The MCP Band (http://www.mcpband.com) embody everything that an American bar band is supposed to be. Drunk on its own alcohol-fueled, blues-soaked rock, the MCP Band delivers authentic blue-collar grit with no studio slickness or limp ballads to water down the dirt. In other words, this is heady biker music with no compromises.
Unlike many of the roots and Americana acts out there, the MCP Band knows that the real deal should rock like hell. "Borrowed Time" scorches the walls with mean, bluesy riffs and raspy vocals; however, true to the group's classic-rock leanings, the track is melodic, wonderfully catchy. Even more gnarly is "Poor Tomorrow," packing heat with throbbing bass lines and driving guitars. "Breathing Life" is raw electric blues; you can imagine the smoke coming out of the amps. The MCP Band must be a potent live creature because this CD definitely has an exhilarating live vibe to it; listening to it, it feels like you're only inches away from the lads, soaking in all the feedback.
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The MCP Band have energy to burn, and this record is relentless in its quick pacing. Beginning with the rollicking boogie piano of "Particular Condition" to the heavy chunks of shrapnel on "You're the One," the MCP Band just keep moving, and we're partying along with them.
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