Tomahawk - Anonymous
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Free Music Notes for Anonymous
Free Music Review: getting kind of ridiculous
Hit: 2 Stars
I've been interested in much of Mike Patton's work since discovering Mr. Bungle years ago. I own every Bungle, Faith No More, Fantomas, and Tomahawk album. My favorite of his projects is definitely Fantomas, which is one of his most experimental, though it is tasteful and usually subtle.
My problem with this album is that Patton seems to be becoming a parody of himself. Tomahawk was never his project. Denison had started a rock band and Patton approached him about releasing it through Ipecac. Denison only asked him to provide vocals last minute. All the music had been previously written. The second album had a similar feel to the first one, with it's southwestern feeling peyote-warped hard rock sound. With Anonymous, it seems as if if Mike Patton has completely taken artistic control into his own hands, and made another Fantomas record. It doesn't feel natural to me, and I'm starting to really think of Patton as an egomaniac control freak. He did the same thing with Faith No More (see the gradual change from hard rock to complete genre hopping avant-garde). I am a big fan of experimental music, but this seems like one member has performed a coup and taken control of a band that 3 other guys started. I used to think Patton was a creative genius, but I now think he's a little childish in his constant struggle for attention. The only reason I gave this meandering, dull album 3 stars is because of the authentic Native American sounds and songs used and because it is an original concept (as far as I know).
I think I'm going to listen to some Secret Chiefs 3 now.
Free Music Review: Tomahawk, not Patton
Hit: 5 Stars
I read every single review of this album on amazon. Mostly, the milder complaints that I saw were "it wasn't what I expected" or it was "not like the other Tomahawk albums". I consider this complaint to be pointless. It's not even a complaint, it's an observation with a personal, annoyed agenda attached to it. Yea its different. Its REALLY different, but do you like it?
Second, the other complaint was not mild, it was forceful and it was always directed at Mike Patton: 'Patton should have stuck to Mr. Bungle' or 'Patton should have made this a different project (because its not like the other Tomahawk albums)'. One thing I found out, which maybe many of you have too is that Duane Denison (guitar player) is most responsible for turning Tomahawk into what it is now through "Anonymous". Denison was touring with Hank Williams III. Denison got curious about Native American Music. Denison did research for a year before coming up with transcriptions, and Stanier and Patton liked Denison's idea. That's how a band works.- MULTIPLE BRAINS INTERACTING AND CONTRIBUTING. Just because Patton is the guy we all know and remember does not mean he's the one calling the shots
Mike Patton has been and continues to be on the forefront of music's "celebrity doing what he/she's not supposed to do" section. You can't find that section in the CD store. Other immediate examples include Miles Davis and Bob Dylan. They both had a tradition in their sound and then changed it by going electric with Bitches Brew and Blonde on Blonde. Guess what? Tons of fans got mad at those two when they made albums that 'weren't like the other ones'. Grow up, get over it and listen with a curious and frightened ear.
And those of you who explored Tomahawk, but found nothing to complain about except Patton, you're worshipping him just as much as his adoring fans do because you can't stop writing about him. And you're not giving credit to the other two in the group for the album's sound.
If you're a fan of many genres, then you're already prepared to hear something different and simply respond to this album's sound. If you're a fan of heavy metal, but not much else, then I would NOT say skip this album. I'd say buy it now (or listen to the songs a few times each on myspace), because these musicians that you love want you to love something outside your genre. They're using their fan base to bring attention to a style outside what is normally published.
For what its worth:
1) I've Never Heard Anything Like This
2) I Love It
3) I'm Doing My Final Undergraduate Thesis On This Album As A Cultural Product
Free Music Review: Mike Patton's Tomahawk goes native
Hit: 3 Stars
On its previous two outings, Tomahawk filled the Faith No More void unlike any other Mike Patton project. This CD, however, strays from the hard edged foundation + Bungle/Fantomas experimentation format. Anonymous is like a genre-specific buildup to the classic Patton crescendo that never happens. Interesting ? Yes. Different ? Yes. But does it deliver the compositional greatness we've come to expect from arguably the greatest musician of our time ?
To put it bluntly, it will not replace Peeping Tom in my CD changer anytime soon.
Free Music Review: NOT BORING!!! unlike everything else.....
Hit: 5 Stars
I love music. I'm a musician myself, and I've been a record (CD, & tape) collector for essentially my whole life. Which is the problem - I am tired of music, specifically my favorite type of music, loosely defined as "pop" (as opposed to classical). Unfortunately, if you've heard a lot of music, most of what you hear is just slight variations on things you've heard a million times before (rock instruments, Beatles-style arrangements, blah blah blah). This is different. This is special.
I get what the other reviewers are saying, but I think the negative reviews come from people who want to hear slightly more familiar rock-and-roll (with a small contingent of people who want a more traditional interpretation of native-american music). I don't doubt that these people have good taste, I just think they are out of synch with what this record is doing.
Some find it silly and quaint - I disagree completely. I think the more traditional your approach to the music, the quainter it is; it becomes a museum exhibit - music that people USED TO play. The beauty of this record, for those who enjoy it, is the marriage of a deeply rooted traditional music with a modern stylistic approach. It reminds me of the Albanian influence in System of a Down, or the Celtic punk of Dropkick Murphys. It's my favorite record I've heard this year.
Free Music Review: Well Patton kicks it old school
Hit: 5 Stars
Just a little more old school then most would think. As always patton makes leaps an jumps from style to style and continues to take us on an exploration of various type of music. This one is mostly chants and non words, but not like fantomas. Just imagine an indian village taking ayuesha and throwing a their version of a bloc party and you bought the ticket, so it's time for the ride. A+ from me. Only patton cds that suck are the songs for voice or whatever the ones on tzadik records were.. PLus Glad to hear another Lovage is in the works