Tora Tora – Revolution Day (2011)
Thank You, Tora Tora, Thank You!!! I have been waiting a long time for the follow-up effort to Tora Tora’s sophomore effort, Wild America from 1992. I had no idea it would take nearly two decades to have a copy of Tora Tora’s Revolution Day in my hands! Tora Tora has finally made their third CD, Revolution Day available for purchase through FNA Records.
You can call it the introduction of grunge to the music scene, or label restructuring, but what ever reason fits, Revolution Day never received a proper release after it was recorded back in 1994. It is a crying shame, as music this good should not have been under wraps for so long.
Revolution Day sees that excellent Tora Tora sound well in tact, but it also shows signs of growth in the band’s sound. The guitar work of Keith Douglas really shines on this CD. There are moments on this CD where his playing brings Jimmy Page to mind. The additions of horns into the music, really punches the songs up. Anthony Corder’s unique vocals have never sounded better.
From the opening Led Zeppelin like intro of the title track, “Revolution Day”, you almost know right out of the gate that you are about to hear something special, and it only gets better. “Revolution Day” should have been a blazing hot tune on the radio back in ’94, and a few smart DJ’s out there will likely play this now!
“Mississippi Voodoo Child” is so incredibly catchy, it will have you singing along after the first listen.
Some of my other favorites on Revolution Day include the tracks “Blues Come Home To You”, and “Little Texas”. There truly isn’t a bad song in the bunch, and this CD gets better with every listen.
If you have one of those shoddy bootleg copies of Revolution Day that has been circulating across the net for years, you really owe it to yourself to hear the songs of Revolution Day recorded in all of their glory. This is way the CD was meant to be heard!
If you were a fan of Surprise Attack, or Wild America, you are going to love this. I highly recommend picking this up. Kudos to FNA Records for releasing one of the best hard rock records of 2011!
You can purchase Tora Tora’s Revolution Day through FNA Records at this link!
Rating:
Out of 10
Track Listing:
01. Revolution Day
02. Mississippi Voodoo Child
03. Candle And The Stone
04. Blues Come Home To You
05. Time And The Tide
06. Shelter From The Rain
07. Living A World Away
08. Rescue Me
09. Little Texas
10. Memphis Soul
11. Me And You
12. Out Of The Storm
Tora Tora is:
Anthony Corder – Vocals
Keith Douglas – Guitar
Patrick Francis – Bass
John Patterson – Drums
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I can’t wait to hear this album. Tora Tora was one of my favorite bands from back in the day.
I have around 1,200 physical CD’s, and swore I’d never buy digital. BUT, after putting the entire collection in DIscsox and cases, I realized it seemed kinda silly. I’m a ‘musician’, so I -should- be able to tell big differences between listening to a CD and my iPhone, but when I’m in my car, or in front of my computer, I just can’t tell. (Realizing that calling myself a musician doesn’t make me an audiophile or give me a trained ear!).
Anyway, I’m just tired of the overhead of CD’s, and I LOVE the instant gratification of digital downloads. No more mail order (or Best Buy!) for me.
Either way, though, you can’t argue with the fact that they are missing a giant market by not launching them on iTunes at the same time they do on their website…..
PS – they’re still not on iTunes, either. :^(
After reading your review, I want the disc (download….heh) that much more!
Yeah, probably so! That is probably the #1 way the kids by music today, although I would fathom a guess, it won’t be the kids who purchase Revolution Day.
I sent a note to FNA a few weeks ago as to why it’s not on iTunes, they said to be patient. I only mention this because it saddens me that these distributors don’t embrace iTunes and Amazon more fully. If we want this kind of music back in a big way, it needs to sell. iTunes would expose them to MILLIONS of people.
Sorry, but I’m not buying a physical disc from some unknown label. GET THIS STUFF ON ITUNES! Sheesh.
I would rather have a CD. I have purchased anything off of iTunes in years.