The Broken Hands
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By Mike Usinger, November 22, 2012
Harden the F@#k Up! (Independent)
Not to judge a band by its album cover, but the Broken Hands seem like they might have a thing for black. The front and back covers of Harden the F@#k Up! are—album typography and a cement block aside—the colour of a Kentucky coal mine at midnight. The 11-track CD inside is stamped to look like an old-fashioned black-wax 45-rpm single. And, most tellingly, the band’s songs suggest a more than passing affection for Big Black, Black Flag, Black Sabbath, and the black-leather-jacket burnouts known as the Ramones.
The Broken Hands start things off loud and trashy, with the guitars and bass of “Give It to You” imagining a cross between Paul Bunyan’s chainsaw and a revved-up Japanese superbike. The East Van trio goes on to play connect-the-dots between Tony Iommi and Greg Ginn on the raging thunder-slab “Too Much”, re-create the smell of Nashville Pussy with “What You Want”, and give roadhouse boogie a sweet glam makeover on “Rocking Chair”.
Big props to the Broken Hands for fine-tuning a distortion-fried guitars-and-bass attack capable of melting the fillings of small children. The downside to this is that towards the end of Harden the F@#k Up!, the group’s big and bombastic sound is often better than its songs. Still, should everything come together, these guys should be a band worth watching, especially if you’ve got a thing for the colour black. - Georgia Straight
By Mike Usinger, November 22, 2012
Harden the F@#k Up! (Independent)
Not to judge a band by its album cover, but the Broken Hands seem like they might have a thing for black. The front and back covers of Harden the F@#k Up! are—album typography and a cement block aside—the colour of a Kentucky coal mine at midnight. The 11-track CD inside is stamped to look like an old-fashioned black-wax 45-rpm single. And, most tellingly, the band’s songs suggest a more than passing affection for Big Black, Black Flag, Black Sabbath, and the black-leather-jacket burnouts known as the Ramones.
The Broken Hands start things off loud and trashy, with the guitars and bass of “Give It to You” imagining a cross between Paul Bunyan’s chainsaw and a revved-up Japanese superbike. The East Van trio goes on to play connect-the-dots between Tony Iommi and Greg Ginn on the raging thunder-slab “Too Much”, re-create the smell of Nashville Pussy with “What You Want”, and give roadhouse boogie a sweet glam makeover on “Rocking Chair”.
Big props to the Broken Hands for fine-tuning a distortion-fried guitars-and-bass attack capable of melting the fillings of small children. The downside to this is that towards the end of Harden the F@#k Up!, the group’s big and bombastic sound is often better than its songs. Still, should everything come together, these guys should be a band worth watching, especially if you’ve got a thing for the colour black. - Georgia Straight
Throw the Meatmen, Motörhead, the Stooges, and the underground early-’80s garage-punk band of your choice into a raging cesspool, and then marvel at the grunge-blasted ugliness--The Georgia Straight
- Georgia Straight
Discography
bandcamp.com/thebrokenhands
"Harden the F@#K Up!" - Released April 19 2012
self titled ep- 2010
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Bio
A three piece band from Vancouver British Columbia playing a combination of Rock, Punk and Blues. This furious trio makes a lot of noise for a mere 3 people. Booth's raging vocals and cantankerous guitar mixed with the punk-pounding pulses of Elwood on the skins and Harkness's 4 string massacre, this band is pure sweat and rock and roll. Influences include Jon Spencer Blues Explosion, The Minutemen, Iggy and the Stooges, Pixies, Turbonegro, The White Stripes, The Oblivians, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, Dead Weather, Motorhead, The Kills and Janes Addiction. Established in late 2009, bringing Booth from the ashes of his Vancouver Island based band "The Wrong Hands", to join long time jam partner Elwood. They "put the band back together" and initially played as a 2 piece in Vancouver for about a year. Then added longtime pal Harkness, bringing the band into its own. Playing in the East Van scene and rocking the province of BC, they found themselves gigging with many of the great bands in the city; Glorywhore, Motorama, Shlonk, Psychonauts, The Belushis, ChOW, the Receptionists, The Strugglers, Fire Next Time, The Bonitos, 3 Inches of Blood, Alexisonfire and many, many more. They continue to play numerous shows throughout BC and have recently released their debut album 'Harden The F@#k Up!' with a new album already in the works....
Stay Tuned.... WE PLAY LOUD NOISE IN A ROCK AND ROLL FASHION.
Check us out at: http://onesheet.com/thebrokenhands/
Download our album at: http://thebrokenhands.bandcamp.com/
FOR BOOKING INFO EMAIL- boothxplosion@gmail.com or elwoodblues42@hotmail.com
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