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Genre: Rock
Release Date: 05/09/2006

One assumes this upstate New York stoner metal outfit named themselves after the key line from Aerosmith's "Sweet Emotion," the one about how the rabbit done died (that is, the girl was pregnant). The connection comes in how the Dead Rabbits lace their otherwise thoroughly modern sludge rock (think Kyuss, repeatedly) with a surprising amount of vintage '70s white-boy blooze: songs like "Miles Away" and "Sleep" venture past Led Zeppelin into Foghat and Humble Pie territory. The group even throw in a trio of '60s covers (Creedence Clearwater Revival's "Fortunate Son" and Jimi Hendrix's "Manic Depression" and "Little Wing"), although frankly they sound like thoroughly average bar band fare in this context. Given how much bands like Queens of the Stone Age owe to their dinosaur-metal forefathers, it's good to hear a band take a more active part in acknowledging their influences, but the Dead Rabbits haven't quite progressed beyond those influences yet.

~Stewart Mason, All Music Guide

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Brendan Slater - Bass
Brendan Slater - Group Member
Brett Portzer - Engineer
Jason Sunkes - Guitar
Jason Sunkes - Vocals
Jason Sunkes - Group Member

Queens of the Stone Age
    Queens of the Stone Age / CD / 1998
Atomic Bitchwax
    The Atomic Bitchwax / CD / 1999
High Volume: The Stoner Rock Collection
    Various Artists / CD / 2004
The Monkee's Uncle
    Altamont / CD / 2005
Crucifire
    Saviours / CD / 2006
Rebel Meets Rebel
    Rebel Meets Rebel / CD / 2006
Hello Master
    Priestess / CD / 2006
Rock Did It
    Dirty Rig / CD / 2006

Release Date: 05/09/2006
Genre: rock