 | Clutch The Elephant Riders
3.8
excellent
| Ranking: #156 for 1998 | |
| |
| | Full Review | Ratings (278) |
Give your Rating |
| 5.0 classic | Clutchboy | December 20th 07 |
This is a classic, no doubt. Following on from the more hardcore/rawer sound of the first two albums this is the sound of a band finding their true sound. The opening four songs are probably the best I have heard on an album.
The title track that kicks off the album is a slow brooding blusey number with a great, almost chanting chorus, this is followed by Ship of Gold which keeps up the bluesy feel but with a harder edge.
Eight time over miss october changes the mood, harking back to the first two albums with a much harsher feel, but does not suffer for this, in fact it is a nice surprise and shows that although the overall sound may have changed the influences are still there.
Soapmakers comes next, and as my favourite clutch song, is an absolute stormer..
Elsewhere on the album Green Buckets keeps up the reputation for silly lyrics dealing with the issue of recycling, Muchas Veces is a tender moment with Neil Fallon showin a higher range to his vocal than seen before. Wishbone is another track which harks back to the first two albums, whilst the Dragonfly is almost prog.I kid you not.
Overall this album shows a true growth from the first two albums, but not in a way that will alienate any fans. Yes there is no Binge and Purge on here and it maybe lacks the urgency of the first two albums but if you have never heard any Clutch before you could do a lot worse than to start with this album,
2 Bumps | Bump |
| 5.0 classic | crackerjack | May 12th 13 |
This album is the shining example of taking everything you've learned and experimenting with it. It has so many added components as the band grew and they took such progressions and put it in this record. This is a landmark album because it also puts its place in the music world that you do not have to fit a genre but you can create your own. This album has groove, blues, funk, jazz, hard rock, classic metal and grunge core and it's all in the same place. Versatile and all around fun to listen to.
1 Bumps | Bump |
| 4.0 excellent | LakeeshaJackson | May 24th 11 |
Blues laden, a little funky and experimental all in one clean cut package. The mix is very smooth and varied with things like fuzzy guitar riffs, trumpet, and Neil Fallons rich, if sometimes slightly goofy, vocals.
Bump |
| 3.5 great | TRMshadow | February 10th 11 |
Obviously this isn't as great as Blast Tyrant or the S/T. As such, don't expect it to be. Nevertheless, "Elephant Riders" turns out to be a pretty enjoyable album. Less refined than the masterpieces of Exodus and Blast but with more substance than their earlier work.
*sigh* Basically I'm just BSing all over the place in an effort to explain that this is the middle of the road for clutch; worth checking out if you like the genre or Clutch themselves, but not the best for almost anyone else. 3.6/5
Bump |
| 3.5 great | doofy | January 7th 24 |
| 4.5 superb | Bren80 | July 12th 23 |
| 4.0 excellent | Packy91 | June 15th 23 |
| 3.5 great | BADNEW | April 25th 20 |
| 4.0 excellent | lilmilk | August 23rd 19 |
| 4.5 superb | DJD1ed | June 30th 18 |
| 4.0 excellent | ElSomni | April 4th 18 |
| 4.0 excellent | Vili1919 | February 17th 18 |
| 3.5 great | adios | October 3rd 17 |
| 4.0 excellent | El Olam | December 11th 16 |
| 4.0 excellent | vkristi | December 8th 16 |
| 3.0 good | Swarm | November 14th 16 |
| 4.5 superb | Dwap | September 26th 16 |
| 3.5 great | elry2k | August 31st 16 |
| 3.5 great | Froot | August 18th 16 |
| 4.0 excellent | stakis | July 11th 16 |
| 4.0 excellent | SB129 | May 16th 16 |
| 3.0 good | hsb | April 17th 16 |
| 3.5 great | Abraxas | December 22nd 15 |
| 3.5 great | rufous | October 9th 15 |
| 4.0 excellent | chords91 | September 30th 15 |
| 4.0 excellent | cdog215 | September 17th 15 |
| 3.5 great | Gore | August 14th 15 |
| 4.0 excellent | IrishC | July 28th 15 |
| 4.0 excellent | heck | April 30th 15 |
| 4.0 excellent | gujubuu | April 18th 15 |
| 4.0 excellent | Gard3n | March 27th 15 |
| 4.0 excellent | eldave74 | December 27th 14 |
| 4.0 excellent | AceeDeeC | December 27th 14 |
| 4.0 excellent | slaps | December 17th 14 |
| 3.0 good | Guacker | September 30th 14 |
| 4.0 excellent | Pajolero | September 2nd 14 |
| 4.0 excellent | cb123 | June 28th 14 |
| 3.0 good | qiblas | February 27th 14 |
| 4.5 superb | rawolo | September 4th 13 |
| 4.0 excellent | nomwein | July 24th 13 |
| 3.5 great | Nrap | November 25th 12 |
| 3.5 great | snewso | October 26th 12 |
| 3.5 great | Cakes23 | September 29th 12 |
| 4.5 superb | Tokamak | September 13th 12 |
| 3.5 great | YHB | July 3rd 12 |
| 4.5 superb | Fandog | June 10th 12 |
| 3.5 great | DFL | April 2nd 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | max13x | March 29th 12 |
| 3.5 great | amp112 | March 12th 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | ricdark | February 19th 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | shanks | January 30th 12 |
| 5.0 classic | RATM46 | May 6th 11 |
| 3.5 great | mfp | March 1st 11 |
| 4.0 excellent | dabam | February 23rd 11 |
| 4.0 excellent | Inveigh | June 30th 10 |
| 4.0 excellent | Jruined | April 12th 10 |
| 4.0 excellent | mrfixit | April 24th 09 |
| 3.0 good | DaTwig | March 19th 09 |
| 3.5 great | Axlerod | February 17th 09 |
| 4.0 excellent | gbowles | August 23rd 08 |
| 3.5 great | greg84 EMERITUS | August 8th 08 |
| 4.0 excellent | das4776 | August 8th 08 |
| 3.5 great | beans | July 29th 08 |
| 4.5 superb | Nexis | July 15th 08 |
| 5.0 classic | PattyT | February 21st 08 |
| 4.5 superb | drmoody | January 27th 08 |
| 4.0 excellent | Zaktto | January 27th 08 |
| |
Give Your Opinion on The Elephant Riders
|
