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    Salt #17/DigHayZoose
    DigHayZoose — MagentaMantaLoveTree cover

    DigHayZoose

    MagentaMantaLoveTree

    (1993)

    Reviewed by Roadrunner

    DiscogsApple Music
    Label Brainstorm ArtistsSalt #17July/August 1993
    alternative metalfunk metalgrungepunk

    Wow! What a rush! More ZZWOPP! than the average 2X4 across the forehead! Say ya can't get enough tasteful guitar crunch experimentation, grinding bass slappage, brilliant drumming, and vocals everywhere - even harmonies!? You like crescendos galore? Well, enter DHZ disc 2. Set this pretty little...'er, big & pounding, platter over that lazer beam & everyone in-house'll be hoppin'. There ain't a half bad track on here. From the 1st silly sample to the pit inducing "Slatherage", a song about grace, to dizzying "Lift", to favorite TV personalities, to the dreamy "Magenta...", to other songs dealing with AIDS & racism, to it's inebriating ending, you'll play it again & keep it in your player. You may once or twice hear similarities to another band though you'll soon find yourself wrapped in the emotions bled forth from their souls. "It's a never ending adventure." Ya Dig? Demand at nearest record store!

    Other coverage for this album

    The Lighthouse September 1993Reviewed by Beth BlinnThe quartet known as Dig Hay Zoose came to the attention of alternative music fans two years ago, when their debut album, Strugglefish, was released by Brainstorm Artists International. Hailing from Kansas City, Dave Anderson (guitar), Jimmi Florenz (Drums), Bil Brown (bass) and Phil (first name only-vocals) have drawn comparisons to the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Jane's Addiction, and a host of…Heaven's Metal #43Reviewed by Doug Van PeltModern metal just ain't the same anymore. Somewhere down the line, all these musicians learned to play in syncopated sync, creating a very large crunch; plus they all learned to sing in swirling harmonies; then they play it all fast and change rhythms faster than a strobe light; and, most puzzling of all, they sing about strange things and give their songs titles like, "Bus Drivers on Crack" and…

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