The Path Of Least Resistance
Rum Bar, 2019
8/10
Listen to The Path Of Least Resistance
An assembly of Boston veterans with a penchant for retro rock sounds, Freeloader bring us 8 originals and 2 covers on this dual guitar record that’s all substance and no filler.
Though “Let’s Give Love Another Try” gets off to a ‘70s restrained, bluesy rock start, it isn’t long until the pace picks up with the riff heavy “Back Of The Line”, as well as the calculated power and melody of “The Thing To Do”.
Further a long, Freeloader toss in a spirited reworking of “Rag Doll”, where backing vocals are in attendance, while the kinetic rhythm section of “Chick A Boom Boom” helps make this fuzzy rocker one of the album’s best.
Near the end, “Will It Go Round In Circles” touches on hard rock influences of many decades ago with funk nods, and “Ten Songs Make An Album” ends the listen with a bouncy power-popper where falsetto vocals are touched on.
If you’re a fan of rock’s past, the collective skill that is Freeloader will be a nostalgic, memorable and absolutely refreshing leap into garage rock, proto-punk and classic textures that we will never tire of.
Travels well with: AC/DC- High Voltage; Leon Russell- Carney