Thor - "Thor Against the World"
(Smog Veil Records 2005, SV57CD)
Thor - "Thor Against the World"
(Smog Veil Records 2005, SV57CD)
From Aural Innovations #32 (November 2005)
Thor fuckin' ROCKS! These guys from LA have a hell of an attitude, which I guess comes from having to make it on the LA rock scene with millions of bands. THOR has been around for a long time, arising on the scene in the late 70s. It took me a while to realize it was the same guy I had read about years back. Anyway, this CD have a wide variety of all pure hard rocking sing along rock anthem. Some are in the AC/DC meets Brownsville Station vibe ("Creature Feature") and some with a more metal attack ("Turn to Blue"). The lyrics are sometimes funny, sometimes clever and sometimes down right silly. "Easy Woman" is a foot stomping rocker dedicated to the Roller Derby queens, I guess. "Serpents Kiss" is a hell of a catchy number with a thumping bass line and laid back vocals. "Gonna Have a Hard Time" reminds me of mid 70's KISS. "Hard to Cry" has a very 60's sounding guitar and features harmonica and a very raw production sound compared to the other tracks. "Megaton Man" is a true sing along anthem including cheesy Casio keyboards. The CD ends with perhaps the best track on the CD, "The Coming of Thor". Fun stuff.
For more information you can visit the Thor web site at: http://www.thorcentral.com.
Visit the Smog Veil Records web site at: http://www.smogveil.com.
Reviewed by Scott Heller