Turbo Ocho
Emma Java - Emma Java
Roger Clyne & the Peacemakers
Release date: 2008-04-29
Audio CD
Americana, Country, Heartland Rock, Pop, Pop/Rock Music, Rock, Roots Rock, United States of America
1. I Speak Your Language
2. State of the Art
3. I Know You Know
4. Summer Number 39
5. Mercy
6. I Can Drink the Water
7. I Do
8. Persephone
9. Mañana
10. Captain Suburbia
11. Méxicosis
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Turbo Ocho
Date undefinedI love RCPM! I last saw them in July at the Waiting Room in Benson and as usual, they didn't disappoint. A lot of the songs from Turbo Ocho are highly addictive and beautiful - namely I Know You Know, Mercy, I Do and Persephone. If you're looking for your first RCPM cd, I recommend starting with 2007's No More Beautiful World ~ I've been a fan since The Refreshments days, but I think No More Beautiful World is RCPM's best album.
Turbo Ocho
Date undefinedI have been a RC fan since he was with the Refreshments and have been an avid RCPM fan since it was formed. I have bought every album and seen him live more times than any other band I like (including going to Mexico for his Circus Mexicus weekend party). He is by far my favorite artist and I respect the hell out of him and his whole band. But, I hate to say, I was very disappointed with Turbo Ocho. It was a fun idea but it lacks the classic witty, clever, and intelligent lyrics that Roger is known for. It is too repetitive and not as melodic as his better albums. Sure, there are a couple good songs, but I feel it is his weakest effort to date. I am hoping it is just because they gave themselves a difficult goal to meet - obviously it is easier to write great 8 songs when you give yourselves a realistic amount of time to do so. For every 8 great songs a band writes, they usually have at least that many that didn't 'make the cut.' I think that the songs on T8 would have made a decent 'B-sides' collection.
I am hoping this is just an ugly zit on the RCPM discography and that future efforts will go back to likes of Americano and everything before it. Not that I don't like 'No More Beautiful World' but I like the earlier albums more (despite the fact that NMBW has my all time favorite RCPM song, 'Contraband'). And even if their future albums don't get any better, I will continue to see RCPM whenever they come to town as they are still the best and most fun band I've ever seen live.
ROGER - take your time writing your songs, please!
Turbo Ocho
Date undefinedThis is one of the best "Indy" bands to come along in years, live shows are a must.
