Sunday, July 19, 2009 Howling Diablos. A great moment of rock'n'roll Howling Diablos Car Wash (Alive Records, 2005) This quintet from Detroit led by singer Tino Gross recorded his best album in the winter of 2004-2005. Originally trained resolutely funk, Howling Diablos have chosen to put their identity and their influence in the service of rock compositions. The result is amazing, and draws on such sources, as indicated by the resumption of RL Burnside ( "Gone So Long", whose version of Howling Diablos is very successful). The rhythm section is flawless, precise guitars and contribution of the saxophone is absolutely brilliant. On the last song on the album, "Elvis Lives" as "Stop Runnin Your Mouth," we find the notes of the saxophone Stooges Fun House. The title song is unstoppable.The piece is a perfect example of the style that the group chose for this album: the guitar riff is catchy, typing impressive battery ... Singing (here provided several voices) prepares the arrival of saxophones, which are gradually becoming more important. The set is applied and confident: a change of tempo announces the arrival of solos before the return of the riff to start. The disc has all the elements to be a big pout disk: sticky riffs, moods salacious groove and plenty of pieces ( "Prison Train"), boogie that task ( "Dope Man") plus orchestration that illuminates the compositions in a new light - in particular parts of harmonica and sax extraordinary. Outlaw imagery is used excessively, especially during the bridge's memorable "Mean Little Town" (a song that owes much to the Rolling Stones). The five members of Howling Diablos assume full image dirty and dangerous usually attributed to the city of Detroit, and the themes of certain songs are chosen accordingly:"Dope Man" and "Prison Train" deal with the drug - most members had recognized the problems of heroin and cocaine. For this record, the group Tino Gross has found a perfect alchemy between original songs and perfect sound. The result is an impressive record, not to be missed. List of songs: Car Wash * Gone So Long * (RL Burnside) Broke Down Prison Train * * Dope Man Mean Little Town * Easy Street Stop Runnin 'Your Mouth * A Woman (Like Me) Elvis Lives * The band's MySpace: www .myspace.com / howlingdiablo Some videos: "Car Wash" "Prison Train" by Remi - Posted in: Garage Rock, Indie & International U.S.