Mach22‘s “Stuck In My Head” video: MACH22 – Stuck In My Headīrand new single “Stuck In My Head” taken from the new EP “Working Off The Clock” available 1/13/17. Reviewed by Olivier for Sleaze Roxx, March 2017 Sebastian LaBar – lead and rhythm guitars Nevertheless, two of the three songs on Working Off The Clock are quite good and I suppose that the band didn’t just want to replicate the same type of songs that they had on Like My Chances. Is Working Off The Clock as good as Mach22‘s previous EP Like My Chances? I would say definitely no as the three songs on Working Off The Clock lack the variety, slower pace, groove and melodies that were way more prevalent on Like My Chances. It’s not flashy but solid throughout and gets the job done. Working Off The Clock ends with the “Stuck In My Head” which gets the video treatment and is a solid rocker. It’s got some groovy moments but tends to lose me towards the end with the Led Zeppelin like or old ’70s bluesy rock section. “No Good News” is next and ends up feeling more like a bluesy jam song at times than anything else and especially at the end. “Get Away” is definitely the heaviest song on Working Off The Clock. The man simply is a phenomenal singer constantly reminding of the aforementioned Living Colour lead vocalist Corey Glover. I was more then willing to help since I didnt want the work to spill over to the next day. I would clock out and the pharmacist would pay me for that hour. With such a heavy riff barrage, it takes some strong pipes to be heard over that and Caldwell luckily is more than up for the task. there were a few times when my pharmacist would have me stay an hour after closing to help finish up. The best song hands down is the opening track “Get Away” which eventually kicks in with a quick guitar riff and then never lets up. All three songs are solid although I definitely can pick my favourite track to least favourite one quite easily. Just like with Like My Chances, quality is favoured over quantity. Mach22 come back a little heavier and faster with their three song offering on Working Off The Clock. Mach22 have flipped flopped between having one or two guitarists for some time and I think having an extra guitarist helps the band have a thicker sound and probably lets either LaBar or Haas let loose a little bit more on the lead guitar.
Joining singer Corey Glover - oops, I mean Lamont Caldwell, guitarist Sebastian LaBar (yes, the son of Cinderella guitarist Jeff LaBar), drummer Damian MonteCarlo and bassist Jaron Gulino is guitarist Ric Haas. Confirming and following up on a great album is often harder than coming up with the great album in the first place because now the pressure is on and all eyes - or at least Sleaze Roxx‘s eyes - are upon you to see if you can do it again. After snagging the #1 spot on Sleaze Roxx’s Top Ten Albums of 2015 with their six-song EP Like My Chances, Mach22 are back with a three song EP titled Working Off The Clock.
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