Two Headed Dog: Duncarron Electric

Personnel: Steve Legget (guitar); Charlie Allan (bagpipe); Marcus Dickson, Mark Monaghan, Kevin Johnston (drums).
Audio Mixer: Paul Kane.
Liner Note Author: Charlie Allan .
Recording information: Timberyard Studio; Watercolour Studio, Ardgour, Scotland.
Photographer: Saor Patrol.
Translator: Diz Heller.
Arrangers: Steve Legget; Saor Patrol; Paul Kane.
With three drummers, electric guitar, and Highland pipes, Saor Patrol can make a big noise -- and here they let out all the stops and do just that. With the Gibson on full distort, they manage to come across as distinctly fearsome, although over the course of a full album it ends up as repetitive, with only a few real variations like "Badholly" (using the hambone rhythm) seeming strikingly different. It's probably far more effective in concert, where the sound and spectacle would be overwhelming, but in the cleaner sonic space of the studio it can't quite work its magic so well. ~ Chris Nickson