled, The Thomas Thompson Earth Project and Sovereign Cross.  As far as ‘the Boon Dogs’ side of things goes, that would include holdover bassist and co-founding member Gregory Bruce Campbell and new drummer Edu Diux in addition to a host of guest guitarists encompassing include brother Troy Thompson, Greg Martin, Garret Thomas, Sean Silas, Scottie Hoaglan and others.
I See Red maintains the blues heavy rock direction to the debut, aligning a gritty guitar proclivity and shuffling bass with artists signature gritty and raspy vocal qualities to create a work I see appealing to fans of Glenn Kaiser Band, Stevie & The Saints, Darrell Mansfield, Greg Chaisson, Sign of Jonah and Big Chris & D'Bare Bones Band. If anything, I See Red takes things to the next level musically by extending songwriting from the three to four minute range to its predecessor to that in excess of five to six minutes.  Upshot is a bit more depth and substance musically from how individual songs are allowed time to build and separate, and make better-defined statements, not that the debut songwriting was in any way flawed (a fine album in its own right).Those that have followed Thompson’s career know he is no stranger to the blues, noting not just his work in Bride(referencing classic blues based hard rock releases Kinetic Faith and Snakes In The Playground) but also the varied blues-rock solo material he has put out over the years.  Hence, manner in which his stout, lower register vocals complement opener “I See Red”, scratchy and grainy with Campbell’s thickly woven bass, cutting guitar licks and chops but also enlivened with Hammond B3 decorating the back end. If anything, “I See Red”, sets the quality tone for the material to follow. 

I See Red