Doomsday Revolution

New Czars (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (September 14, 2010)
• Original Release Date: 2010
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Samson Records
• ASIN: B003XQE0R2
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #642,043 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Keep On Goin'

2. Confessions

3. Desperate

4. Why Do U Have 2 Lie

5. Don't Watch Me

6. Time Stops

7. Brush With The Devil

8. So Sure

9. Abstract Prague

10. Crashed

11. Doomsday Revolution

12. Only Dreaming

13. Tell Me

14. Had 2 Do It

15. Funky Detour

16. Crotch Critters

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5.0 out of 5 stars smokin!, October 5, 2010

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GITAR FREEK "GITAR FREEK" - See all my reviews

This review is from: Doomsday Revolution (Audio CD)

amazing modern group!&these guys are top notch musicians& innovators ,

and so unique they should be in a league of thier own,modern rock, jazzy fusion elements,

progressive music, !great experimental guitar , vocals are stellar- great production,

a lot to digest in even 3 or 4 sittings but then you start to really get it!

only complaint the cd may be a bit long ,but the songs are all great!

so in a day and age of 2 good songs on a cd, guess I shouldn't complain!

4.0 out of 5 stars Beignets After The Bombs Stop - A Taste Of The New Czars "Doomsday Revolution", September 24, 2010

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S. Serio "Sal Serio c/o Guitarscum Lilypad Pr... (Madison, WI - USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Doomsday Revolution (Audio CD)

(NOTE - a portion of this review previously ran in Sept. 2010's Maximum Ink Music Magazine. Used by permission.)

The New Czars are a heavy prog Euro-American rock group assembling the talents of singer/songwriter/guitarist Greg Hampton and drummer David "Chilli" Moreno, with former Pink and Juliette & The Licks bass player Paul Ill. Rounding out the sound are sonic contributions by sax/keyboardist Steffen Presley, and King Crimson guitar whiz Adrian Belew.

Doomsday Revolution loosely resembles a Todd Rundgren project, with it's multi-layered big studio sound offset by a mixture of basic pop rock sensibilities. The songs are quite a lot to absorb in a single sitting. To say there's a ton of ideas at play in these 16 tracks would be a massive understatement. The task of absorbing the wide spectrum of guitar sounds Hampton is capable of is a Herculean task alone.

Illustrations of these points: "Don't Watch Me" features a modern processed guitar workout and intense vocal delivery. It's beautiful contradiction is the marriage of technological studio sounds with raw primitive emotion. "Abstract Prague" layers brutally heavy, driving, rhythms with jittery, brainiac Morse code dripping lead guitar soling. The creepy lumbering pulse of "Tell Me" builds into a stick-in-your head vocal chorus climax.

Some of my favorite moments are the instrumentals colored by Hampton and Belew's stylistic soloing. The aforementioned "Abstract Prague" may have the most overt Crimson influence, via Belew's signature overdriven free-flight guitar genius. The "Funky Detour"/"Crotch Critters" opus displays stretched out jamming, with the two guitarists intertwining their effects laden fretwork, shooting sparks right up until the final crescendo.

As if all this was not enough, there is a veritable plethora of additional material, some are new tunes designed as bonuses to the Amazon and iTunes digital bundle markets, and others earmarked for the European release and film scores. These are not throwaway tracks either, songs like the rock steady boogie "Don't Funk Me Up" are as strong as the rest of the album, though may have a less serious demeanor. "Wish You Were Not Here" paints a pretty scene, with it's relaxing acoustic guitar melody, and the "Brush With The Devil" remix by Big Swede etches a gothic metal streak into a club-style dance beat.

All in all, you really can't go wrong with this release, which has so many intriguing nuances it will provide new surprises for repeated listens. "Doomsday Revolution" will leave you so full there will no talk of dessert whatsoever. Not that there will be many sweets after the apocalypse anyway...