Head Down (Rival Sons album) explained

Head Down
Type:Studio
Artist:Rival Sons
Cover:Rivalsons_headdown.jpg
Released:September 17, 2012
Recorded:2011–2012
Genre:Blues rock, hard rock
Length:56:19
Label:Earache
Producer:Dave Cobb
Prev Title:Pressure & Time
Prev Year:2011
Next Title:Great Western Valkyrie
Next Year:2014

Head Down is the third studio album by the blues rock band Rival Sons. The album was released on September 17, 2012 in the UK and was released in the rest of Europe on September 14, 2012.[1] It is the last Rival Sons album recorded by the original line-up, prior to bass player Robin Everhart's departure in August 2013. On May 24, 2024, a remaster of the album was released.[2]

Critical reception

Head Down has been met with mostly positive reviews. William Clark of Guitar International wrote, "Rival Sons have rocketed back on to our radar with their new album, Head Down, and despite the title it shows the band heading nowhere but up."[3] Greg Moffitt of BBC praised the band for their craftsmanship of 60s and 70s blues and hard rock music reminiscent of Led Zeppelin, Deep Purple and The Doors, saying that the album "honours half a century of classic rock with reverence, respect and the realisation that this music’s still happening, right now."[4] AllMusic's Jon O'Brien admired the collaboration between the band and Dave Cobb for bringing "a sense of adventure" to their recreation of the Zeppelin sound, saying that "there's much to enjoy on this typically ballsy and no-nonsense follow-up to 2011 breakthrough Pressure & Time."

Personnel

Rival Sons

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Rival Sons official website . rivalsons.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120918211842/http://www.rivalsons.com/news/ . 2012-09-18 .
  2. Web site: Instagram . 2024-05-23 . www.instagram.com.
  3. Web site: Clark. William. Rival Sons Unlock Zeppelin on Head Down. November 15, 2012. Guitar International. November 17, 2012. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20121120030435/http://guitarinternational.com/2012/11/15/rival-sons-unlock-zeppelin-on-pressure-and-time/. November 20, 2012.
  4. Web site: Moffitt. Greg. Review of Rival Sons – Head Down. BBC. January 12, 2013.