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Band Website: thelastofthebadmen.com
Band Members: NOWHERE IS SAFE...- The Last of the Bad Men (DHD/Reverberation)
When you name your band after an infamous 19th Century soldier of fortune, American folk hero and high plains drifter, Tom Horn, you better live up to expectations. The good news is that, for the most part, this bunch of well-credentialled, geographically-scatterered rabble rousers do.The Last of the Bad Men is the latest outfit for Radio Birdman's Deniz Tek but this is anything but an Iceman solo project. The driving forces are Art and Steve Godoy, the straight edge, ex-pro skateboarders-turned-tattoo artists who've been Tek's US backing band for years, identical twins who were the rhythm section for the briefly reconstituted Visitors who played a brace of Australian reunion shows in December 2005. They also played in L.A. punk band the Exploding Fuck Dolls for a time, so they have form for inspired band names.This time out, however, Art's slipped over to guitar to go head-to-head with the good Doctor Tek, making room for Troy Zak (The Daggers) on bass. Paint-peeling vocalising comes courtesy of Danny Creadon, late of Canadian punks The Curb Slappys. Band members hail from places like Vancouver, Montana and California so if you're in the market for a house, don't let the agent sell you one next door to the one they're renting. You'll never sleep.Birdman fans beware - this is closer to Black Flag than the Black Album version of "Radios Appear". Creadon howls the place down while various Bad Men bay like wolves in the background. It's raw punk rock, propelled by a rollicking rhythm section and scarifying twin guitars. Nothing more, nothing less.Nine mongrel dogs in this litter of songs and the pick is easily a pup called "Tail Block" (which we've been featuring in the I-94 Bar's Sound Lounge). A burst of bass signals the band in and those dual six strings kick in like a turbocharger strapped to a skateboard. Tek's guitar is all over this one (the rest of the disc being a reasonably democratic affair) and it stings. Danny Creadon spits gobs of verbal fury and it's fantastic stuff."Action Reaction" is its companion piece, where ill-mannered punk guitar phrasings bumping heads with more fuck you vocals, the only daylight coming in the shape of a bass solo. Steve Godoy beats out a tattoo on the toms for "Get in Line" as the Bad Men indulge in social commentary on the state of the Oil Wars, but it's the sheets of insistent guitar that steal the show. Cue: Another anguished howl in the background. Better call the vet - the dog's turned rabid.A few of the others didn't stick as hard on an initial listen, but given time they take on a certain ragged attraction. They'd all probably grow an extra leg when played live.Those Birdman fans who've questioned Tek's extra-curricular output for having more twists and turns than one of his saturated, snaking solos won't change their tune, but playing off new people is exactly what keeps inspirational av-gas in the guy's fuel tank. If you liked the last thing Deniz did on tape with the Godoy twins - "Glass Eye World", which came out on his own Career label under the guise of The Golden Breed - you won't have many problems. That one probably has the edge on this, for mine, but should still find favour with fans of early '80s SoCal punk. - The Barman - www.i94bar.com Over all rating:3 3/4 out of 5s
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Nowhere is Safe
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"The Kick ass combo of Radio Birdman's Deniz tek and the Godoy boys of Exploding Fuck Dolls fame is back again, this time as the Last of the Bad Men. Along with Troy Zak (bass) and Danny Creadon (Vocals), they bring forth and offering of apocalyptic punk rock that is fuelled by adrenaline and delivered with necessity. Built from a blueprint of influences that sems to scan decades, all of it amalgamated in a foundation of solid talent. Nowhere is Safe - despite the name- provieds a last bastion for punk in these prefabricated and manufactured times. Without any signs of slowing down, Deniz's guitar playing sceans authenticity, leaving room for lyrics that feel like little slap in the face wake up calls wrapped in well warranted attitude. You would be doing yourself a real disservice if you didn't sear these songs into your brain and make them a way of life. We would all be better off for it if you did."
-Ethyltron - The Nerve Magazine Sept. 2006
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