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Peeping Tom - Music Swop Shop But that was for a good reason; they were holed up in a studio, working on Music Swop Shop. While it's not the double album originally promised, Music Swop Shop still gives you over an hour's worth of that distinctive Peeping Tom heaviness. They've brought back more of Sav Rocker's classic rock feel, but don't sacrifice the monstrous sound of the self titled. Lead song Cocked Gun starts off lumbering, but soon transforms itself into a swaggering bluesy number that sets the tone for the rest of the album, and that includes the harmonica fade-out. Unexpected nuances like that and the saxophone in the doomy The Reason are what makes Music Swop Shop so compelling. There's a freewheeling attitude to Peeping Tom that keeps the songs nimble, even when it's as crushing as the massive Gingerbread Man or as drawn out as White Lightning and The Reason. That the four piece is obviously so in tune with each other doesn't hurt. Imagine Free taking a stab at Black Sabbath and you're close to what Peeping Tom has to offer. Music Swop Shop's an awesome follow-up. There's not a bad song in this bunch. Highly recommended. Arzgarth, Editor in Chief, Stonerrock.com USA This self-titled album is the follow up to Peeping Tom's critically acclaimed EP "Sav Rocker", and that title would easily have fit the collection of songs presented here. Australia's brightest heavy rock hopefuls? Perhaps... The album kicks off with the truly heavy blues behemoth 'Of Constellation Argus…', a fantastic and heady mix of throbbing blues riffs, wah-wahing away over an ear drum numbingly funky bass-line and some really rather complicated yet never busy, drumming. This song is quite simply what heavy blues should sound like. The guitars pick out beautiful melodic harmonies to the central chug and thrust and move the song along without the need for vocalisation or fancy effects. This is 'The Blues!' Truck City Drive' swaggers from your speakers and meanders straight into your cerebral cortex, as the guitar gently licks in and out, hooking you before the vocals finally tip the balance to the rhythm section and your feet start tapping up and down like frogs in dynamite pond. The lyrics are also awesome, pitching humour into the mix without ever being over the top or clichéd. Acoustic interludes pick you up here or there and drop you face first into the next opus, falling from the tower of expectation towards the pool of disappointment, but the guitar licks in again and carries you away to safety, far above the clouds. At times, the guitars sound almost classical, bringing to mind heavy rock forerunners Cream and even touches of The Doors [albeit with a heavier cutting edge]. Each track weighs in at a reasonable 4-10 minutes, and swings from doom through blues and psychedelia to full-on rock, never predictable and always welcome. 'Wet Leaf' slightly more Sabbath-esque than the prior tracks near the beginning, busts out into a real head banger during its latter-half. The 'Hass No' opening riff would do "Vagabonds Of The Western World"-era Thin Lizzy proud. In fact, you could easily imagine Phil Lynott crooning his heart out over the main refrain. A slice of premium Rock-Pie indeed! 'Auxiliary Priest' ups the ante for the latter section of the album, and 'Maiden Japan' is just as good, with its super atmospheric intro. The album finishes up with the insanely titled 'Shoodabeenrope', with its off-kilter chops and dynamic changes galore bringing a fitting end to a sterling piece of artwork. This album has no real highlight; I believe the whole work IS the highlight. Definitely an album to listen to from start to finish, perfect for all conditions, Peeping Tom are a brightly burning torch to the pyre of mediocrity in heavy music. Each song is perfectly complementary to the last, and the collection of songs offered up here are strong indeed. If you thought their first EP was good, check this out! With material this strong, Peeping Tom are a band to go and see live if you ever get the chance! Out of the blue, pure brilliance fell into my lap
and onto my turntable. I’m talking about Peeping Tom’s 2002
12", Sav Rocker. This Australian four-piece channel the spirit, conviction,
energy, and style of classic rock greats like Jimi Hendrix, Cream, and
Blind Faith, to name just a few. They’ve got a loose, almost jam
band quality to their heavy blues rock, laying down a hellacious groove
that knows exactly how to move. "Sav Rocker" is the sole track
on Side A, and it gets better and better as it progresses, building up
to a Sabbath crunch with a Colour Haze/Kyuss solo. It ends with the cheering
of an audience, and for good reason. Side B offers three songs – "Horatio’s Bastard Son Part 1," "Horatio’s Bastard
Son Part 2," and "Sav’s Return." While shorter in
length than "Sav Rocker," they still reiterate the all-out awesome
qualities of Peeping Tom. It's music that makes you feel good. If you
can track down a copy of this vinyl or the CD EP version, do so. It’s
a guaranteed winner. Ignore the too reliant on Sabbath intro of "At the
Gates." Peeping Tom’s masterful self-titled album really begins
with the second track, "Of Constellation Argus." Peeping Tom is probably the best
band in Australia to which the label "stoner/doom rock" might
apply. The tracks on their self titled cd have the same pounding, heavy
(but still very different) sound that one of my favorite obscure bands,
Golden Pig Electric Blues Band, had. Sadly, I realize most of you have
probably never heard of GPEBB and that's too bad because they are/were
a great band. The good news is that Peeping Tom appear to be set to take
over where GPEBB left off. Once again an Australian band that plays heavy rock,
that couldn't be more straight and authentic. Here some doom rock, there
some stoner, but in the basement just purest blues-based heavy rock, and
it's damn heavy indeed. The 4-piece perfectly knows how to produce a thick
sound, which for the most part exists of a driving groove and mighty guitar
riffs accompanied by great vocals. But apart from all this heaviness there
is still enough place for psychedelic moments and instrumental intermezzos,
which lead smoothly from one track to the next. You won't miss to hear
that Hendrix, Mountain and Captain Beyond are some of the band's faves
and main influences. Their first appearance was the "Sav Rocker EP"
in 2002 with 4 songs in 17 mins. In 2004 they released their first "s/t"
full-length with 8 tracks, and took the opportunity to also release their
EP also on a nice 12" vinyl. MP3 download tip: http://www.peepingtomband.com Om gelijk de eerste misvatting weg te nemen: dit is niet
de nieuwe cd van één van Mike Pattons talloze sideprojects
dat inderdaad dezelfde naam draagt. Deze Peeping Tom is een Australisch
gezelschap dat in 2002 al een voorzichtig buzz genereerde onder liefhebbers
van oude rock, stoner en blues met hun EP Sav Rocker. Op hun selftitled
album gaan de heren onverstoord verder met hun zwaarbeladen en riffgedreven
powertrip door de rockgeschiedenis van de jaren zestig en zeventig. Tekenend
is de alom aanwezige bluesfeel die door de traag en zorgvuldig uitgejamde
nummers een rode draad vormt. Het is dan ook haast schrikken geblazen
als het tempo zo nu en dan opgevoerd wordt en je je bewust wordt van het
feit dat je letterlijk in deze plaat gezogen bent, als een zwarte poel
drijfzand waaruit geen ontsnapping mogelijk is. Op dat moment is het echter
al te laat en is het verstandigst wat je kunt doen alles over je heen
te laten komen... en er van te genieten. To remove the first misvatting right: this is not the
cd new of one of Mike Pattons innumerable sideprojects that indeed the
same name carries. These Peeping TOMs are an Australian gezelschap that
in 2002, already careful buzz generated under liefhebbers of old rock,
stoner and blues with their EP Sav rocker. On their selftitled album the
lords onverstoord go further with their zwaarbeladen and riffgedreven
powertrip by the rockgeschiedenis of the years sixty and seventy. Caracteristic
the everywhere present bluesfeel are which form a red wire by the slow
and careful uitgejamde numbers. It is thus hurries himself be scared blown
if the tempo is raised this way now and then and you become yourself aware
of the fact that you are litterally sucked in this plate, as a black pond
drijfzand from which no escape is possible. At that moment it is however
already late and is most judicious what can do let come you everything
concerning your gone... and there to enjoy. "It would
be unfair to refer to Peeping Tom as Stoner Rock: their grooves Che gruppo strepitoso questi Peeping Tom! E quanto è
incredibile il fatto che i loro primi due lavori (l’ep "Sav
rocker" e il full lenght omonimo) siano stati auto prodotti dalla
band, ancora senza un contratto discografico… Misteri del music business!
Ma di sicuro in tempi come quelli di oggi la proposta di questi quattro
ragazzi australiani può risultare a molti anacronistica. Non di
certo a chi apprezza la buona musica, quella scritta e suonata con cuore
e cervello. E i Peeping Tom rientrano senza alcun dubbio nel novero di
questi pochi eletti. That shocking group this Peeping Tom! And how much is
incredible the fact that theirs first two jobs (ep "the Sav rocker"
and the full lenght omonimo) have been cars produced from the band, still
without a record contract... Mysteries of the music business! But of sure
in times as those today the proposal of these four many Australian boys
can turn out to anachronistic. Of sure to who it does not appreciate the
good music, that one written and played with heart and brain. And the
Peeping Tom re-enters without some doubt in the number of these little
elect ones. Theirs sound are a sincere one and sacred great total I pay
that monster that in years ' 60 and ' 70 fundamental pages in the history
of music have written. Hard rock, heavy blues, psichedelia acida: all
this ocean is crossed from the proposal of the group. That therefore it
goes beyond the usuals canoni stoner rock and faces to opened ace, with
honest devozione, the own sonorous roots. That to leave from ep "the
Sav rocker", four brani uniforms ideally like old 33 turns on two
sides. First the beautifulst one proposes us title track, a piece hard
rock in pure style ' 60/' 70, between Hendrix, Cream, Led Zeppelin, Captain
Beyond and Mountain, lead from guitars poured them, vocals felt and ritmiche
elastic. One goduria for the such orecchie of who is gotten passionate
of sonorità. Therefore as it repeats "Horatio' s bastard son
pt.1" in side opening second and ribadisce "Horatio' s bastard
son pt.2", heavy rock sturdy and imposing, with one puntatina in
territories funky and tons of groove. To close the games Sav' thinks to
us instead "s return", acoustic conclusion that donates the
just atmosphere of plastic stasis and closes with garbo the disc. With
a fist of songs the band Australian it has already conquered our heart,
would not serve to add other. And instead "Peeping Tom" rincara
the dose, affinando quite production and songwriting. Gems of the bore
of "Of constellation argus", "Truck City drive" and
"Hass" do not travel on the magical frequencies of the hard
rock psichedelico, a assoli and delirium riff that bring back to us behind
of 35 years, with a ritmica base that slides smooths down and parts vocal
that grondano passion and feeling. But the best must still arrive. In
fact the tripletta formed from "Wet leaf", "Auxiliary priest"
and "Maiden Japan" it makes indeed faville. We travel on territories
heavy psych, dannatamente ipnotici (to the way of the nostrani and never
too much lamented That' s All Folks!) and flavored of sabbathiani rallentamenti
that arrive to strizzare the eye to the doom. Much thoroughness for of
the esordienti is at least sbalorditiva... Above all if the last one is
believed that song, "Shoodabeenrope", has the task to place
aim to the job with a heavy rock toasts and pulled, to the limit with
the stoner. They are I make a din the Peeping Tom, simple singers of an
age that is more and more often forgotten. You let to guide... It' s rock,
it' s hard and it takes not prisoners!
Goh. Peeping Tom wil volgens het label geen Stonerband
genoemd worden. Hierdoor word ik enigszins met een probleem opgezadeld,
want laat de muziek nu toch wel enige gelijkenis vertonen met, pakweg,
Kyuss. http://www.soundslike.be/ Very rough (dictionary.com) translation below... Goh. Peeping TOMs want be called according to the
label no Stonerband. Because of this I with a problem it are slightly
burdened, because late music shows now nevertheless only resemblance with,
pakweg, Kyuss. The jet ears are voted low, the bass player weet that he
stipulates the sound and can the drummer immediately at IKEA to the battle
as a logger. But to say that you have to the necessary fond play stoner.
And, I let be honest, that does Peeping TOMs also. The combination of
Black Sabbath-metal and Blue Cheer-blues seems also at Peeping TOMs work,
lasting getuige the delicious "Hass No" and the fenomenale "Maiden
Japan", 10 minutes, loodzwaar epos, psyhedelic magic full as toverbos
mushrooms and especially with a short, but impressive vocal mediation
of zanger Adam Winzer. Winzer have voice links which seem from the same
matter made as those of Chris Cornell and John Garcia. Heavy spul therefore.
These Peeping moreover with the new headstock project of Mike stalemate
barrel, does not confuse TOMs When you say you're a "heavy" band the
immediate connotation is aggro, To witness Peeping Tom live is as much a physical
experience as an aural
Very rough (dictionary.com) translation below... Live Reviews Gig review at green room,
Oct 22nd 2005
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