DAVIE ALLAN & THE ARROWS
Restless In L.A. (Sundazed)
Reviewed by Alan Wright

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Davie Allan, the king of fuzzed out guitar instros, strikes back with his first new album - the Ramonetures LP of instro versions of Ramones songs he did with Phantom Surfers members aside - since 1999. Aided by his faithful Arrows, he cranks out a selection of great instros like "The Toxic Terror," "Quiver" and "Arrow Highway." He also revisits his contributions to '60s B-movie soundtracks by doing a new version of "Theme From The Wild Angels." A first here is the inclusion of two tunes with actual vocals, those being a great cover of the Electric Prunes' "I Had Too Much To Dream (Last Night)" and the fuzz-wah filled "Wicked Woman." Also cool is the organ-fueled "The Loud, The Loose and The Savage," which was also the title of his 1994 "comeback" CD, and is a tribute to Ennio Morricone's spaghetti western soundtracks. In a perfect world, it would be people like Davie Allan who are lauded as guitar heros over washed-up hacks like Eric Clapton and Eddie Van Halen, but alas, Allan remains a cult hero. At least he still puts out great music!

© 2003 - Alan Wright