Apparently and by reading other reviews Robert Scott "Wino" Weinrich the brains of the operation is a sort of legend in this particular type of music; I can’t really corroborate that since I had never heard some of his previous projects, which include The Obsessed, Place of Skulls, Saint Vitus, Spirit Caravan and Shrinebuilders; if I may correct myself I did listen to a couple of track on the latest Place of Skulls album (The Black is never far), only a couple of tracks because I got bored out of my mind before finishing the record, maybe is just me and my incapacity to go “deeper” into a monotonous sound, and I’m not saying this with sarcasm, because there are some very interesting aspects on this genre and “Resurrection of Whiskey Foote” really manages to bring out the best of this hard to understand genre…at least for me!

The record can be repetitive at times, and I guess that was the main idea in the creators head, but there are some very groovy tracks that really forces you to listen and “catch the vibe” that this guys are putting out, like in the very well structured “Majestic Presence” a catchy, rock n’ roller song that displays a great drum work and a couple of outstanding riffs; the problem or perhaps the reason why The Hidden Hand didn’t really make me go back and listen to every song over and over again was the monotonous more “stoner” tracks like “Someday Soon” and “Broke dog” but tracks like “Lightning Hill” with a great harmonica and a fast pace fun rock n’ roll vibe makes The Resurrection of Whiskey Foote a compelling and interesting album.