The Eponymous debut album by Scorpion Child was one of those albums that you see at record store's shelves and intrigues you from the moment you spot it because of it's cover artwork reminiscent of something the bands would so in the 70's.
I bought it based on the cover without knowing a single thing about the band. To my surprise when I popped the CD in the stereo the first thought that came to my mind was: "The Usual Zeppelin rip off that we are now so accustomed to" so I wrote the off for some days.
Then due to my patiently persistent nature I gave the album another spin only to reinforce my initial opinion that they do sound very Zeppelinish, so what? I am sure they wear tons of other bands influences on their sleeves and that will be more apparent in future releases i am sure.
Rock enthusiasts often complaint that there are not many good bands nowadays because the ones out there sound too commercial, indie, light, poppy and you name it. Then a band like Scorpion Child comes along and we complaint again? Certainly it's an impossible task to please everyone but when you have a very consistent record filled with great musicianship you ought to be more objective and give credit where credit is due.
This album is really good with tons of great songs that made you realize had this band been around in the 70's they would have been BIG by now, obviously that is not the case and they find themselves in an era where plastic music seem to be more prevalent.
However there seems to be a revival of good old Rock happening and hopefully Scorpion Child will find their good niche in the world of Rock if they keep releasing this good material (something that has been happening to a similar band named Rival Sons).
My favorite songs are: the first two singles "Polygon of Eyes" and "Liquor" as well as the beautiful ballad "Antioch" and the rockers "In The Arms Of Ecstasy" and "Paradigm".
All in all a very addictive album recommended for fans of good 70's Classic Rock and for Psychedelic Rock alike.
9/10
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