Molly Gene One Whoaman Band – Delta Thrash

The opener, “Delta Thrash Ways,” starts with distorted slide work that somewhat resembles a mighty revving engine, then gives way to cymbal and stomp and accelerated metronomic tap percussion, and finally Molly’s strong, slightly rough vocal delivery is added to the song. “Top Shelf Man” has some nice bluesy guitar work, while lyrically, as one can easily infer from the title, the song is about a confident woman insisting she is finished with lousy partners and bad relationships because she deserves a good man. Just past the halfway mark on the album is Molly’s cover of AC/DC’s “T.N.T.” While I personally can’t stand AC/DC’s music, Molly’s version makes ‘T.N.T.” tolerable. My two favorite songs on Delta Thrash, however, are definitely “Low Tide,” with its perfectly placed pause at the start, inconstant foot drumming, bluesy riffage and passionate vocals; the country rocker “Mississippi Mud”; and “Kings & Queens” (a version of a song Molly wrote and recorded for her Folk Blues & Booze), with its acoustic strumming and a vocal delivery that is more gentle and honeyed than potent and gravelly.

Delta Thrash by Molly Gene One Whoaman Band in CD format from Molly’s webstore here.