A review of my other band, milktooth, that I played with in San Francisco and we then moved to Los Angeles. I had to leave Poisin Jett Gunz which in hindsight was probably a mistake although I would of never had such a great time working at Tower Records on Sunset Strip in West Hollywood. Couple of fun facts: Rivers Cuomo of Weezer worked at the same Tower Records and I have read in the Guns n' Roses book, "Watch You Bleed" that Axl and Slash worked across the street at Tower video and Axl even slept behind Tower when he was running from the cops as I had to do, when my van was towed. Blurb from the book, "Then Axl heard undercover cops were doing surveillance on their alley, looking for him because Michelle was sticking by her rape claim and wanted to press charges. Axl was a wanted man. He took to the streets. He slept under the canopy of the loading dock at Tower Records. A dumpster behind Sunset Plaza offered shelter".
From: Left Off The Dial
Milktooths EP offering is warm and comforting, and I cannot quite figure out why. It could be the familiarity of Rebecca Hills voice to a band I have seen in the past, though I dont even remember who they were. What I do know is that I dig her vocals, and I think they are a powerful element of the music.
The overall tone of this EP leans heavily to the more aggressive side of the musical spectrum. There is nothing terribly different going on here, but it is all put together well enough to produce a welcome change to monotony that exists in much music these days especially with bands that claim to be heavy or loud rock bands. Sometimes, and in Milktooths case, a progression of fantastic bass lines goes a long way. These are brought to us courtesy of Rebecca Hill. Milktooths other members are Josh Chase (vocals/guitar) and Kevin Sanders (drums).
The press kit for Californias Milktooth reads, Milktooths style continues to evolve, from dramatically moody to experimentally raw. I would certainly agree that their music is dramatically moody and it works for them. Experimentally raw is a stretch though, as there doesnt seem to be much experimentation going on here, unless they are referring to their own experimentation during recording or maybe those synth sounds that pop up on several of the tracks. The one drawback to this recording is the quality of the recording itself. These guys could benefit from a good studio session.
When Milktooth get around to producing a better recorded album, I would check it out. In the meantime, if you are in the Los Angeles area, catch them live if you get the chance.
I'll leave you with this poem:
Written - Jan. 13th, 2013 7:13 p.m.
I AM NOT BETTER THAN THEM
AS A HUMAN BEING
BUT I KNOW
I AM BETTER THAN
THEIR SITUATION
I DON'T KNOW
LIKE THEY THINK THEY DO
WHAT THEY HAVE BEEN THROUGH
ALL I CAN TELL YOU
IS THAT
I HAVE BEEN BLESSED
WITH THIS GIFT
TO WRITE A SONG
TO SING ALONG
EXPLAIN MY PAIN
HOPEFULLY TO RELATE
SO WE CAN ALL
GET THROUGH THE RAIN
I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE
I KNOW THIS IS TRUE
WHY CAN'T WE ALL
JUST GET ALONG
AND MAKE THIS A BEAUTIFUL WORLD
ALL TOGETHER BETTER
COME AS ONE
TO SATISFY
THE HUMAN NEEDS
FOR ALL
AS SEPARATION
LEADS US TO TEMPTATION
UNNECESSARY DISCRIMINATION
CONFLICTING COMPETITION
GETS NOTHING DONE
ONLY REVERSE
THE DIRECTION
WE ALL WISH TO ACHIEVE
WE HAVE TO BELIEVE
IN OUR DREAMS
FOLLOW THROUGH
FOR THEM TO BECOME TRUE
EVEN THOUGH
WE MAY NOT KNOW
WHAT THE FUTURE MAY BRING
WE MUST TRY
IN ORDER
TO SUCCEED
-Thanks for reading, I hope you enjoyed, have fun and throw away your gun. Hate + Guns = Violence = Death + Destruction = Silence
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