This is one of the few songs to bring a 90-year-old true crime story to life. With real style, Dave Omlor does it. The first few seconds you know what kind of ride you are in for. It’s loud, it’s fun, it’s this kind of energy that’s very contagious . There’s something very immediate about the way the song starts. It doesn’t slowly ease you into the story. It throws you right into the middle of it, full of movement, noise, and attitude.
Shane Blank’s guitar work is truly exceptional. The track has these little riffs and passages that catch your attention every time you think you’ve got it. It never gets old. The bass and drums are locked under all of this creating a tight driving rhythmic core that keeps the whole thing moving at a great pace. The vocals are believable and evocative, fitting the story. You believe him. The delivery is so lived in, as if someone has been singing stories for a long time, and he has.
The song is based on the real life story of Frank Gusenberg, the sole survivor of the St Valentine’s Day Massacre in Chicago, who was shot fourteen times and yet refused to divulge the names of the shooters. That’s an amazing story and the music does a fantastic job of conveying the chaos and intensity of it without losing that southern rock catchiness. It’s a song that makes you want to research the real history afterwards. Equal parts roisterous fun and real interest. It’s evident that Dave Omlor is a man who knows what he’s doing. A brilliant listen.
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