The Rubes - Hokum CD

Tracklisting: Snake Oil Wonder Why 20 Three Change My Mind Smoke and Mirrors Disguise Take Your Time (Hiding in a Cloud) To the Next Stop Interlude The Ballad of Sisyphus MacDuff Release Date: 2001 Label: Underdogma Records Origin: USA I never heard anything before of this Ohio trio, so this is my first time with them. And "Hokum" knows to entertain with it's ten diverse tracks. THE RUBES are playing a powerful mixture of heavy 70's Bluesrock with Metal elements and a few progressive parts. It's a refreshing groovy sound with enough heaviness and drive, not groundbreaking but performed in a solid and appealing way. With tracks like "Take Your Time" or " The Ballad of Sisyphus MacDuff" they showing us their version of heavy bluesy Doom and both are two of my personal faves on "Hokum". On the other side there's a slight influence of Gov't Mule in some of the songs and the well-balanced and soulful vocals of bass-player Mace would fit into every 70's Heavy Rock band. But like I've sai