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Tora! Tora! Torrance!

A Cynic's Nightmare
2003
The Militia Group

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Review by: Jesse
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Published on December 23rd 2003

This CD continues to blow me away. The first time I had heard of the band, they were opening for The Killing Bottle during their last performance. !TTT! ripped up the stage with their semi-garage rock sound and full power rock n' roll God attitudes. I knew I had to have their CD when it came out.

The opening riff to this CD literally reaches down my pants, grabs my balls, and hangs me upside down. That's how gripping it is. The best part is, the CD never relents. Every song is just as powerful as the last, sucking you deeper into the conumdrum that is Tora! Tora! Torrance!

The basslines are flawless. Basic riffs are laden with driving anchors and dancing patterns to showcase Travis' all encompassing bass mastery. Sam and Jon deliver some of the craziest chainsaw guitar riffs switching from power chords to vitrual appreggios to spacey high flying lines on psychadelic jam tracks "Sapphire Jungle" and "I Thought This Was A Punk Show." Jesse's drumming is perhaps some of the most progressive drumming I've heard out of a young band in a long time. The beats are all driving and the fills dipslay true technical talent, all while maintaining an interesting symbiotic relationship with the guitars. Never once does the drumming seem slightly out of place. And to top it off, Nick's semi-monotone sassy snarl floats above the rest of the music, finishing it off like the sweetest cherry on a bowl of ice cream.

In this album, transitions are flawless, and the first time I listened to it all the way through, I had a hard time remebering where each song ends and starts. In fact, tracks 2-4 all blend together without break to provide non-stop three song rockfest in my stereo. The key element to this CD is that every song is entirely unique, yet carries a very distinct Tora! Tora! Torrance! sound.

If you don't already have this CD, you're a fool. Don't make me hunt you down and force this disk down your throat.

"We don't read the books, we write them."



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    Posted by Anonymous on Monday, December 29, 2003 at 12:55 AM (EST)
    My Score:

    Fuck that. They have easily the cleverist name in punk.

    Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, December 28, 2003 at 10:43 PM (EST)
    My Score:

    The name is awful, it just annoy's you to no end...

    -c22

    Posted by Anonymous on Friday, December 26, 2003 at 11:25 PM (EST)
    My Score:

    you people are retarded beyond belief

    Posted by Anonymous on Friday, December 26, 2003 at 8:02 PM (EST)
    My Score:

    No no no. Nick wasn't straightedge. He was was christian. He's always been a drunk, he's just not about jesus anymore...he's more about Brian Wilson.

    Posted by yellowtrash on 2003-12-26 13:49:33
    My Score:

    Not a bad record. The singer used to be an emo sXe guitarist for Fed by Ravens. Now he's a drunkard.

    Posted by Anonymous on Friday, December 26, 2003 at 11:55 AM (EST)
    My Score:

    Is this band jewish like with hats and curlys and beards. If so i cant believe that anyone wouldnt be ashamed to admit they listen to these guys.

    Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, December 25, 2003 at 12:41 PM (EST)
    My Score:

    the first album was 50 times better, this one is kinda lame

    Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, December 25, 2003 at 12:17 PM (EST)
    My Score:

    This band = Muy Horrible!

    The lead singer sounds like the aliens from mars attacks.. that isn't a good thing.

    Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, December 24, 2003 at 7:56 PM (EST)
    My Score:

    I hope you all die

    Posted by GreenVandal on 2003-12-24 19:55:13
    My Score:

    "revival trends are boring and unoriginal and arrogant bands like this are the worst of the lot"

    YES

    you are smart. you give me hope."

    And with every "trend" comes a bunch of smartasses who write off every band in it. This band is about a 100 times better then othe rbands of this style.

    Ya actually gotta listen to the shit before you get all high and fucking mighty.

    Posted by some1 on 2003-12-24 17:00:52
    My Score:

    "revival trends are boring and unoriginal and arrogant bands like this are the worst of the lot"

    YES

    you are smart. you give me hope.

    Posted by backupdork on 2003-12-24 16:38:07
    My Score:

    i saw this band once, and they were really cool. hopefully i can find this cd once i get some christmas money.

    Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, December 24, 2003 at 2:04 PM (EST)
    My Score:

    revival trends are boring and unoriginal and arrogant bands like this are the worst of the lot

    Posted by Jesse on 2003-12-24 02:55:46
    My Score:

    The one below was me. My bad, I wasn't logged in.

    Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, December 24, 2003 at 1:22 AM (EST)
    My Score:

    Oops, I didn't see a review for this when I searched for it in the archives. I try to not make double reviews.

    Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, December 23, 2003 at 11:28 PM (EST)
    My Score:

    my dick in your mouth is much more intimidating just ask you mother and her ass

    Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, December 23, 2003 at 9:02 PM (EST)
    My Score:

    This is the most intimidating review I've ever read

    Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, December 23, 2003 at 8:49 PM (EST)
    My Score:

    kid one place below me.. ur a stupidface

    Posted by DEATHB4DISCO on 2003-12-23 19:38:39
    My Score:

    kid two places below me .. how gay ru?

    Posted by jwinter on 2003-12-23 16:37:09
    My Score:

    Wow.. where'd that come from? I've been listening to them continuously for the last week. Crazy!

    Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, December 23, 2003 at 3:40 PM (EST)
    My Score:

    how do you aford your rock and roll lifestyle?

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