Bigwig
Reclamation
Fearless (2006)
"Bigwig is still around?" That was a question a healthy number of casual fans asked when news on the band's upcoming record started to surface. The band last left us with the fantastic Invitation to Tragedy way back in 2001. Reclamation is the band's third full-length and second for Fearless. The first being 1997's Unmerry Melodies with their second album, Stay Asleep being released on Kung-Fu Records in 2000. Despite being one of the few Fearless Records bands still going at it from the label's early days, the label has shown little to no interest in promoting Bigwig AT ALL. There has been zero promotion, save for small advertisements on one or two websites. Any and all promotion has been done by the band themselves via their Purevolume webpage. Despite that working against them, Bigwig has put out a record that shows they have not lost their edge, nor are they planning to leave us anytime soon. Bigwig sounds more important than ever on Reclamation. One of the most well known facts about Bigwig is that they've never really had what you might call a "definitive lineup," aside from singer/guitarist Tom Petta. The band has consistently lost players, with at … Read more
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Kill Rock Stars (2006)
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