The Durango Riot – Telemission
(Fuzzorama Records)
From Aural Innovations #38 (Jan 2008)
Damned, this is a masterpiece! Durango Riot hits you right in the solar plexus
from track one – and just keep on hitting. They are – off course
– from fucking Sweden and this is in fact their debut album, and what
a debut – where the fuck did they come from?! The formula is a lot of
typical driving Swedish rock’n’roll blended with a little stoner
rock and some punk. Great songs, great riffs and constant great hooks. Drumming
is energetic and tight, bass-play is dirty and driving, guitarists are great
with screeching solos – and the singing is so snotty you want to smack
the guy. Most songs are testosterone filled bombs of energy, but they also know
how to swamp ahead in the bluesy way. A song like “Drivers” starts
out as slow blues with harmonica and then turns into a killer garage rocker
with cool saxophones and then again back into slow blues driven by a distorted
bass and the saxes chilling out in the background. “We’ve Planted
a Bomb In Your Radio Station” is pure rock fury complete with sing-along
chorus and I could go on and on like that with every song. What about an acoustic
flamenco inspired guitar solo in the middle of the straight ahead rocker “Future
2036”?
God damn, I get chills all over and just have to say: Damned, this is a masterpiece!
Check the band's web sites at:
http://www.durangoriot.com
Visit the record label web site at: http://www.fuzzoramarecords.com
Reviewed by Tom Knudsen