DOWN "II"
by Ozzy Stillbourne

Cover: 5 Stoners out of 10
It says Down II with "a bustle in your hedgrerow," which is a Led Zeppelin reference. If you don't understand it you're best not buying this.

Booklet: 10 Joints out of 10
The booklet gets a 10 because I think if you smell it enough you'll get stoned. It has this smell to it that I can't get enough of. All I do is sit around and smell the fucking booklet all day. It does fold out into this poster with lyrics, pictures and stuff, but who cares about that. I definitely have a feeling you could roll this booklet up and smoke it. Knowing these guys, you probably can.

Songs: 7 Lake Pontchartrains out of 10
I've heard this CD described many ways. Heavy but mellow, metal but with Southern blues. Shit like that. What does it mean? I have no fucking idea. I'd say this is a Black Sabbath CD if they were from New Orleans. Good music to smoke and drink too. "Ghosts Along The Mississippi" and "New Orleans Is A Dying Whore" are stand out tracks in my book. Phil actually sings on some of these songs, though his Pantera style vocals are present here and there. It's one of those CDs that you might not listen to straight through. You'll skip around and shit depending on your mood, or how stoned you are.

Comments: I liked the first Down record a lot better, but considering this was written and recorded in 28 days, I can't complain.