Reviews    Buffalo - Temporada De Huracanes (Dias De Garage Records)
by Chris Barnes

AHAHAAHA! A quote I just received from someone that knows the band Buffalo very well... "If Natas is the proof that there is a God and that he lives in Argentina, Buffalo is the proof that Satan exists and he lives in the same fuckin country!!!!" That knocked me off my chair. Using my own lines against me and making me laugh like a retardado.... muy malo.

Buffalo are indeed from Argentina and feature ex-Natas bassist Claudio Filadoro, who writes the majority of songs on Temprada De Huracanes and switches to guitar. If you're looking for Natas here, you're largely gonna be disappointed. Where Natas mixes subtlety with panache, Buffalo are less refined and more straight-foward. There are a few choice Fooz-like Floyd-inspired moments here, but for the most part, Buffalo go straight for the knockout punch.

Buffalo wears it's influences on it's sleeve... opener "Gracias" pays an offhanded tribute to it's elder mentors... Sabbath, ZZ Top, Metallica, Pink Floyd among others reside in this creative pantheon. The music is full bore, stoned-to-the-gills rock n' roll sometimes bordering on heavy fucking metal. Like Kill 'Em All-era Metallica tempered with a tuca' and a fired-up on a fresh mate' or rawer Sabotage-era Sabbath in Espanol. The Kyuss-connection also abounds in the unconventional approach to heaviness; the lack of pretension and posturing, the odd tunings and overall influence of a temperate climate on musical equipment and overall attitude.

There's some anger in this music too... another result of climate this time political and economic? Argentina is not in good shape these days. I wonder what effect, if any, this has had on the music of Buffalo. Probably none and I'll be guilty once again of talking out my ass.

Another nice bonus is the interactive stuff... bio, interview, some videos and other assorted information compiled and directed by Mr. Filadoro himself.

Temprada De Huracanes is raw, honest and rocking. Not much more to say than that. This will get many repeated listenings at the Barnes compound. Make sure you hang out for the hidden acoustic track at the end...

Track Listing
1. Gracias
2. El Peregrino
3. Rio Arriba Listen Now
4. Telematch
5. Ded de Tormentas
6. Entonces...
7. Pescando en la Marea
8. Angel de Las Espinas
9. ...Y Ahora
10. Farm Road
11. Dormido al Volante
12. Y la Iluvia
13. Vendra
14. Rasante


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Review by Chris Barnes 5/20/03