In veertig te korte minuten weet Blitzen Trapper op American Goldwing de ballen uit je broek te rocken (Might Find It Cheap, Your Crying Eyes, Street Fighting Sun) én diep te ontroeren (My Home Town, Girl In A Coat, Stranger In A Strange Land). Omdat ie zo mooi is, een quote van Early zelf: ‘Heavy guitar riffs and blasting drum fills live side-by-side with plucking banjos and wailing harmonicas, and muddy slide guitars make you want to shotgun a beer in the shower while listening to the Stones or Joe Walsh.’ En zo is ‘t. TOM SPRINGVELD