The Long Gones Long Way Home EP
Trying to sound like the STOOGES can be a great thing, and naming your band (presumably) after a classic CUSTOMS single can be a great thing. The LONG GONES seem to have done both, but unfortunately nailed neither. The A-side is a mid tempo affair that plods along and greatly overstays its welcome, while the B-side takes two more swings at garage rock which also miss the mark. There seems to be a desire to give the impression of “drugs, sex, and rock’n’roll,” but there’s no real danger here, no spontaneity. I wanted Raw Power, but was instead served burnt infirmity.