Cialis may be right for these guys...
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The Bible All-Stars can go all night long
"I challenge you to find a drummer who will go like that for an entire show," says lead singer/guitarist Morgan Friend. He's boasting of his bandmate's (Tim Connolly) fiery and fervent drum frenzy for Ottawa's high-octane, alt-country/punk band The Bible All-Stars. Including bassist Joel Carlson and guitarist Greg Langille, each member of the foursome is pushing 40 and yet still givin' 'er like 15-year-old boys jamming Too Drunk to Fuck in their parents' basement. Like proper fucking, performing live music is all about endurance, and the boys tell XPress it gets better with age.
"It's like the cop movie, Colors," Friend explains. "There are two bulls standing on top of a mountain. The younger [Sean Penn] says to the older one [Robert Duvall]: 'Hey Pop, let's say we run down there and fuck one of them cows.' The older bull says: 'No son. Let's walk down and fuck 'em all.'"
It's no ancient Chinese secret that it's all about pacing yourself if you want to last the night, and when it comes to pumping out their big, long aural assault, The Bible All-Stars seem to be always on their game.
"You got to know when to go full-on," says Carlson about playing live. "If you're going to do 20 songs, you're going to get tired, and anyone who tells you otherwise is full of shit."
They've been around the block a few times (Jimmy George, Whirly Gigs, SuperManchu, the Patsies and more) and know how to make the moment last. They're seasoned musical veterans who can intuit each other's next
move and energy levels in a single look. While their debut self-titled album (which gets launched this week) sounds country, with roots in Celtic, punk and some metal, these guys deliver straight-up psychobilly.
"I might make my father happy 'cause I'm in a country band, but it's a country-flavoured punk band," insists Friend, who pens ditties about debauchery, degeneracy and the devil in songs like Back to the Bottle Again, Wasted and The Last Time Again, the latter being about repeat one-night stands.
Yes, The Bible All-Stars have absorbed plenty of misery and gin, and soaked up enough Johnny Cash and Hank Williams to make music about a fucked-up alcoholic pretty endearing - and enduring.
The Bible All-Stars
w/ Lucky Ron, Lefty and 90 Pounds Of Ugly
Saturday, September 8
Dominion Tavern
