Subrosa - Never Bet The Devil Your Head | 90s Album Review

No one would have faulted the surviving members of For Squirrels for moving on from music after the horrific accident that claimed the life of their singer, bassist, and road manager. It took years for guitarist/singer Travis Tooke and drummer Jack Griego to regroup with new bassist Andy Jim Lord under the new moniker Subrosa and land a new record deal, the end result being their 1997 lone release Never Bet The Devil Your Head. While For Squirrels drew comparisons to the college rock of R.E.M., Subrosa dials up rock, dabbling in a post-hardocre riffage while Tooke switches between a lower register singing voice and a fiery growl. Passionate but uneven, the record doesn't shy away from the past for the Tooke and Griego, who channel their catharsis in equal parts volume and melancholy.

 

Songs In This Episode

Intro - Never The Best

13:42 - World's Greatest Lover

23:01 - The Life Inside Me Killed This Song

28:38 - Antigen Fiend

32:33 - Dope Nostalgia Promo

34:27 - Damn The Youth

Outro - Rollercoaster

 

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