Live Volume - Corrosion of Conformity

Recorded in 2001, this live album focuses entirely on Corrosion of Conformity's career from 1991 to 2000, ignoring their first decade as a punk/thrash crossover band which is probably for the best as that would spoil the consistency. This performance is tight and professional, without falling victim to the indulgent solos and deviations that usually come with 'stoner' bands, though some of this may of course be down to the editing that allows it to all fit on a single CD. These songs blur together to some extent in their predictable stoner grooves, but there's still enough variety to keep things distinctive, admittedly mostly stemming from the classic 'Blind' ...  Read the complete review