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Terra Firma | Harms Way

9 Good psychedelic stonerrock songs.
CD, SPV/Zomba

Tekst: Martÿn ter Haar

Publicatiedatum: 01 oktober 2001

In psychedelic stoner rock there are 2 categories: the Deadheads and the Beatle-freaks. The first category produces tracks that meander endlessly through soundscapes of phased and wah-wah'd noodling. Extremely boring. The second category is the interesting one. These are bands that try to incorporate the pop music of the late sixties and early seventies in their own material. Stoner godfathers Black Sabbath's own attempts at this did not result in their best tracks, but bands like Cathedral, Masters Of Reality and Trouble were more succesful. Terra Firma now can be added to that list.
Comparable in style and quality to Trouble, this is one of the best stoner releases of the year so far. There's not only good riffs, beautiful melodies and a thight rhythm section, but these are also put together in memorable, well structured and varied songs. All 9 tracks are first rate, from the straight forward 'Harms Way' to the lush 'Sway'.
That last track highlights a minor annoyance: singer Lord Chritus tries very hard to sound like Ozzy while in that song he shows he's actually a much better singer, who can also pull off a good Ian Anderson (Jethro Tull). Unnecessary for a band with so much quality.