Tori Cobras

You can’t kill him and you obviously can’t stop his recorded output. Chris Squire (ex-Heroin, ex-every-band-in-San Diego) rivals RFTC’s John Reis as the hardest working man in the local rock business. Perhaps because of his musical ADD (or that of his bandmates, whose resumes include the likes of The Deere Johns, Run for Your Fucking Life and Camera Obscura), The Tori Cobras have been sputtering on and off since 1999. But they seem to finally have solidified a lineup and a sound with Running with the Red Light.
This is rock ’n’ roll in its truest form—two guitars, bass and drums. Squire is the vitriolic singer, his vocals pinched and nasally in the famed Rotten manner. It’s full of pomp and self-styled circumstance—half of the eight tracks are about how the city’s either on fire, had an atom bomb just go up or how it’s going to eat Squire alive. Listening to the kid, his feral vocals on the edge of manic incomprehension, you’d think this was post-9/11 NYC. But the charred suburbia of our city provides some apt scenery for this sort of run-for-your-fucking-life riffage.
It’s not going to set the world on fire or go off like an atom bomb in your stereo, but it rivals The Dragons as the finest pure rock ’n’ roll in town.
Troy Johnson, City Beat
Tori Cobras Running With The Red Light (Pure Noise Forever) This album is as subtle as a steel-toed boot in the teeth when you're already face-down on the sidewalk and bleeding. What else would you expect from a band that includes former members of Heroin, tiltWheel, Tit Wrench, Mach 5 Overdrive, The Kidz and Run For Your Fucking Life? The Tori Cobras have a ridiculous pedigree and that doesn't even include the guys who sat in on the recording sessions or filled in at shows. This album is a menacing, bristling, powerhouse. Squire and Weedon are constantly singing over each other, their guitar lines weaving in and out of each other like illegal street racers hopped up on cheap bathtub meth from California's Central Valley. The rhythm section just bludgeons everything. Don't look for mercy - you ain't gonna find it ... but you will get a sound beating. Much like the A.M. Vibe album noted above, I got involved with these guys as a fan. And this album made my track record three for three. Utterly outstanding. Especially when played loud.Punk Rock Academy
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