The Stool’s most recent release, a live tape recorded at Hamtramck's sacred Outer Limits Lounge, documents one of the most blistering rock and roll sets I’ve ever witnessed. All night attendees slam danced their asses off to the raw noise produced by Will Lorenz, Krystian Quint, and Charles Stahl. The bar’s energy was nothing short of a boozed-up, adrenaline-filled blowout. The ecstatic anticipation for the next verse of “Milk River Blues” or the hand-clapping “Coney Loose” are just a few highlights from this career-spanning gig. In between the band's sonic blasts, you can hear passionate fans uncontrollably roar with joy and rage.
In terms of the physical tape itself, the boys have given it the proper Painters treatment featuring vibrant photography from 208’s Shelby Say. You’d be a fool not to get this cranking in your deck STAT.
So, listeners, consider yourselves lucky you get to hear this. Very rarely do such mythic gigs get a proper recording. In this case, we’re blessed with a killer high-fidelity mix that lets you relive a night fans lost themselves in pure, pulsing R’N'R… the kind that only exists in Detroit, Michigan.
- Joe