Tom Morello
The Nightwatchman

LA RECENSIONE

First of all, who is Tom Morello? He was the guitarist for Rage Against the Machine and recently of Audioslave.

For those familiar with his technique, this album will be a surprise. Remember the flanger used along with a lot of other analog electronics, the harmonizer, and the octaver that allowed him very particular effects, even to the imitation of a DJ's record scratch? Well, take the 3 Audioslave albums and the 5 RATM ones and throw them away. Burn his Fender Telecaster and the Gibson Classic. Use all the electronics to make paperweights.

Now take this guitarist of Italian heritage with a slight Marxist communist inclination and give him a classical guitar. Have him play it as if he were by the sea with friends around a fire and you'll get "The Nightwatchman". Said like this, it might seem like the ugliest album imaginable. Instead, you can discover a few things; such as our guitarist's low and deep voice. A voice similar to that of the most glorious Boss.

These are politically engaged songs, like those not heard since the days of Robert Zimmerman. I discovered it thanks to friends on the Tube. I was at work looking for audio to listen to while working; and by chance, I saw that the good Morello had made a solo album. Never was a discovery more surprising. Very catchy songs and at the same time not trivial. I highly recommend listening to "One Man Revolution" and "The Road I Must Travel".

In Italy, I'm not sure if this album was released, but my 'mule' cousin had it.

Cheers!