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Nightwatchman - One Man Revolution [CD]
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The first thing you might notice about the Nightwatchman, aka Tom Morello, is how deep his vocals are; his phrasing and melodies are quite like that of song giant Leonard Cohen and California punk rock men like John Doe and Dave Alvin and yet, there's no one quite like the him. Now is the time for the Nightwatchman to speak his truth.
The Rage Against the Machine and Audioslave guitarist and group leader is trying another guise as the Nightwatchman to get his message across: he is a one-man folk act. Surprised? Don't be. Morello channeling the rage of Rage and putting it into a fiery acoustic song makes perfect sense. According to his songs, the forecast is not good as he urges the listener to rise up and take action toward change, just as Rage always did (except you might not have been able to make out the message to their music).
Sometimes the Nightwatchman speak-sings as on "California's Dark," a tale of making choices in the Golden State (in which he eerily refers to a fire in a Los Angeles park which occurred after the album's recording).
The title song addresses the issue of racial profiling. Morello plays guitar, but don't expect any guitar dynamics or shredding here; he plays it cool on acoustic, strumming every song while producer Brendan O'Brien adds some melodic piano and fills out the sound with occasional harmonica and a drum beat on one track.
"Flesh Shapes The Day" uses the blues form to tell another story of racial discrimination. "Maximum Firepower" takes revolution fever to the max as the Nightwatchman speaks of raised consciousness and direct action.
"The Road I Must Travel" has a traditional, singalong Celtic melody as it tells the story of the long walk toward freedom while "Battle Hymns" is an elegy for society's forgotten ones. "Union Song" is a tribute to organized labor.
The album closes on a somber note: "Dark Clouds Above" is a melancholy ode to the end of the world (the drums say it all) but "Until The End" is a message of solidarity and hope. Tom Morello may see danger and darkness for humankind on the road ahead, but the Nightwatchman has enough strength and conviction to override his creator's vision of permanent midnight.
By Danielle Santiago
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- PerformerTom Morello
- Music genreRock, Alternative
- Media formatCD
- Original release date2007
- Is collectibleN
- Number of tracks13
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The first thing you might notice about the Nightwatchman, aka Tom Morello, is how deep his vocals are; his phrasing and melodies are quite like that of song giant Leonard Cohen and California punk rock men like John Doe and Dave Alvin and yet, there's no one quite like the him. Now is the time for the Nightwatchman to speak his truth.
The Rage Against the Machine and Audioslave guitarist and group leader is trying another guise as the Nightwatchman to get his message across: he is a one-man folk act. Surprised? Don't be. Morello channeling the rage of Rage and putting it into a fiery acoustic song makes perfect sense. According to his songs, the forecast is not good as he urges the listener to rise up and take action toward change, just as Rage always did (except you might not have been able to make out the message to their music).
Sometimes the Nightwatchman speak-sings as on "California's Dark," a tale of making choices in the Golden State (in which he eerily refers to a fire in a Los Angeles park which occurred after the album's recording).
The title song addresses the issue of racial profiling. Morello plays guitar, but don't expect any guitar dynamics or shredding here; he plays it cool on acoustic, strumming every song while producer Brendan O'Brien adds some melodic piano and fills out the sound with occasional harmonica and a drum beat on one track.
"Flesh Shapes The Day" uses the blues form to tell another story of racial discrimination. "Maximum Firepower" takes revolution fever to the max as the Nightwatchman speaks of raised consciousness and direct action.
"The Road I Must Travel" has a traditional, singalong Celtic melody as it tells the story of the long walk toward freedom while "Battle Hymns" is an elegy for society's forgotten ones. "Union Song" is a tribute to organized labor.
The album closes on a somber note: "Dark Clouds Above" is a melancholy ode to the end of the world (the drums say it all) but "Until The End" is a message of solidarity and hope. Tom Morello may see danger and darkness for humankind on the road ahead, but the Nightwatchman has enough strength and conviction to override his creator's vision of permanent midnight.
By Danielle Santiago
