Night Before the Day the Earth Stood Still (Reprise)
After 12 years of rocking hard, the New Bomb Turks, the boys that put Columbus Ohio on the map, are finally ready to graduate. The ceremony is called "The Night Before The Day The Earth Stood Still" and it will take place ... more »at a record store near you. A masterpiece of songwriting, concept and production, this LP is the ultimate blend of the Turks early blistering punk style, heard on the Crypt LP's "Destroy O Boy" (1993) and "Information Highway Revisited" (1994) and the Stones-like swagger of their three Epitaph LP's "Scared Straight" (1996) "At Ropes End" (1998) and "Nightmare Scenario" (2000.)« less
After 12 years of rocking hard, the New Bomb Turks, the boys that put Columbus Ohio on the map, are finally ready to graduate. The ceremony is called "The Night Before The Day The Earth Stood Still" and it will take place at a record store near you. A masterpiece of songwriting, concept and production, this LP is the ultimate blend of the Turks early blistering punk style, heard on the Crypt LP's "Destroy O Boy" (1993) and "Information Highway Revisited" (1994) and the Stones-like swagger of their three Epitaph LP's "Scared Straight" (1996) "At Ropes End" (1998) and "Nightmare Scenario" (2000.)
CD Reviews
What a shame!
jason gilmour | Toronto, Ontario | 02/13/2003
(5 out of 5 stars)
"It really is a sad day for rock'n'roll when a great band like the mighty New Bomb Turks have to take a back seat to nerds that wear matching red and white outfits and New York rich kids with big hair. The New Bomb Turks rocked and rolled harder than all of these new "garage" dorks and did it with a lot more style and class. The Turks actually wrote garage/rock'n'roll tunes that expanded on the genre instead of copying Iggy or the Stones. This is a great record -plain and simple. When you get sick of your Von Blondies-Whipe Stipes-blah-blah kiddie bands, go buy some New Bomb Turks rock action!"
"Mature" often translates to "Dull" but not here...
Petar Ticinovic | Vancouver, British Columbia Canada | 03/27/2004
(4 out of 5 stars)
"Well, the breakneck tempos, nasty distortion and Sonics drum kickin' of the first couple of records are long gone, but this is seriously their best longplayer since the second album. The Epitaph albums seemed to get progressively better from the somewhat disappointing "Scared Straight"(boring production, inconsistent songwriting)but they somehow never offered the complete NBT experience of the first two records...this one will grow on you in a hurry. Kind of Stones-y, in all the best meanings of the word, with no pouting or lame yellow football breeches on the front man thank you very much. If you really miss the early stuff the odds and sods compilation "Switchblade Tongues..." gives you a nice piece of that action and it makes a fine companion piece to this record. It flows better than a lot of bands' albums for a singles and b-sides compilation too. What are you waiting for, goose the gas on your Camaro and pick up this plastic, as stated by other reviewers it takes these "new" garage bands straight to the woodshed."
They're back.
K.Loop | Alpharetta, Ga. United States | 07/10/2003
(5 out of 5 stars)
"In short - With this new album, the NBT's prove they can still rock out with as much spunk as they did in their earlier days. Reminiscent of their very first album, Destroy-Oh-Boy(also a must buy), the band regains their aggression from that first album that I felt was missed on later CD's. Translation = Very good songs. If you enjoyed their first album, you'll be veeeeeeery pleased whence you listen to this one. I know I love it.It's hard to single out the songs individually, as like usual, the album flows great, but my favorites on the CD must be "Hassle St.", "Sick Sermon", and "Ditch".Buy the album and enjoy."
New Bomb does it again
Tim Cummings | chandler, AZ United States | 09/12/2002
(5 out of 5 stars)
"Once again the Turks have proven they are the best band in the world with the release of this album. From punk fury to Stones' style rock NBT do it better than anybody. Make this your next purchase."
Track Listings (13) - Disc #1