Dr. Strange (1995)
When my buddy John moved to California, he gave me a handful of LPs that he still had floating around. Why he kept the few he had, I'll never know, but one of them was this Brown Lobster Tank LP. I listened to these guys back in the 90s and even held on to one of their 7"s after they changed their band name to just be The Tank. But I probably hadn't heard this band in twenty three years, best case scenario.
Well, truthfully I like this more than I did back in the 90s. The competition was much tougher back then and for a band that was heading down the Cruz/Big Drill Car path, why would you get all that excited when actual Big Drill Car was still playing? In 2020, Tooth Smoke is a refreshing throwback since there aren't really many bands that sound much like this any more. It's a sound that really isn't en vogue right now, but one that I will always have a soft spot for.
If you have a CD collection with bands like Pollen, Crumb or to a lesser extent All, it's probably worth giving Brown Lobster Tank a listen. They are definitely in that wheel house and I'm sure these guys flew under the radar for a lot of folks back when there were a lot more bands to choose from in the mid 90s.
Brown Lobster Tank - Tooth Smoke (Full album playlist):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ux-eppv5hqA&list=OLAK5uy_moGniM-J4IEmZVWAx6CCZ5Vcl7t5IJvUM
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