Welcome to the LOUDEST DOT COM ON THE PLANET!
KNAC.COM News Reviews and More Watch The Latest Videos Buy KNAC T-shirts and More


The Streetwalkin’ Cheetahs/Broken Teeth In Rock We Trust

By Paul Mahon, Contributor
Monday, October 14, 2002 @ 7:00 AM


(Changes One)

- advertisement -
In Rock We Trust… you had better goddamn believe you will after hearing this 6 track split EP from England’s ChangesOne Label. The story goes as follows: At the beginning of 2002, on the ChangesOne mailing list came the announcement of the label’s ninth release, a split EP of two bands from the US, Broken Teeth and The Streetwalkin’ Cheetahs. Having never heard of either band, I checked out the Cheetah’s website, and noticed they were coming to St. Louis on their tour. I made plans to go, regardless of the fact I was having surgery on my wrist the next morning. Holy shit was that a kick ass, balls out, bust your eardrums show. There are no words to describe the feeling of going into surgery the next day with ears ringing from a show 12 hours past! I could not wait for the release of this disc!

The EP starts of with three brand new tracks from the Cheetah’s (all of which will reportedly appear on their upcoming swan song album Gainesville): “When God and the Devil Agree,” a perfect prelude the amount of pure rock on this disk. Makes you think, if God and the Devil really do agree, this has to be the result! “Strangled By Love” takes me back to my punk rock days in high school in San Diego. I can’t pin down the particular bands I hear in this two-minute ode to punk, except a smidge of Suicidal Tendencies, but this is my personal favorite on this disc. “Born Leader” brings to end the Cheetah’s part of this magical disk, and what an end! All I can say is that these boys have made their mark, and he has clawed it into my eardrums for ever!

Austin, Texas’ Broken Teeth (featuring Dangerous Toys frontman Jason McMaster) bring three tracks from their 2002 release, Guilty Pleasure, to wrap this EP up. Now having never heard anything from BT, except they sounded like AC/DC (who I am not a big fan of), I didn’t know what to expect. Boy was I pleasantly surprised!! “Devil Money” kicks off their “set” with full force. I have to be honest, personally, I hear Electric-era Cult in this song, which immediately perks me up! “Hangin’ by the Skin” follows with its heavy guitars and pulsing drums and bass line. My only thought during this song is how incredible it must sound live! If there was ever a song written for a live performance, this has to be it! “Crashlanding Affair” brings this disk to an end. Again, I hear the Cult here, a cross between “Electric Ocean” and “Outlaw.” If only crashlandings could be this enjoyable!

This disk has restored my faith in rock and roll! Never have I seen an EP bring so many people out of the woodwork as I did when the ChangesOne newsgroup faithful received their copies of this disc. So many members were just blown away by the amount of raw rock and roll energy contained on this 20-minute eardrum beating EP! I have no doubt you will feel the same way!

* * * *


Back to Top

 

 

 Recent Reviews
QUEENSRYCHE In Houston, TX With Photos!
FEED MY DAEMONS Feed My Daemons
THE END MACHINE The Quantum Phase
JUDAS PRIEST Invincible Shield
RINGWORM Seeing Through Fire
SUICIDAL ANGELS Profane Prayer
GEOFF TATE, ADRIAN VANDENBERG In Houston, TX With Photos!
MIDNIGHT Hellish Expectations
AVENGED SEVENFOLD In Cleveland, OH With Photos!
KK'S PRIEST, LA GUNS, BURNING WITCHES In Ft. Lauderdale, FL
RIOT V Mean Streets
SKELETAL REMAINS Fragments Of The Ageless
EXHORDER Defectum Omnium
LIZZY BORDEN In Los Angeles With Photos!
MEANSTREAK Blood Moon EP
ZAKK SABBATH Doomed Forever Forever Doomed
CRAZY LIXX Two Shots At Glory
CRYPTA In Los Angeles With Photos!
BRUCE DICKINSON The Mandrake Project
BORKNAGAR Fall
HONEYMOON SUITE Alive
NORTH SEA ECHOES Really Good Terrible Things
SOCIAL DISORDER Time To Rise
MINISTRY HOPIUMFORTHEMASSES
MICK MARS The Other Side Of Mars
Original G3 Reunion Featuring JOE SATRIANI, STEVE VAI, ERIC JOHNSON In Los Angeles With Photos!



HOME | MAGAZINE | VIDS | STORE | HELP/POLICIES

©2024 KNAC.COM. All Rights Reserved.    Link to us    Advertise with us    Privacy policy
 Latest News