Too Slim and The Taildraggers - Rock Em Dead

Tim defines the trio's sound as "Hank Meets Hendrix," and that's about as good a synopsis as one can imagine, though no better than, say, "Johnny Winter Meets Dick Dale" or "Chuck Berry Meets The Kinks." It's the blend of surf, rockabilly, blues and bop that so many bands across the country are groping for, but the Taildraggers sound like they invented it. Single notes from the guitar sting; dense chords crackle with electricity as if the amp's about to explode. Tom Brimm and John "Midnight" Cage don't just drive the rhythm, they drive it like Junior Johnson with a trunk load of his daddy's moonshine. Vocals moan, cry, threaten, plead and testify - and they do so in overdrive.