Fire in the Field CD release War Bonnet Rocks with Authority

With cover art drenched in red the band Fire in the Field's War Bonnet CD tells its stories in an entertaining - loud - manner accompanied by riveting precision. "Tomahawk" opens the disc following the lead of the Rolling Stones, putting a memorable riff and melody front and center. Just as Tattoo You had "Start Me Up," "Brown Sugar" leading off Sticky Fingers, "Rocks Off" doing the same for Exile on Main Street, "Tomahawk" splits you between the eyes with its unique and eloquent guitar work. All four minutes and twelve seconds of it. "Swift Hoof" follows with Mike Moore's guitar painting interesting musical ideas with the cascading melodies riding the undercurrent of multiple riffs, all colliding in harmonious fashion. The theme of the album appears to take Black Sabbath's Master of Reality into Elton John's Tumbleweed Connection world - a dark look at the old wild west, perhaps a metaphor for all the madness going on throughout this war-torn planet. The songs span the three and a half to four minute mark, "Duke of the Valley" would also fit nicely into the soundtrack of a modern-day "spaghetti western" like the ones Clint Eastwood cut his teeth on. The songs swim in good production, the heavy leaden boots plodding of the rhythm, sizzling guitar work and large quantities of vocals and lead lines put an exclamation point on the proceedings. The music in both "Swift Hoof" and "Duke of the Valley" prowling, growling with real intensity.

The stomp entitled "Elephant" was engineered & mixed by John Santarelli at Oil Can Studios and mastered by Jay Frigoletto at Metronome. "Trample your master" are the lyrics and vocal from Mike Moore, the crunching sounds from the three members of Fire in the Field marching to the same sonic beat. Elephants are in vogue these days, and this tune is an excellent follow-up to "Tomahawk" if streaming singles and vinyl are on the agenda. "Peasant Once Passed" is the longest track at 5:06 and smashes you in the face with its forceful, bright sound elements. Moore's vocals are either echoed in the distance or he's speaking in heavy metal incantations. "Save" concludes the disc with yet more imaginative riffs and, thankfully, the band is smart enough to keep the tracks to a maxi-E.P. or mini-album six selections. We are in an age of sensory overload where less is more, and there's enough meat to savor here for quite some time. Fire in the Field is a definite find, major league all the way around. Website http://www.fireinthefieldmusic.com

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