Mean Mother - Mean Mother Arzgarth ( SuperAdmin ) 55,349 posts since 7/17/2002 Posted on 11/14/2009 at 12:45:40 PM Mean Mother - Mean Mother Review by John Pegoraro (StonerRock.com) Self Released Release date: 2009 If nothing else, Detroit's Mean Mother does a mean Bachman Turner Overdrive. Track six of their eponymous debut, “Weekend Luvin',” is a dead ringer for BTO's “Not Fragile.” And yes, the lyrical content is about as juvenile as you'd expect. Randy Bachman wouldn't want it any other way. As for Mean Mother as a whole, well, it has its moments. The band focuses on high energy, melodic riff rock and when they've got the material to back up their intentions, as on opener “Cloud Nine,” “Dirty Mary,” “Motorhoney,” and “Legendary Softail,” they do the job. Nothing spectacular, mind you – I doubt the band considers themselves groundbreaking - but done well enough to keep listening. Unfortunately, Mean Mother sags in the middle, with a collection of tunes that are either a little too sing-songy (“Fist Fight King”), a little too bland (“For What It's Worth”), and a little too reminiscent of a sophomoric BTO (“Weekend Luvin'”). Basically, if there was a showcase for current gen stoner rock bands, I'd say there was room for them on the bill, but it would definitely be an opening slot. URL: http://www.myspace.com/meanmother Edited 0 Times I`m never going to work another day in my life     ( Post a Reply to This Thread ) ( Back to Album Reviews )