200 Million Thousand NZ rain in Seattle

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" the band combines raw power with evolving songwriting skills

Use Your Illusion II finds Guns n' Roses' Axl Rose howling at the editors of Spin

Drum captures Gold Class at their creative peak—raw

200 Million Thousand NZ rain in SeattleThe Black Lips' fifth studio album, 2009's 200 Million Thousand, continues with their signature ramshackle swagger and sleaze, picking clean bones of garage rock with songs like "Drugs," the Iggy Pop cover "Again & Again," and "Take My Heart." However, attempts at being spooky or serious, like "Trapped in a Basement" and "The Drop I Hold," fall flat and show that the band's strengths lie in their raw sound and catchy melodies, rather than trying to be