NOVEMBER
      29,
      2005
     
    
   
   
    
     
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      Road
      Hammer’s-An
      Unbiased
      Review
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
          
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Jamie
      McGuigan
      (
     
     
      Reporter
     
     
      Who
      the
      hell
      are
      the
      Road
      Hammers?
     
     
      This
      was
      the
      thought
      engrained
      in
      my
     
     
      mind
      while
      driving
      down
      to
      Myron’s
      last
     
     
      Friday
      night.
      Whilst
      I
      tend
      to
      avoid
     
     
      going
      out
      on
      Friday’s
      in
      general,
      I
      was
     
     
      bored,
      and
      a
      friend
      had
      free
      drink
      gift
     
     
      certificates.
      Upon
      arrival
      I
      soon
      realized
     
     
      I
      was
      the
      only
      person
      on
      PEI
      who
      had
     
     
      no
      idea
      who
      the
      Road
      Hammers
      were.
     
     
      Before
      I
      enter
      my
      unbiased
      recap
     
     
      of
      the
      concert
      into
      public
      record,
      allow
     
     
      me
      to
      provide
      some
      background
     
     
      information
      on
      the
      Road
      Hammers.
     
     
      They
      are
      described
      as
      “a
      five
      piece
      no-
     
     
      nonsense,
      kick-ass
      mix
      of
      Country,
     
     
      Southern
      Rock
      and
      Blues
      singing
      songs
     
     
      of
      maverick
      culture
      and
      the
      open
      road.”
     
     
      They
      go
      on
      to
      state
      that
      they
      have
     
     
      “songs
      that
      explore
      the
      universal
      themes
     
     
      of
      lovin’,
      losin’
      and
      livin’.”
      In
      other
     
     
      words,
      most
      of
      their
      songs
      revolve
     
     
      around
      the
      topics
      of
      trucking
      and
     
     
      fucking
      and
      fit
      nicely
      in
      the
      genre
      of
     
     
      sucking.
      :
     
     
      The
      Road
      Hammers
      draw
      a
      very
     
     
      large
      and
      diverse
      crowd.
      Males
      and
     
     
      Females
      ages
      17
      to
      57
      filled
      Myron’s
     
     
      cabaret
      eagerly
      anticipating
      the
     
     
      country-metal
      hybrid
      band.
      Arthur
     
     
      Fonzarelli-esque
      jean
      jackets,
      denim
     
     
      jacket/pant
      combinations,
      and
     
     
      NASCAR
      Cap/T-shirt
      outfits
      all
      battled
     
     
      for
      supremacy,
      while
      those
      wearing
      the
     
     
      clothes
      eyed
      each
      other
      up
      uneasily.
      I
     
     
      was
      certain
      I
      was
      the
      only
      person
      there
     
     
      with
      a
      full
      set
      of
      teeth,
      but
      there
      were
     
    
   
   
    
     
      some
      people
      in
      the
      back
      who
      I
      did
      not
     
     
      see.
     
    

    
     
      Before
      things
      could
      get
      out
      of
     
     
      control
      with
      the
      denims
      and
      the
     
     
      leathers,
      a
      loud
      truck
      horn
      blared
     
     
      several
      times.
      Knowing
      it
      could
      only
     
     
      mean
      an
      18-wheeler
      was
      coming
     
     
      crashing
      through
      the
      wall,
      I
      dove
      for
     
     
      cover.
      I
      was
      embarassed
      to
      learn
      it
     
     
      was
      not
      an
      actual
      18-wheeler,
      but
      just
     
     
      a
      high-tech
      sound
      effect
      that
      marked
     
     
      the
      arrival
      of
      the
      Roaders.
      The
      crowd
     
     
      threw
      up
      heavy
      metal
      signs,
      and
      began
     
     
      moshing
      in
      what
      soon
      became
      a
      sea
      of
     
     
      plaid,
      leather,
      and
      cowboy
      hats.
     
    

    
     
      The
      music
      sound
      was
      as
      good
     
     
      as
      you
      can
      expect
      from
      a
      country-metal
     
     
      band,
      possibly
      the
      best
      one
      I’ve
      ever
     
     
      heard.
      Several
      members
      of
      Myron’s
     
     
      staff
      had
      ear
      plugs,
      and
      I
      cursed
      myself
     
     
      for
      not
      having
      the
      foresight
      to
      bring
      a
     
     
      pair.
      Having
      gone
      sober,
      I
      was
      ill
     
     
      prepared
      to
      deal
      with
      the
      throngs
      of
     
     
      moshing
      Road
      Hammer
      fans
      who
      kept
     
     
      smashing
      into
      me.
      I
      felt
      like
      a
     
     
      professional
      athlete
      who
      didn’t
      warm-
     
     
      up
      before
      going
      on
      the
      field,
      and
     
     
      cramped
      up.
      So
      when
      the
      band
      began
     
     
      discussing
      a
      picture
      of
      a
      girl
      on
      a
     
     
      billboard,
      and
      which
      group
      member
      she
     
     
      found
      more
      attractive,
      I
      threw
      in
      the
     
     
      towel
      and
      left.
      So
      who
      are
      the
      Road
     
     
      Hammers?
      Who
      cares.
      Next
      time
      I
     
     
      hear
      of
      one
      of
      their
      concerts,
      I’m
      going
     
     
      to
      keep
      on
      truck’n.
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Well
      Oiled-A
      Cd
      Review
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Amanda
      Bulman
     
     
      Reporter
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Well
      Oiled
      is
      an
      excellent
      compliation
     
     
      of
      orignal
      songs
      from
      local
      independant
     
     
      bands
      produced
      by
      Adam
      Gallant
      of
     
     
      Officer
      Girl.
      The
      all-Island
      line-up
     
     
      includes
      Officer
      Girl,
      The
      Robots,
     
     
      Smothered
      in
      Hugs,
     
     
      Two
      hours
      Traffic,
      and
     
     
      The
      Danks
      among
     
     
      others.
     
    

    
     
      Although
      the
     
     
      album
      in
      it’s
      entirety
      is
     
     
      phenemonal,
      some
     
     
      tracks
      have
      a
      standout
      .
     
     
      quality.
      The
      Robots
      (a
     
     
      local
      Charlottetown
     
     
      band
      who
      sound
      like
     
     
      Interpol
      and
      Radiohead’s
      secret
     
     
      lovechild),
      song
      Open
      City
      is
      the
      CD’s
     
     
      Best
      track.
      Peter
      Rankin,
      the
      band’s
     
     
      lead
      singer,
      has
      a
      haunting
      voice
      that
     
     
      really
      shines
      on
      the
      chorus
      line
      “We
      can
     
     
      be
      so
      happy
      here”.
      The
      keyboard
      and
     
     
      dissonant,
      guitar
      line
      at
      the
      start
      of
      the
     
     
      song
      also
      produces
      a
      unique
      effect.
     
     
      Another
      standout
      is
      Fugato’s
      ‘Green
     
     
      Eyes’.
      The
      band,
      certainly
      influenced
     
     
      by
      Sublime,
      are
      the
      only
      real
      reggae-
     
     
      esque
      type
      of
      band
      on
      this
      compliation
     
     
      and
      have
      the
      greatest
      guitar
      riff
      on
      the
     
     
      albumn.
     
     
      Two
      Hours
      Traffic,
      who
     
     
      recently
      released
      a
      video
      on
      Much
     
     
      Music,
      play
      brilliantly.
      Their
      song
     
     
      ‘Purple
      Eyes/Yellow
      Lights’
      has
      the
     
    
   
   
    
     
      -best
      lyrics
      on
      all
      the
      tracks,
      with
      lines
     
    
   
   
    
     
      like
      ““You’ve
      got
      Purple
      in
      your
      Eyes,
     
     
      yellow
      Lights
      emitting
      from
      your
      hair’.
     
     
      Liam
      Corcoran’s
      voice
      is
      distinct
      and
     
     
      melodic,
      while
      the
      muscianship
      of
      his
     
     
      bandmates
      is
      undeniably
      professional.
     
     
      Officer
      Girl,
      PEI’s
      version
      of
      At
      The
     
     
      Drive
      In,
      start
      the
      CD
      off
      with
      an
     
     
      angular
      disjunct
      song
      entitled
      ‘A
     
     
      Physician
      a
      Day’.
      Written
      by
      frontman
     
     
      Steven
      Gallant,
      the
      song
      is
      about
      a
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      messy
      non-sensical
      love
      triangle.
     
     
      The
      Danks’
      Automacar
      is
      a
     
     
      song
      that
      sounds
      almost
      straight
      out
      of
     
     
      a
      Strokes
      albumn,
      lead
      vocalist
      Brian
     
     
      Moore,
      has
      incredible
      range
      and
      a
      high
     
     
      level
      of
      enthusiasm
      that
     
     
      although
      apparent
      on
     
     
      this
      track
      is
      more
     
     
      evident
      in
      their
      live
     
     
      shows,
      making
      the
     
    

    
     
      Danks
      one
      of
      PEI’s
     
     
      most
      fun
      bands
      to
     
     
      watch
      live.
     
    

    
     
      This
      CD
      will
     
     
      be
      sold
      at
      two
      release
     
     
      shows:
      the
      first
      show
     
    

    
     
      will
      be
      at
      Hunter’s
      Alehouse
      on
     
     
      December
      9th
      and
      will
      feature
      Fugato,
     
     
      Mystery
      Systym,
      and
      Double
      Ought
     
     
      Buck
      shot,
      the
      second
      release
      show
      will
     
     
      be
      held
      at
      the
      Arts
      guild
      on
      December
     
     
      14th
      and
      will
      feature
      The
      Danks,
      Two
     
     
      Hours
      Traffic,
      Officer
      girl
      and
      the
     
     
      Robots.
      For
      those
      who
      miss
      these
     
     
      unmissable
      shows(which
      will
      also
      be
     
     
      Officer
      Girl’s
      last
      Island
      appearances)
     
     
      Cd’s
      will
      be
      sold
      at
      Back
      Alley
      Discs.
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
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