​The Zac Schulze Gang (from the album Straight to It

​The Zac Schulze Gang (from the album Straight to It

​The Zac Schulze Gang (from the album Straight to It available on Alligator Records) (by Bryant Liggett)
 
Hooray for good old Rock’n’Roll! The kind of music that is influenced by The Blues, Punk, Classic Rock, and Psychedelia; that’s the motif with the latest release from The Zac Schulze Gang. Straight to It is stacked with thick songs played with gusto by a band slamming their collective feet down on the gas pedal. It’s fun to hear The Zac Schulze Gang lean into everything, and a British band to boot, carrying on the 1960’s and 1970’s Rock trends of English Blues Rockers playing it hard.
A Ramones drum beat kicks Straight to It off with “The Rocker”, quickly going from Ramones to Thin Lizzy, the thick riffs and perfect fills rolling into “I Won’t Do This”, a track that features a charging harp. It’s power chords and guitars ripping a plenty. “High Roller” is big and beefy, “Betterland” has a 1980’s Rock vibe, and the charge rolls on with “Running Dry”. 
The Zac Schulze Gang is a guitar band. “Damaged Man” is dirty, nodding to Southern Rock Boogie as well as Punk’s call and response style of Rock. “Turning to Stone” skips and shuffles, and there’s more big Boogie in “Keep it Up”. Straight to It closes with a slow one, “Things Change”, a total switch from the previous ten tracks, is a welcome, dreamy ending where the band favors sweet harmonies and a dramatic fill over power chords. 
File The Zac Schulze Gang’s Straight to It next to Aerosmith, Van Halen, The North Mississippi All-Stars, or The Hold Steady. They have established their own brand while dropping a sound that keeps great company.  (by Bryant Liggett)
Listen and buy the music of The Zac Schulze Gang from AMAZON
For more information head on over to The Zac Schulze Gang website