There are great statements in rock and
roll and there are great statements in rock and roll if you know what
I mean. Coming up from the gutters of Brooklyn, TOWER's self titled
debut is one of these statements. As a matter of fact I might even go
so far as to say it is one of the greatest rock and roll statements
of the decade. This is an album that I almost hesitated to review
because it is so goddamn good. TOWER truly understand the spirit of the genre and deservedly have the whole world at their
fingertips.
See – TOWER aren't just bombastic,
they are raw and vicious. They take things we love about rock and
roll and turn them up to eleven. They have huge choruses, gnarly tone
and riffs upon riffs upon riffs. Toss in a vicious freewheeling solo
here and there and you start to see the greatness of this band. They take the garage punk of Iggy Pop and infuse it with Led Zeppelins
majesty and more than a little of Sabbath's crunch. And yet, they don't
really sound like any of those bands. Rather they have created their
own void – a sound that is overwhelming and beautiful, the sort of
rock and roll that leaves you with a smile on your face and your fist
in the air.
With every passing moment this record
makes me smile a little broader. They have kickass guitar harmonies
and flashy solos to contrast punk rock screams which in turn contrast
some of the more virtuosic singing on the record. Simply put –
TOWER kick ass up and down this albums eight tracks and have
something that you want to spin again and again because, well, TOWER are the
best. They are taking a genre t its logical extreme and profiting
from it. This band may very well be the shot in the arm rock and roll
has needed.
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