{"id":5376,"date":"2016-05-24T06:54:59","date_gmt":"2016-05-24T11:54:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/theentertainmentoutlet.com\/?p=5376"},"modified":"2016-05-24T07:06:02","modified_gmt":"2016-05-24T12:06:02","slug":"album-review-jim-breuer-and-the-loud-and-rowdy-songs-from-the-garage-may-2016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theentertainmentoutlet.com\/?p=5376","title":{"rendered":"ALBUM REVIEW:
Jim Breuer and the Loud and Rowdy <\/b>
Songs from the Garage<\/i>
May 2016"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Jim<\/a>When you hear the name Jim Breuer, if all you think of is Goat Boy or <\/span>Half Baked<\/span><\/i>, you may be surprised to hear that he\u2019s releasing an album. Not a comedy album, but a hard rock album. There are of course humorous elements to the songs, but <\/span>Songs from the Garage<\/span><\/i>, the debut album from Jim Breuer and the Loud and Rowdy, is a great album featuring some solid rocking songs.<\/span><\/p>\n

As a die-hard Metallica fan, I\u2019ve been aware of Breuer\u2019s connection to the heavy metal community for a while. He does great impressions not just of Metallica singer James Hetfield and drummer Lars Ulrich, but also impressions of Ozzy Osbourne, former AC\/DC singer Brian Johnson, Judas Priest singer Rob Halford, and more. Breuer has been closely connected to Metallica, having hosted events at their 30th anniversary bash in 2011 in San Francisco, as well as being involved in their Orion Festival in 2012. I saw an early incarnation of not-yet-named Loud and Rowdy at Orion Festival, and the set had a mix of Breuer\u2019s stand-up comedy, as well as some funny songs that he’d had in his set for years.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Jim<\/a>

Jim Breuer<\/p><\/div>Fast forward to the beginning of 2016, when Jim Breuer launched a new podcast, titled \u201cThe Metal in Me.\u201d I instantly decided to give it a listen, and was surprised when it wasn\u2019t just him doing the podcast, but a group of guys who make up his band. Over the last 22 weeks, in between interviews and funny bits, I\u2019ve heard them talking about the making of this album, so I was excited when I finally got to give it a listen.<\/span><\/p>\n

It didn\u2019t disappoint!<\/span><\/p>\n

The album was produced by Volbeat\/former-Anthrax guitar player Rob Caggiano. Caggiano also handled guitar duties on the album, rounded up by a solid rhythm section of Joe Vigliotti on bass and Mike Tichy on drums. <\/span><\/p>\n

The first track, \u201cThrash\u201d really sets the tone of the album. It\u2019s a song about waiting for your family to get out of the house, so that you can crank up the music and rock out. Throughout the album, a lot of the lyrical themes show that it\u2019s an album written\u00a0by a middle-aged father, with songs like \u201cRaising Teenage Girls,\u201d \u201cFamily Warrior\u201d and \u201cSugar Rush.\u201d Of course a lot of the audience for 80\u2019s thrash-metal are middle-aged fathers now, so it works.<\/span><\/p>\n

Former AC\/DC frontman Brian Johnson makes a pair of appearances on the album. First, on the short track \u201cMy Rock and Roll Dream,\u201d he tells a story about how he wanted to be a comedian, while Caggiano plays a bluesy riff in the background. The next track, \u201cMr. Rock and Roll,\u201d is much more of what you\u2019d expect from a Brian Johnson guest-spot. The guitar riffs are very AC\/DC influenced, and Johnson and Breuer take turns belting out lyrics. Who would have thought one day we\u2019d be listening to a duet between these two? Certainly not I, but Breuer really holds his own against one of hard rock\u2019s classic voices.<\/span><\/p>\n

Another of my favorites is the final track, \u201cThe Unexplained.\u201d It threw me off at first, as the intro is used as the theme song to Breuer\u2019s podcast, but it turned out to be a really great tune.<\/span><\/p>\n

Anybody who\u2019s a fan of classic heavy metal bands, many of whom are name-checked in \u201cOld School,\u201d should definitely give this album a listen!<\/span><\/p>\n

Jim Breuer and the Loud and Rowdy<\/b> – <\/span>Songs From The Garage<\/span><\/i>
\n1) Thrash<\/span>
\n2) Raising Teenage Girls<\/span>
\n3) Old School<\/span>
\n4) Be a Dick 2nite<\/span>
\n5) My Rock n Roll Dream<\/span>
\n6) Mr. Rock n Roll<\/span>
\n7) Who’s Better Than Us?!<\/span>
\n8) Family Warrior<\/span>
\n9) Sugar Rush<\/span>
\n10) Wannabe<\/span>
\n11) The Unexplained<\/span>
\nALBUM RATING: 8\/10<\/b><\/p>\n