WhoCares -
"Out of My Mind"" - 10/10
I first listened to this about 3 weeks ago, after reading about this band project on ClassicRockMagazine.com. When I decided to go check them out, I was expecting mediocrity; so often, when amazing musicians come together from different bands, they fail to achieve anything of high quality. In fact, the idea of supergroups such as this just comes across as cheezy to me for some reason, and I'm not fond of the whole idea. Usually the final product is a song (or songs) that are only really of 'filler' quality. So I wasn't expecting much from this song, but I was surprised to actually be presented with something of brilliance - an amazing,
Black Sabbath-y epic with some great riffs, solos and overall musicianship. The song actually wouldn't feel out of place on
Heaven & Hell's self-titled album, given the dark nature of it. This track is very atmospheric, very entertaining to listen to, and just a very good song. I was pleased to find that the musicians involved actually managed to pull together to create something worthy of their respective statuses, rather than just a cheap, money-grabbing knock-off that was thrown together in 5 minutes.
"Holy Water" - 10/10
Also a terrific song with a great riff and a really nice chorus. This sound of this track bears a closer resemblance to
Deep Purple's musical style this time around, with less of a
Black Sabbath influence. It a little like Deep Purple's slower songs, such as (to give a recent example)
"Walk On", but with some heavier riffing, and a more up-beat sound overall. It's great stuff, really; if it were to have appeared on one of DP's albums, it would have been a definite stand-out.