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Title: Echoing Hammer of the Gods
Review: Yes, Want singer Kenneth Leer sounds an awful lot like Robert Plant. But beyond that, the similarities to Led Zeppelin, Black Sabbath and the like are pretty much the same as any other band.If you can get past the voice (75 percent of the people I've introduced this album to couldn't), you're in for a killer ride with "Greatest Hits, Vol. 5."Highlights of the record include the pounding stomp of "Slight of Hand" and "Groove; the wicked, simple riffs in "A Word To The Soul" and "Star 69" (which is easily lost in the haze after "Slight" on the album); and the pleasantly shifty "4 Pictures."Why the name "Greatest Hits?" At first, I thought it was a joke, playing on the ancient tone of the album. But as it turns out, this disc is actually a collection of The Want's first two efforts: "5 O'Clock Orange" and "Acid Millenium." Good luck finding those. I tried `cause I was bored the other day, and it turned out to be an exercise in frustration.
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