Friday, June 13, 2008

Monotonix - The Reverb

I have no idea what's in the water in Israel, but what this rock-trio consumes might be along the lines of Jack Daniels as opposed to anything holy. A pyrotechnic blues-rock explosion of balls-out debauchery. An axe-wielding outlaw that blends the MC5 with Jimmy Page, drum-pounding-fury set to auto-destruct--and a wildman lead singer that romps around like a young Iggy Pop--climbing poles, jumping on the bar, rolling on the ground, and dumping a garbage can on his drummers head. You get the picture. Rock and rolls rumbling menace was felt.