Now this is how I like my Rock and Roll to sound! Dirty, sleazy, streetwise and laced with a fuck you swagger and attitude with lyrics that go beyond the usual Broads, booze and drugs while still adhering and paying homage to said themes. Lyrically as well as musically all aspects of what is good in contemporary Rock Music is embodied by CROBOT who have with "Welcome to Fat City" build on, refined and expanded what was found on their already good two previous releases with a, at least to me, more Zeppelin feel to some of the tracks on offer here. First song and album title namesake "Welcome to fat City" kicks of proceedings with a short drum role before grooving along on a cool and somewhat slow rumbling riff, a solid track with some cool guitar work and a laid back vibe. Second song "Play it Cool" is  faster and more hard hitting whereas "Easy Money" picks up where the previous song left off with some killer drum work in combination with the riff and the use of cow bell during the tracks mid-section.

While listening to this album one notices the warm and organic production sounding very much like it was recorded using only Analog instead of digital which gives the songs a much more authentic and down to earth feeling. In addition to this the band  manage to combine classic rock, blues, BLACK SABBATH and LED ZEPPELIN elements into a cohesive whole while also sounding rather modern in some of the songs, some rhythm sections reminding me of Faith No More. What I also noticed on this album is that the cover artwork is similar to that of "Wiseblood" by C.O.C as well as some of the lyrics here tackling corruption, greed and sleazy politics which is something also reminiscent of the band fronted by Pepper Keenan. Although as mentioned there are certain similarities between the two bands, CROBOT are noticeably more diverse in that they combine many more styles than the aforementioned band. "Not for Sale" the 4^th song for example has a stoner vibe and grove that morphs into a sort of shuffling drum pattern before melding into an almost Rage against the machine style riff. While all previous songs were Fifth song "Hold on for Dear Life" has got to be one of the stand out tracks, the song being much slower than all the previous tracks with a groove not unlike that of Monster Magnet and a heavy Sabbath influence in the riff and ending with what almost sounds like a sort of gospel choir. This whole song has a kind of trippy, acid induced and spacy vibe to it and while that assessment is in no way advocating the use of illegal substances ( we are after all a family friendly site ) it is not hard to image the band sitting around In a smoke filled and darkened room. "Right between the eyes" is another song that remind me of the mighty BLACK SABBATH especially during the opening bars of the song where especially vocalist Brandon Yeagley sounds like a young if less frantic Ozzy Osbourne.

"Last song Plague of the Mammoth" is as the name suggests a pure monster combining all the aforementioned styles and groves into a song that is the perfect closer to what has been a wholly enjoyable ride through various musical hard rock eras both classic and modern. Killer band. Awesome Album.